Had slept on the huge sofa in the sitting room. Got up around 5, recited my prayers and drifted off to sleep as has become the custom these days only to get up around a quarter to 7. Had gone through the chores and got out to the bus stand nearby to buy tea and the day's newspapers. We're out by 9 and were off to the Azhiyoor panchayat, the first point of reception.
The panchayat provided us with a scrumptious breakfast and the previous president was the most active of the hosts, taking care of each and everyone of us.
The panchayats with which we had our trysts today, were:-
(a) Azhiyoor.
(b) Chorode.
(c) Nadapuram.
(d) Kuttiadi and
(e) Perambra.
It was fantastic crowds in the first three panchayats, quite vibrant and eager to interact. Nanuettan, the local MLA, inaugurated the meeting at Azhiyoor and honoured us, by draping the shawls around our shoulders. People, who spoke, were glowing in their tributes to the activities of the Foundation and its achievements, thus far.
Chorode had an equally vibrant audience that was interactive. We're late by almost an hour to reach Nadapuram and were provided with a delightful lunch there. Enroute to Nadapuram, we'd passed through Orkkatterry, where TP Chandrasekharan was hacked to death with 51 cuts by mallets and swords by his ex-CPM comrades, on 04 May '12, at the behest of certain senior leaders. The case still drags on in court. I was keen to see the spot out of curiosity and was shown, along with a brief insight about what had happened that unfortunate night.
The Nadapuram crowd, flush with being adjudged as the best panchayat in the state for 2016 - '17 was very vibrant, inquisitive and interactive. Kuttiadi, on the other hand, had a lesser crowd though the proceedings were held at the bus stand. Perambra, was disappointing as the crowd was very less - and the alibi, was that there was a communication gap. The panchayat's vice president, who was in attendance, genuinely felt sad for the lack of preparation on their part and was profusely apologetic!
After fuelling two of our vehicles, at the end of the day, we're off to Vythiri in Wayanad district for our night halt at the Vythiri Grace Residency, near the panchayat. The place was nice and homely but I'd to create a problem when I broke the beautiful glass table top due to my clumsiness and thoughtlessness.
Tailpiece.
1. The distances were huge today. I think it was all because of our district co-ordinator, Advocate Rajan's inadequate home work. Manu seemed to be unsure driving up the thirteen hairpin bends and scraped with a vehicle once before steadying up.
2. Rajendran, Vijayan and Aji made sure that the harmful debris was cleared without delay. And I felt nice because I know that they'd done it for me.
The panchayat provided us with a scrumptious breakfast and the previous president was the most active of the hosts, taking care of each and everyone of us.
The panchayats with which we had our trysts today, were:-
(a) Azhiyoor.
(b) Chorode.
(c) Nadapuram.
(d) Kuttiadi and
(e) Perambra.
It was fantastic crowds in the first three panchayats, quite vibrant and eager to interact. Nanuettan, the local MLA, inaugurated the meeting at Azhiyoor and honoured us, by draping the shawls around our shoulders. People, who spoke, were glowing in their tributes to the activities of the Foundation and its achievements, thus far.
Chorode had an equally vibrant audience that was interactive. We're late by almost an hour to reach Nadapuram and were provided with a delightful lunch there. Enroute to Nadapuram, we'd passed through Orkkatterry, where TP Chandrasekharan was hacked to death with 51 cuts by mallets and swords by his ex-CPM comrades, on 04 May '12, at the behest of certain senior leaders. The case still drags on in court. I was keen to see the spot out of curiosity and was shown, along with a brief insight about what had happened that unfortunate night.
The Nadapuram crowd, flush with being adjudged as the best panchayat in the state for 2016 - '17 was very vibrant, inquisitive and interactive. Kuttiadi, on the other hand, had a lesser crowd though the proceedings were held at the bus stand. Perambra, was disappointing as the crowd was very less - and the alibi, was that there was a communication gap. The panchayat's vice president, who was in attendance, genuinely felt sad for the lack of preparation on their part and was profusely apologetic!
After fuelling two of our vehicles, at the end of the day, we're off to Vythiri in Wayanad district for our night halt at the Vythiri Grace Residency, near the panchayat. The place was nice and homely but I'd to create a problem when I broke the beautiful glass table top due to my clumsiness and thoughtlessness.
Tailpiece.
1. The distances were huge today. I think it was all because of our district co-ordinator, Advocate Rajan's inadequate home work. Manu seemed to be unsure driving up the thirteen hairpin bends and scraped with a vehicle once before steadying up.
2. Rajendran, Vijayan and Aji made sure that the harmful debris was cleared without delay. And I felt nice because I know that they'd done it for me.
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