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dedication to the girl who was widowed at a tender ageand lives as a mother in andhra pradesh to k r vinayanwho opened my eyes to that life oh.. oh dear.. don’t cry… come.. you go.. later..

she’ll be here in a moment.. don’t cry, dear.. come here.. go, sis.. i’ll come later please come.. go, sis.. wait, i’ll come.. come for a minute.. go away..

what is happening here? writing exam or playing kathakali? didn’t you hear me? it is my sister what is she doing here? she came to see me.. in the middle of the exam? something urgent.. this is x standard public examinationnot a class test!

if it is urgent,you can return the papers and leave oh, darling, she’ll come now.. she’ll come now.. look, we’re having public examinations herewhat are you up to? this is the child of kala in x b class.it is not feeling well.. the child won’t stop crying without seeing her, sir it will take only a minute, sir.. what is this, sister? what shall i do?

i tried bottle milk but the kid doesn’t drink it.. when it was getting very tired crying,i came running... you feed it now.. come on, feed fast.. you haven’t taken your seat yet? a glass of water was enough.. the only thing i know in kitchenis to make black tea and

to heat cold food be seated sit.. we were teacher and studentonly at school after school, we are friends.. i don’t write these days.. why should i? there are several writers who’ve beensilenced by contemporary times there are at least 3 or 4

you are one among them the editorial board is keen on gettinga story from you for the annual issue because i have the freedom to askyou, i came directly to ask you.. it is only for the onam festival issue.. there is time.. of course, there is.. but to write something to a deadlineis not my forte.. i belong to the old school.. not necessarily a story, sir

it can be a experience a memoir or travelogue.. something with your signature.. is there enough sugar? yes.. there is something i saw a sight a sight that devastated me..something so intense..

never in my teaching experience hadi encountered one like that.. i was sometime back.. i had gone to that school as an examiner it is a village adjacent to tamilnadu its name itself is strange chenchayam (red hue) chen - cha - yam... there is poetry in that name but..

in the sights i saw there,there was no poetry a writer’s imaginationhad no relevance there just bare life.. unable to bear the inner pangsi tried to write it down whether it is a story,autobiography, or a strange sight.. i don’t know.. it is in my handwriting..you are familiar with it.. read it aloud.. the single mandaram flower

following that sight, i walked.. like any other hillside village, a place which had a lot of peculiarities.. lot of palm trees.. breeze beating its rhythmupon palm leaves.. from afar, i heard theroar of the waves.. it is a miracle! it is the sea! palm forest and sea breeze!

they don’t jell together.. about everything, thevillagers were in awe.. they survived with small little desires. (announcement about polio vaccinationin chenchayam primary health centre) the primary health centre was thebiggest institution in that village.. in a way, the secretariat of that village.. dr madhavan was god incarnatefor the villagers.. there was only one singleshop in the whole locality the grocery shop of das

all news begin and end in this shop.. why are you rushing like mad? do you know? decision abouthim will be taken today! oh, is it today? you are coming? if i close shop and gomy wife will kill me if you are not coming,let your cycle come with me.. hey, no.. hey..

i’ll show you when you come back.. though things are like this many revolutionary groups function here.. they are under the hangoverof an unfinished revolution.. this sandscape wasbestowed on us by sea.. it is also true thatsome among us take money and help them inplundering our sand we should not allow anyone to plunder it we have to act..it is already too late..

according to media, sand mafia has earnedaround 1000 million rupees from this! thousand millions!it is our wealth, don’t forget that! there is no court here complaints are heard and settledin this village gathering let them all know it the last word on everything is given here.. you are my curse! can’t you see him acting like a woman? he is really good at luringwoman, this lecher..

look at him acting shy! look! there are elders here totake decisions about such matters! just tell us your complaint cut the performance! tell us the facts it is 7 months since he left home.. he left home after giving me 4 kids.. did he ever bother to enquirewhether they are dead or alive! where did you go?

to maniyur!i heard he is married again.. now living with a woman with two kids.. is it true? oh, god.. don’t play the fool, tell us if i use kids’ kohl to linemy eyes, she pinches me.. she slaps me if i talkto any other woman.. that’s why i ran away.. she deserved it!

