kurian's New Age Blog

The   characters 1  Kunjan ( 40)   :  A  worker in the rubber log loading and unloading  industry. He is well-built and very strong 2  Ammini ( 35)  : Kunjan's  wife 3  Achu  ( 3 )   :  Their  daughter 4  The  Criminal : ( 25) 5  Human  Rights  Activist  ( 50)  HRA Police Inspector, policemen, neighbours  etc                      Scene  1 Kunjan's  modest house at  Paika. It's  10 a.m. Ammini is busy putting clothes on the line. Achu tries to help her. She likes to play with the water in the bucket.                  Achu Where's  Pappa  gone? When is he coming back?            Ammini Pappa  went to Pala, in search of beef. You know, there's a shortage of beef i...

 The   characters 1   Sam   ( 55)       A  Malayalee teacher  living in  South  Africa  2  Anne (50)         Sam's   wife   Three   armed  robbers, in their  twenties Scene  1  (  A  big, colonial-type  mansion . It's  8 p.m. Sam  and Anne are  relaxing ,watching  Malayalam  Channels. )                     Anne Did you lock the small gate ?                   Sam Oh,no. I forgot it.               Anne Then   go  and  lock it.               Sam No. I'd rather  leave it like that.It's  too risky to step outside. Besides, it won't  make any difference.       ...

The    characters 1   Navya  (17)      Higher  Secondary  student  2  Divya   ( 17 )    Navya's  friend 3  Mithun    ( 21 )   Navya's   Facebook  friend 4 Old  man   ( 80)   (partially   blind) 5  Mithun's  grandparents                                SCENE 1 The  garden of a Higher  Secondary  School. The students are relaxing during  break. Navya  and  Divya  are sitting on a bench under a tree. Navya  is holding a mobile phone.                          Navya Divya, what should I do ? That young man has sent me another friend  request. I'm  going to delete it.                 ...

   The   characters 1.  Kunjan  ( 40)  :  a  casual  labourer  2. Ammini  (35)  : his  wife 30th   June  2015 ( A small house in the Aruvikkara  Constituency. 11 a.m. Ammini is  feeding goats in the yard. She is very upset about something. Enter  Kunjan, in a happy mood. He is carrying  a duck.}             Kunjan Hey,dear, why are you very gloomy today?              Ammini Oh,nothing. It's only a minor headache. Why did you buy an extra duck? The duck that you bought two weeks ago is already cut and ready for cooking. Why do you waste money in these difficult times,buying ducks almost every week?                        Kunjan I shall explain it shortly. I know you are very upset about  the LDF's rout. Forget it. The...

A  small  house in the Aruvikkara Constituency. Ammini (35) sweeping the yard. Enter  Kunjan (40),her husband. He is carrying a duck)                               Ammini Chetta, why do you bring that duck?                                                   Kunjan You know,there will be an acute shortage of ducks on the  vote-counting day.So I am pre-empting the impending  shortage.                                       Ammini What  do you  mean by that?                   Kunjan  I mean, out of the 16 candidates, 13 will be ducks. I want to celebrate  UDF victory, with this duck roa...