Celebrating life!

  Muntezar & Muntedhar - Such confusing names! Who are you & who is he? Oh! Woe is me! You said you would certainly be A peaceful tenant of mine, but peace I have never known after you reached this house of mine. First the water, then the electricity, Then the air conditioner as well: Every day you would complain till all was well contained. I finally sat in my chair Thinking – it’s all over now. But the phone rings, It’s the immigration officer! “5 years I’ll put you in jail” “But why sir? Why?” “You submitted their documents late.”  “But within 24 hours I did sir!” “No! You were 5 minutes late!  Pay the 50,000 fine or go to jail!” I collapsed. Now I wonder from up in the clouds, Did my wife pay? Or was it my son?

 Nighty dearest, nighty dearest how wonderful art thou! You - the lifeline of every Mallu woman who lived in Kerala and abroad. From bright pink to pitch black there wasn’t a color you didn’t know and every woman cherished secretly the space and freedom with you away from the male roving, prying eye. With enough space to house an elephant too while covering her neck to toe, you would be accompanied by an old, worn, clean, whitish thorthu to hide even the smallest of flaws. But alas! By 2024, you seem to be facing the brink of extinction as globalization brought in replacements: pyjama suits, sleep lingerie, bathrobes and what not. As with everything else – you seem to be phasing out yet with a hint of nostalgia let me tell you Nighty, you will always be mighty!!!