my wife radha is a poor woman she looks after me really well.. i don’t want this devil anymore.. i will tell you one thing.. you both should behave.. understand? in the middle of thevillage, a sacred grove in the grove brimming with prayersa priest, who looks like a shaman no one knows where he came fromor where he goes..

likewise, there are also richand poor men here.. the rich man is mostly an outsider come on, be more energetic!no harm in that.. if you walk a few milesyou can see paddy fields and harvest yard.. bharathan’s house is nearby.. neela is his wife and kala, her sister a flower whose stalk was brokeneven before it could blossom on that branch, onlythat flower was there..

a flower that was aloneeven before it was forced to be so.. neela, bring me some black coffee my stomach is rumbling.. hey, neela, where are you?are you dead? what? so, you are alive.. give me some black coffee.. why black coffee?i’ll give you milk tea.. you want coffee every few minutes..

as if you have dumped sacksof tea and sugar at home.. you are already soaked in sugar still, your hunger for drinksand smoke never subsides.. hey kala.. please take care of the child can’t you hear the kid crying? don’t cry, darling.. why can’t you sing a lullaby? and the kid too loves it

why don’t you sing a bit more loudly?let it sleep.. on the first tree branch the blossoming branch oh my dear little bird.. upon her lovely cheek come and see, the beautiful flower.. come without making any noise and preen your feathers well. the sweet cool of athira night...

rainbow that the butterfly has kissed oh darling... when you open your eyesand look at your mother let there be perfumed breeze then, without shaking its anklets the firefly too should come.. let there be a lot of scented flowers that budded in the lovely garden of dusk let there be a boat made of hennato slowly wade through the dreams

then, for your mother to pamper with i want a gentle kiss ofyours, from you, my life look, i won yesterday..i will win today too.. actually i won yesterday.. you played foul.. i didn’t play foul, you did.. hey, come on play.. no.. i too want to play

i too want to join.. i want to play.. should we? this is only between us, kids.. then, leave us alone.. no, let me too join.. it is already 8 am doesn’t she need to go school today? wasting time playing..

what is that burnt smell? - oh, god!- what? it is my sambar.. go fast.. now, play.. today you eat food with sugar go and finish your homework.. don’t you want to go to school in time? no way out..

come on, get ready for school..you and your play!? how old do you think you are?! acting as if you are still a child! always nagging yoursister and her husband! they too need some privacy i didn’t nag them,they are nagging me.. sister where is my uniform? great that youenquired at least now!

it is ironed and kept with his shirt! why iron my shirt? am i a collector or what? whatever you do,you should look neat if i do so, what if somebeautiful girls kidnap me? in which case, i’ll kill herand then kill myself! sister.. so, you’re going to schoolwithout tying your ribbon! sister, we are leaving..

leaving without your food, eh? look, you are a big girl now you should help me in the kitchen tooi can’t manage it alone.. she has so much to studyand you want her in the kitchen? i started this at the age of 13 one day i will go up then you’ll know it.. an ox like you getting tired?! is there a day when you don’t complain?

is it how you braid your hair? sister, don’t take it upon me! do i look ok? why don’t you wear a whitedhoti instead of this? as you wish, madamwill do so from tomorrow! come, let us go.. grandpa, we’re leaving.. don’t forget to buy onions and dal.. don’t call from behind..

why don’t you tell all this earlier? thank god we got abridegroom like him! i was wondering why youdidn’t tell this today! now don’t repeat it today leave it.. let me go.. hey, we are already here.. give her the palm kernel.. i was wondering why you are late you are always hungry for palm kernel..

hold this.. have it.. today i’ve a lot of work by noon, it gets very hot..as if the palm fronds are aflame i haven’t seen a summer like this! right from morning , it is steaming hot! when you grow up and become an engineeror doctor don’t forget me, ok? if i become a doctor, i’ll treat you freemy whole lifetime.. see you tomorrow..

