kurian's New Age Blog

 Shaji   was in  Kochi  for three days, on an assignment  from his   company  to conduct an audit  of the local branch. He had  left his wife ,Smitha  and  his 2 -year daughter, Mini, in his hometown, Trivanndrum. The little girl, Mini ,was  so close to  Shaji  that  she always  opposed his  tours. Even his going to work every day  was  against Mini's  wishes. She  compromised only because her mother was a housewife, and didn't  go to work. At  the weekend, Mini was very happy  because  she had her  father  entirely  under  her control. On the  second  day  of  Shaji's  stay  in Kochi, a  sudden  ' Bandh ( Shutdown)  was  announced  by the Opposition  Alliance, apparently to  protest  against  ' police  brutality'. As  usual, the organizers of the ' Bandh'  exempted  newspapers, milk , weddings and  funerals. The   city  was  paralyzed . A  few  private  cars, bikes  and autos  were seen  on the road. Generally, the people  didn't  dare

   CONVERSATION   WITH   RAM             Finally, Winter   has   withdrawn , after  wreaking  havoc in the  final  stages. Life  is  back to normal  after  three  months  of  generally   cold  weather conditions. There  are signs  of  a new  awakening  everywhere- in the  form of  flowering   peaches, plums, apricots  etc, and  above all, hordes  of  birds appearing   on the trees and  on  the ground, celebrating  the  arrival  of Spring. The  number  of  birds visiting my compound  has  increased  dramatically, mainly   due to  the  disappearance   of  Appu, my cat, whose  memory evokes much  pain. He  disappeared in April, due to a misunderstanding. Perhaps  he wanted  to return  after a  few days, but  some kind of  disaster  struck, and he  is confirmed  dead. The  birds are aware of this, and  now they  are everywhere, because  there's  no  fear of imminent  attack. Ram, the  weaver  bird, has  returned , and has  started his futile  exercise  of  building