kurian's New Age Blog

A   'SAD'  DAY  In  Malayalam    films  and serials, old  mothers  and grandmothers  often say,  ''  My  only wish is to see my daughter/ grand daughter   given away in marriage to a  responsible young man  from a  reputed  family.''  In  old  Indian films, we used to see the heart-breaking  grief of the girls'  parents, when their daughter  left for the  bridegroom's  home. Such  sentiments  are not  displayed today, in films and in real  life. As  a  member  of the old generation, I  still  retain  the  old  sentiments  of  a  father. On  10th  July, 2014, I  experienced  the departure  of a  member of  my  family, to a  new home, and to the care of new 'in laws'. Her  name is  DMX  134 NW, my  old Toyota  Corolla, who  has been  my 'daughter' since  31  May, 1999. Like  Kaviyoor   Ponnamma   and  KPAC  Lalitha  in  hundreds  of  Malayalam   films, I had  wished and   dreamed  about a  responsible  bridegroom  to  take t

I  haven't   posted anything  since  30th June  because  I  was defeated by the freezing  cold  weather in  South Africa. Apart from the cold, the departure of  colourful birds, and the drying of  beautiful  flowers  augmented the  sense of  loss and defeat. Yes, 2014 is a year  of defeat, no matter  whether  one has achieved  personal  successes. This is because  most of us are shareholders  of the victory or defeat of  political  parties or  sports teams , of which we are supporters. Nobody  can be a 'nota' or  ' asadhu'  in these  turbulent times when the channels  bombard  us with in-depth analysis  of  everything ' live', no matter how trivial  the  matter  may be. First  came  the shock  defeat  of the Congress ( UPA?)  at the  parliamentary  elections in India. That  defeat was  most pathetic, tragic and  one-sided. It  was crushing, demolishing, decisive , unquestionable  and final. The  defeat was not on the basis of any ideological  differen