tomorrow i am at perumchirawe’ll meet there.. i was planning to meet you.. she is becoming lazy these days.. more keen on fun than on studies.. her sister too blames her for that.. i too sometimes feel it.. our school has great hopes in her.. we have a lot of dreams about her but she doesn’t seem to bother..

go ahead..i am going to tie you up and teach.. i said that to provoke her she is really smart as a teacher, i consider myself luckyto teach a student like her all our hopes rest on her we want her to make it big in life her sister always says that.. she will be our school’s pride, i am sure you only need to monitor her..

ok, it is time, let me go.. ok, teacher hey, don’t create ruckus.. hey.. stinkers like you are this land’s bane.. got it..? what’s your business with regardto him and his wife? tell me.. if there is a problem in yourfamily, no one should intervene?

why should anyone intervene? i very well know my wife.. of course! tell me, yesterday,did she give birth the 4th or 5th time? you stinker! if i impregnate my wifewhat is your problem? come on, tell me.. isn’t it enough for the day?come on, get lost.. i will kill him..i will rip his intestines out..

hey, get going..come on.. hey, if you want it, tell me i will get you intestines fromthe butcher for you.. you dog.. stop it,why do you argue with people like him? damn! this happens everyday here you want anything else? - did you pack onion and dal?- yes did you get the medicinal oil?otherwise grandma won’t let me in..

yes, he brought itthe one who got beaten and left just now in every place, there arecharacters like that in my place too, there was one like him but this character is notgoing to be here for long.. when are you going totown to meet the doctor? dr .madhavan has given us a letterto a famous doctor in the city to beget a child depends on one’s luck this visit to the doctormaybe the beginning.. come, let us go

i’ve to go and buy intestines for him i will buy that for you.. have you bought it? oh, no, i forgot.. don’t try to fool me,take it out give me some.. a small piece.. look at her! give her a piece..

give me a small bit.. son, have you brought my..sure, here it is.. it will remove all your pains instantly.. no, i didn’t forget.. but only got a different brand.. grandma and pa, have they had dinner? of course. they followmilitary system.. they had dinner immediatelyafter evening prayers.. in life, if you want to do wellthere should be some order..

oh, sure, as if both of themretired as district collectors! you never say anything good about them! darling, you want a piece of fish? just one.. not for me? yes, if there are any bones left by her.. get lost.. you got offended?come on.. take it..

behave well like that! i gave it to save me from stomach ache! hey, come on, eat.. grandpa, are you asleep? how can i without your prattle? did that girl whose marriage was fixedcome to class? it is very sad, grandma.. she was really good at studiesshe cried a lot before leaving which class is she in?

in ix b, my class.. her family is insane.. they say his leg is deformed.visible only if you look closely he works as clerk in usmilitary camp in gulf that is a lie will military employ aphysically challenged man? is it so?is he lying? i should tell her if i meet her.. look, life is a circus

the mind becomes mature to play in itonly when you are around 20 when your father married your mothershe was 17. later i felt i shouldn’t have done it.. but it happened so.. what all she went through? i wonder what will happen to that girl? she is a poor girl, grandma.. enough. go and sleep now.. what are you thinking about?

nothing. sambu’s wife delivered againit is the 4th time.. that drunkard? yes.. it is a girl child again.. but he is doing penance he is going to pray at murukan templeuntil he has a boy child.. we prayed a lot…but we didn’t have any child.. we have kala, isn’t it? true.. i’ve always seen her as my child she grew up in my bosom..

look... they say early morning dreams come true.. hmm.. i saw a dream yesterday.. we too got a child, a boy.. a cute and fair baby.. but more than me, he resembled kala.. actually more than us,it is she who yearns more for a child.. maybe because of that..

when i die, i need a sonto light my pyre when i think of it, i get mad.. don’t worry.. anyway we are going to the city to meetthe doctor with dr madhavan’s letter.. everything will be ok.. god wouldn’t forsake us like that.. what is it? my lunch box.. neela, it is time for her to go to school

if i get late, my boss will shout at me.. get the lunch box ready.. i’ve only two hands..don’t make me mad.. mom, why this surprise visit? should a mom get priorpermission to meet her son? sorry, i didn’t know you were busy.. mom? i didn’t come here for your reception.. i came to speak my mindto my henpecked son..

