1. Remembering Leela kunjamma.
Five years ago, on this date, 74 year old Leela kunjamma had passed away, a couple of hours after an angioplasty. I would call it an untimely death because of the following factors:-
(a) She'd this feeling that her end would be at the same age her mother left this world.
(b) She was on medicines for an under functioning heart on the advice of the cardiologist of a
nearby hospital. He'd specifically told her that the regular intake of the medicine was all that
was needed but, as a rule, we human beings have less affinity towards anything that's near us
and that's cheap! It's that factor that was unfortunately in play here, too.
(c) There was this new medical team who'd come to her hometown, conducted a medical camp for
luring new patients under their ambit for treatment, eventually, getting her to their premises at
Thiruvananthapuram.
(d) Consequent to the angioplasty, with the blocks having been sorted out, her weak heart was
unable to meet the requirement and she'd suffered a cardiac arrest.
Leela kunjamma, we miss you. Our tears and prayers!
2. Human beings vs. stray dogs.
Over the past few months, from the stories of increased belligerence of the stray dogs in Kerala -
people of all ages have been badly mauled and killed, in certain cases - and the articulations of the animal lovers strongly condemning their extermination, I'm confused as to who is more valuable, a human being or a stray dog. While I'm against cruelty towards animals, this 'love' for the stray dogs beats me and taunts my imagination, especially when it's brought to bear at the cost of valuable human lives!
The latest is the union minister, Maneka Gandhi's remark that strict action should be taken against those who kill stray dogs. An irresponsible statement made without wanting to understand the ground realities!
To my mind, the cause for the belligerence of the stray dogs - no proper waste management, animal and bird waste lie strewn all over, even in cities, which is easy food for the strays - has been conveniently overlooked by all concerned.
So, to tackle this menace the following should be resorted to:-
(a) Remove waste regularly and dispose it off through scientific means. In other words, have an
effective waste management system established, all through the state, on a war footing. Take
the help of the NGOs to augment resources.
(b) Sterilise dogs on a systematic basis.
(c) While the above actions are being taken, kill the ones that are threatening lives.
3. Toll has been taken away.
Toll has been discontinued on the DND Flyway.
The 9.2 km long Delhi-Noida-Direct Flyway was commissioned on 07 Feb 2001 much to the relief of the 'Delhi residents' staying on the other side of the River Yamuna. We're, then, staying in a hired apartment at Sec 21, Noida and I used to commute to office and back in service buses that used to avoid the DND Flyway and use the Nizamuddin bridge, instead.
By Jul '01, we'd shifted into Arjan Vihar of Delhi Cantt but used to visit Noida, at least once a month, for Lekha's trysts with her beautician and mine, with Swarup Nandi, whose automobile garage looked after my Omni and the drive was always through the DND Flyway. Driving was sheer pleasure!
Reminded of old times!!
Tailpiece.
Radhan chettan maintains status quo and Suresh has learnt to live with the pain!
Five years ago, on this date, 74 year old Leela kunjamma had passed away, a couple of hours after an angioplasty. I would call it an untimely death because of the following factors:-
(a) She'd this feeling that her end would be at the same age her mother left this world.
(b) She was on medicines for an under functioning heart on the advice of the cardiologist of a
nearby hospital. He'd specifically told her that the regular intake of the medicine was all that
was needed but, as a rule, we human beings have less affinity towards anything that's near us
and that's cheap! It's that factor that was unfortunately in play here, too.
(c) There was this new medical team who'd come to her hometown, conducted a medical camp for
luring new patients under their ambit for treatment, eventually, getting her to their premises at
Thiruvananthapuram.
(d) Consequent to the angioplasty, with the blocks having been sorted out, her weak heart was
unable to meet the requirement and she'd suffered a cardiac arrest.
Leela kunjamma, we miss you. Our tears and prayers!
2. Human beings vs. stray dogs.
Over the past few months, from the stories of increased belligerence of the stray dogs in Kerala -
people of all ages have been badly mauled and killed, in certain cases - and the articulations of the animal lovers strongly condemning their extermination, I'm confused as to who is more valuable, a human being or a stray dog. While I'm against cruelty towards animals, this 'love' for the stray dogs beats me and taunts my imagination, especially when it's brought to bear at the cost of valuable human lives!
The latest is the union minister, Maneka Gandhi's remark that strict action should be taken against those who kill stray dogs. An irresponsible statement made without wanting to understand the ground realities!
To my mind, the cause for the belligerence of the stray dogs - no proper waste management, animal and bird waste lie strewn all over, even in cities, which is easy food for the strays - has been conveniently overlooked by all concerned.
So, to tackle this menace the following should be resorted to:-
(a) Remove waste regularly and dispose it off through scientific means. In other words, have an
effective waste management system established, all through the state, on a war footing. Take
the help of the NGOs to augment resources.
(b) Sterilise dogs on a systematic basis.
(c) While the above actions are being taken, kill the ones that are threatening lives.
3. Toll has been taken away.
Toll has been discontinued on the DND Flyway.
The 9.2 km long Delhi-Noida-Direct Flyway was commissioned on 07 Feb 2001 much to the relief of the 'Delhi residents' staying on the other side of the River Yamuna. We're, then, staying in a hired apartment at Sec 21, Noida and I used to commute to office and back in service buses that used to avoid the DND Flyway and use the Nizamuddin bridge, instead.
By Jul '01, we'd shifted into Arjan Vihar of Delhi Cantt but used to visit Noida, at least once a month, for Lekha's trysts with her beautician and mine, with Swarup Nandi, whose automobile garage looked after my Omni and the drive was always through the DND Flyway. Driving was sheer pleasure!
Reminded of old times!!
Tailpiece.
Radhan chettan maintains status quo and Suresh has learnt to live with the pain!
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