Got up at 5 AM as Lekha had kept the alarm for herself. She had got cracking with her chores, to be ready by 7, as Sajid was to chauffeur them to Ettumanoor. She and Mini were to look up Kuttu-Vani's newborn son, Sidharth. I, too, had gone through my chores and therefore, by the time they'd kicked off their journey by a half past 7, I'd commenced my walk at our courtyard!
It was, therefore, a quiet breakfast before Preetha, our maid had fetched up. She went about her work as usual and lunch was served at my usual time of 1 and it was yummy!
After filling up diesel and checking the tyre pressure at the nearby Rajah Petrol pump, they'd set off for Ettumanoor and reached there by a quarter to 12. Kuttu was called up and he had driven to Ettumanoor to guide them through the last few kilometers, to Vani's house, at Peroor. After interaction and lunch, they had set off on their return by about a quarter to 2.
G Ajith Kumar(Roll No.422), my classmate from school, and I had a long chat over the phone. It was nice catching up with him after what has been, almost a month. He stays at a place that's between Roorkee and Hardwar and leads a spiritual life. A thorough gentleman and a lovable guy, that's how I'd like to sum him up as!
Lekha and Mini reached home by 6, fully satisfied with the trip that they'd made to Ettumanoor. Barring the heavy traffic at Kalady and Perumbavur, their journey on the whole was smooth and uneventful. They'd picked up a few kgs of pineapples, that were available at comparatively cheaper rates, from the wayside shops soon after Koothattukulam.
The rest of the evening was a quiet affair with us recounting the happenings of the day.
Tailpiece.
This evening, 'Makaravilakku' (The 'jyothi') was viewed by thousands of Sabarimala devotees from the temple premises and by many others through their television sets, in the sitting rooms of their homes. Curtains have come down on yet another Sabarimala season - the most acrimonious thus far - because the government, with the connivance of the police, smuggled in two ladies from the forbidden age and claimed to have fulfilled the requirement of the Supreme Court judgement!
It was an act of cowardice according to me. I would have supported the entry of the ladies through the normal pilgrims' path, pursued openly with adequate police protection. Period!
It was, therefore, a quiet breakfast before Preetha, our maid had fetched up. She went about her work as usual and lunch was served at my usual time of 1 and it was yummy!
After filling up diesel and checking the tyre pressure at the nearby Rajah Petrol pump, they'd set off for Ettumanoor and reached there by a quarter to 12. Kuttu was called up and he had driven to Ettumanoor to guide them through the last few kilometers, to Vani's house, at Peroor. After interaction and lunch, they had set off on their return by about a quarter to 2.
G Ajith Kumar(Roll No.422), my classmate from school, and I had a long chat over the phone. It was nice catching up with him after what has been, almost a month. He stays at a place that's between Roorkee and Hardwar and leads a spiritual life. A thorough gentleman and a lovable guy, that's how I'd like to sum him up as!
Lekha and Mini reached home by 6, fully satisfied with the trip that they'd made to Ettumanoor. Barring the heavy traffic at Kalady and Perumbavur, their journey on the whole was smooth and uneventful. They'd picked up a few kgs of pineapples, that were available at comparatively cheaper rates, from the wayside shops soon after Koothattukulam.
The rest of the evening was a quiet affair with us recounting the happenings of the day.
Tailpiece.
This evening, 'Makaravilakku' (The 'jyothi') was viewed by thousands of Sabarimala devotees from the temple premises and by many others through their television sets, in the sitting rooms of their homes. Curtains have come down on yet another Sabarimala season - the most acrimonious thus far - because the government, with the connivance of the police, smuggled in two ladies from the forbidden age and claimed to have fulfilled the requirement of the Supreme Court judgement!
It was an act of cowardice according to me. I would have supported the entry of the ladies through the normal pilgrims' path, pursued openly with adequate police protection. Period!
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