do you go for tuition? no, i study at home.. bro, shall i.. look girl.. he is not going to come after you today.. look, isn’t raghavan your brother? the panchayat member haspromised to give him a job the coir factoryif you pay him 10,000 that you’ve to give me..

where do i go to get ten thousand?! you know how much i get from the mill.. but who else do i ask? look, pawn your wife’s jewellery.. as if there gold is dumped here.. she neither has goldnor will she deliver.. why the hell do you hold on to her? why don’t you go and marry someone else? hey, don’t run away like that..

give me an answer about the money.. hey, stop there… what about the money.. oh, it is as if a storm has subsided.. did you see how she injectedvenom into his mind? she always does that she is like that.. she is after money,ignore her.. oh, lord muruga..

lord muruga.. hey, come here.. come here, man.. so you are following sambhu line, is it? piercing your cheeks and all? don’t laugh.. hope lord velayudha will bless me.. of course.. from now on,your house will be like a nursery school..

so many kids frolicking.. your lord.. lord muruga.. he is cheating me.. look.. i won’t budge.. until i get a boy, i won’tlet my wife sleep.. hey, don’t fall let us go home..

your dhoti come on, wear it.. lord murugan can’t fool me.. your chappal.. ok.. you don’t bother..hey, come with me.. wait, i’ve to go to the shop.. from where did you pick this luggage? luggage is your dad

so, he is still conscious! i have kept all your items separately.. wait.. come on, don’t get into a fight now look at him..he never forgets anyone at home.. he buys something for everyone.. look at you! wandering around withoutminding your family! why don’t you learn from him..

hmm.. oh, lord muruga, bless us.. what’s that wound on your face? nothing.. then, what is it? it is nothing.. no, nothing inside that.. there is nothing inside.. show it to me..

give me.. neela.. hey neela... what happened? neela, where the hell are you? i think ulcer is troubling her again.. she doesn’t eat anything andstudies late into the night.. that’s the reason for all this.. now don’t blame her.massage her stomach..

stomach ache.. darling, what is the problem? what happened to this girl? look, blood.. what happened to me? neela, take her inside our girl has grown big.. time passes so quickly.. when i came here,she was a toddler..

what present shall we give her? let us see.. what are you thinking? are you sad that you married me? why are you talking like this? when i hear your mother talking about me.. i feel scared.. will you leave me? what all are you saying?

will i… look at this girl! stop there, let me have a look! first let me show him.. oh god! it looks great, ok? grandpa, grandmaplease say it is good.. really nice it suits you really well..

it is nice.. i am cross with you.you didn’t show me first.. let me first show itto the one who bought it for me isn’t it nice? grandma.. did you see it? you look really beautiful wearing them.. your friend’s dad,he has a camera, isn’t it? we should take her photo with that..

that’s it, grandma.. then, let us do that first.. the anklets really suits her.. she is really happy.. where did you get the money for it.. i took that.. the money we kept to buy goldwhen we have our child.. come on, she too is our daughter..isn’t it so? yes

there is some money left.. shouldn’t we go to city to meet the doctor? hmmm... where are you off to? have you arranged the money? where do i go for money?i don’t have a penny on me.. that girl had her first menstruation i had to struggle to buy her anklets look, she too is your sister

she too has grown bigand menstruates every month.. do you care anything about it? when she had her first menstruation did you even buy her atlest a sweet? mom.. what are you saying? you don’t interfere.. whatever i want to sayi’ll tell them at their face.. leave it..

when will you get the money? we’ve to pay it next week.. look, i can’t raise 10000 rupees moreover, i did givewhenever i could.. from now on, i can’t.. you monster!let lightning strike you! useless beggar! why do you curse him like this? he has a family to look after

you keep quiet.. how much you have now? i have to take her to the doctor tomorrow i’ve only the bus fare with me.. to hell with the doctor! come on, mom, don’t.. you keep quiet i will come day after tomorrowi should get the money.. you’ll only get my dead body

don’t worry about it.. i will ask gopika’s mother they won’t refuse if they have money. she tore my pocket and took the money.. after all she is your mother.. she has the freedom to do it.. tomorrow, we may dothe same thing to our son.. don’t talk nonsense.. i thought you’d have leftyou are going to hospital today, isn’t it?

