kurian's New Age Blog

CRY  THE BELOVED  COUNTRY   ( OPINION ) 26  SEPTEMBER  2013   In 1948, the great  South African novelist, Alan Paton, published his novel, ' Cry  the beloved Country ', which  unravelled the pain and  suffering  caused  to blacks and  whites  in South Africa, as a result  of the injustices  of  apartheid. The  whites also suffered  during apartheid , in the form of  attacks  by black criminals on them, resulting  in unnecessary  loss of lives. The title ' Cry the Beloved Country ' can be applied to Kerala today, as shocking  revelations of  crimes, fraud and theft  involving  glob-trotting  elite criminals, with links to  politicians, Govt.officials, film stars, big business etc etc, emerge one after  the other, like a relay race, with  perfect baton change. The fraud in Kerala has reached a point of no return, whereby ordinary people have  totally lost faith in the system. The people have lost faith in both the UDF  and the LDF.  Kerala  has been hija

 Matric  Farewell of Bakolobeng  students ( This post is dedicated to them ) Delareyville, 20th  September, 2013 Today is an  unusually  happy day because of  two  reasons. Firstly, the schools close  for  a one week recess. Secondly, it's the much- anticipated Matric farewell day for the  Grade 12  students of Bakolobeng Secondary  School. The organizers of this event had been working very hard  for the success of this event  for many months, looking for a suitable venue, raising funds,etc etc. To describe the importance and the excitement of  Matric Farewell  would be like carrying coal to Newcastle. It's their dream day, full of excitement, high expectations, splendour   and spending on glittering attires. The choice of the venue- Taung  Tusks Resort  at Taung, 150 Kms  from Delareyville, was ideal.  The  students, teachers and two SGB  members set out  for Taung  in the afternoon . Leelamma and I  followed them a little later. Bakolobeng  Secondary Scho