you’ll need money keep it.. shambu, you.. if it doesn’t serve a purpose,money is mere paper.. god is with you..you get going.. i am leaving then.. isn’t it that building? come on, sit.. reports of past treatment?

what do you do? head load worker in a rice mill do you work? no, i am a housewife how do you know dr madhavan? he is the doctorin government dispensary in our village from the time he arrivedwe are close to him.. you need not have come this farwith these reports.. dr madhavan could have told you directly..

the doctor who treated you earlier..didn’t he tell you about this? your chances for begettinga child is very remote nothing wrong with your husband..the problem is with you.. one kg onion.. it is more than a monthsince bharathan went missing.. why not complain to the police? i didn’t mean to hurt you.. but these days, one doesn’t know.. that is why i said..

add this too to our dues i will pay without much dealy did i ask you for money? you can buy whatever you want bharathan is a good manhis family should not starve.. daughter.. to hell with your black coffee! better kill me and drink my blood! how long can we wait like this?

he must be visiting temple after temple.. it can’t be anything else.. oh, my goddess! why don’t yougive us a child and save this family! we didn’t have a sonit was he who compensated for that.. please protect him why are you not saying anything? what shall i say? i can’t give birth..

maybe he has gonein search of someone who can.. don’t say such things about him we know him for so long! that is why he left the person who left that daywas not the same man.. he will come.. wherever he goes,in the end he’ll come to me.. why don’t we meet dr madhavan? he’ll find some way out..

they are all searching for him.. what can we do? maybe we are never destinedto be happy in life! come on, get up please getup.. don’t touch me.. drink!drink and ruin yourself! that’s the only thing we lack now! you wander like a mad dog

and others worry to death here.. shut your bloody mouth you barren woman! true, i am barren for that, i have adoctor’s certificate too.. i am ready to separate then you can do whatever you want.. so, you have started this too? you didn’t have this habit earlier..

where were you all these days? get lost, you old man! not just drinks, i smoke and go to whores.. who are you to ask me? move a side.. sister, i am leaving.. you are going alone? it is ok, grandpa.. did you eat?

you didn’t ask what is special? i know it is not your birthday my father got promoted he is a tahsildar now.. good.. look, i know you for the last 10 years even if your eye brows move,i can understand.. tell me, what is your problem? my brother came back..

good!then you should be happy! you know,he is my father, brother and guardian.. now he has returnedas a different man.. he drinks, smokes and swears.. i feel scared when i see him we have no one.. as if we have been orphaned.. don’t worry i will ask my father to talk to him..

no, don’t.. then it’ll become anexcuse for another quarrel i am scared, he may go away again.. if that happens.. my sister won’t stay alive.. she loves him so much.. what are you saying?are relationships so easy to break? those who remain unmarriedfocus on the bag in his armpit there are a lot of nice girls in it..

come on, man.. all those who donot have wives, come to me.. there are beautiful girls with me.. want to see? arrange a beauty for him he is ruining himselfbecause he is not getting one so sad.. this beauty will suit him.. she is daughter ofsuperintendent of police! if he comes to know, he’ll kill him!

this girl is better for him she is a poor girl.. only that, her mother is a bit wayward.. means what? means… oh, that.. so he gets two birds in one shot.. something got into your eyes? no.. it is him..

he is heartbroken.. don’t wail..come to the point.. this man this bharathan.. he is a poor guy.. his wife can’t beget a child.. it is true.. and.. he never used to touch alcohol..

unable to bear that painnow he has become a drunkard.. but for that, why do you cry and he drink? i will bring you nicebeauties who have proved their worthin giving birth bring one to your house and they’ll deliver youany number of children.. look at him.. don’t bother.. this broker is a bastard..

a woman like neela you’ll never get anywhere.. don’t think about unnecessary things.. you get lost..i know what to do.. i know that i also know it is not you talking that is because you arenot used to drinking.. hey, don’t worry.. i have something to tell you..

i am going to marry.. i want a child.. will you marry? will you marry another woman? leave.. i will, i will.. only across my dead body.. i won’t live to see that.. daughter, what is it?

why are you quarrelling? what is all this? kala.. aren’t you coming? yes, one sec.. first period is by vasumathi teacher.. if we go late, she’ll shout at us.. one sec.. i am coming.. come fast, hurry up..

today, i am going to get shouted at.. is she not ready yet? no.. you go ahead.. but how will she come? i have some work near your schooli will bring her.. she said she’s coming.. you go ahead, i will bring her.. darling.. do you really like me?

why are you acting like a kid? aren’t you my daughter? i’ve always seen you as my mother.. because of you, i have never knownthe grief of not having dad or mom.. sister, we’re on the road.. look i want to tell you something.. you should not feel bad.. you also should not hate me..

if he gets a child, our bharathettanwill become his same old self.. i am sure about that.. i don’t find any otherway to save our family.. dear… you should marry him.. if you do that i can see him all my life.. i don’t find any other way out.. me… if you say..

i will obey.. does he know about this? grind it well.. last three days, i have a pain i am unable to chew anything.. i have ground it to paste..how do you eat this?! it is a kind of intoxication i’ve been using it for years.. got addicted from the age of 12..

oh, you prepared black coffee? the tobacco will go waste.. you pester me for it all day long now when i bring you one,you don’t need it? i think you’ve something to tell me.. why are you nervous? i have taken a decision.. you two should not oppose it i took this decision after thinking a lot..

to save our family.. i find no other way out tell me clearly.. i am sure that bharathettanwill marry again.. i will hang myself.. he is our only support if we lose him.. we all will have to die.. let him marry our kala

i understand everything.. no, i won’t allow it my child’s life is not somethingyou can play with.. tomorrow, she will become a doctoror engineer and protect you too.. don’t you forget.. you want to sacrifice that poor girlso that you live happily with him selfishness! you are selfish! i am selfish..

my dad drank himself to death my mother gave birth and diedleaving her with me.. for her, it was i who sacrificed myself.. i too was good at studies.. if i had gone off with bharathettan you two would have perished.. and you say i am selfish..! what is the ruckus here? neeliamma seems to be angry..

yes, i am angry.. if i want, i will dance naked who are you to ask? i was only making a friendly query.. i don’t want anyone to cometo my backyard to chat.. i will cut you to pieces.. have you gone mad? i am mad.. put me in chains..

you scoundrel, what do you think? you think you can do anythingif you get drunk? if you drink, you should behave.. you rascal.. look, it is bharathettan.. you rogue i will beat you to pulp take him away..

if you stay here anymore,i will have to deal with you.. you go ahead.. if you come with usyour parents will scold you.. i told you..you proceed, i will come later.. i will kill him.. before that please kill us all.. no, you are my daughter dear daughter.. i can’t kill you..

why are you sitting herewithout coming in? hey, where is your anklet? the one who bought it.. he lost it.. his coworker joseph.. he was beating him up.. i begged him to let him go.. in the ruckus, i lost my anklet.. and where is he? i brought him half way..

but when he saw the arrack shophis manner changed.. it is a decision i tookafter a lot of thinking don’t oppose it.. if you oppose, i will poison alland also kill myself no need to search for other woman you should marry kala i have made her agree to this.. i only need to see you like this i will stay in some corner here..

please don’t say no.. are you mad? do you know what she is in my mind? she grew up in these hands of mine.. her teachers, dr madhavan and all.. do you know about the hopes they haveabout her future..? don’t you have any dreams about her? dreams! nonsense!

don’t talk to me about it he is talking about seeing dreams.. remember one thing.. i never utter false words.. what is all this, son? i hope all the portions will be coveredbefore the examination hey, what are you thinking? do you know that malathi goes for tuition? meenakshi told me about it..

is it so? now she will score good marks.. i don’t know what will happen to us.. i hope they won’t holdtwo exams in a day.. i find english paper tough.. but you have the notes and all.. i have to prepare mathematics notes i too will come for that.. darling…

..will you hate me..? sister… … you are my mother.. my dearest, you are a good girl.. .. you save our family.. i will always be there with you.. you shouldn’t worry about anything.. after a few days, will you let me go to school?

no… no.. no, it is not necessary.. there is no greater school than life.. you only insisted i shouldbe the topper at school? that is true… but now .. you come first in life.. like me..

you shouldn’t fail in it.. hell! oh breeze, shedding mango blooms why did you discard the blue moonlightof my dreams too? during this dawn, scentedwith kaitha blossoms why this hurry to leave me? the one who came to me in secret at night and embraced me with a smile.. the one who became springto the vine that desired it..

the one whose fingersexuded warm care.. why did you leave without a word tell me, dear single mandaram blossom? he.. you are an educated girl.. life is like this.. i have always seen him like a father from now on, don’t say that.. he is your husband..

i won’t go no, i won’t today, don’t go for work.. you two go to townand watch a movie.. by that time, i willprepare some good food.. no, today there is some urgent work.. aren’t there are a lot ofother workers there?.. nothing will happen if you don’t go.. are you to decide all these?

you have absconded fromjob for so many days.. isn’t today special? don’t go for work today.. you two go out.. so, finally it happened, eh? bharathan is heartbroken it could have been avoided.. do you know what she is in his mind? he used to tell me everything..

what else could i have done? why don’t you think about me? i cannot bear this inner pain any more otherwise.. we’d have become beggars.. because i don’t cry,don’t think otherwise.. it is those who don’t cry who cry the most only that they don’t cry outwardly.. they cry inside..

i didn’t mean to blame you.. there is no one to listen to me but goddess kalimuthi will be with me i am sure.. why are you so sad? people like us, even if we laughour faces reflect sadness.. then tell me what it is about? then that sadness will pass.. today morning, mom had come..

for the money? she doesn’t want money anymore.. my brother left homebecause he didn’t get that job.. he had kept a message that he will come backafter making enough money.. poor mother! she cried a lot.. isn’t it good? let him work and earn

how long can he depend on you? where is poosari? he is a gypsy.. he’ll come back after a few days.. today is friday a day when i earn some money.. we’ll meet in the evening.. oh muruga.. who wields the trident.. we examined her in detail yesterday..

from morning, she is bleeding heavily.. let me see did you get yesterday’s test report? upt is positive, sir this girl is very weak.. did you understand what she said? no that she is pregnant.. going to be a mother at the age of 14..

but her body is not ready for that yet hence the bleeding.. if you let her carry it,it may even be dangerous for her life so, let us abort it.. she can have a child later.. i won’t allow this child to be aborted.. i am still angry with you do you know what you have done tothis girl with a bright future? i don’t want to listen to anythingi want this child..

how much? rupees one fifity.. do you feel pain here? it is here.. hey, where are you going? sit there… today is the happiest day.. here are the medicines for grandmaand betel for grandpa.. here..

open it.. come on.. why are you not smiling? you should be smiling today.. if not today, when will you smile? what is it?are you cross with me? come on, smile.. smile… teacher was asking about you even today

she said if you becomeabsent anymore your name will be removedfrom the register.. i am not coming anymore why? you only said you’ll comefirst in the public exam.. come on, you book worm.. no, i won’t be coming to school anymore.. do you play during the drill period now? watch out for that malati

she always cheats.. you come and we’ll beat her.. radhamani teacher was asking for a duster.. when you go to school tomorrowwill you come this way? i will give it to you.. please give it to teacher.. hmm okay then.. go ahead.. oh, lord muruga

velayudha, shanmugha…(different names of lord muruga) this side too.. apply water.. ok nice, eh? do you know who i am now? i know.. idiot bharathan.. i am the happiest man in this world now

bend your head.. oh baldie drink buttermilk and baldie’s dad, drink toddy.. nice.. with this, your bad days have ended... to have someone to call your son isn’t it the happiest thing? so, you have already decided it is a son..? i have seen him inmy dreams long back

after that, a girl.. after that? a boy, then a girl, then a boy.. by that time you’d be an old man.. hey look.. now my fate has turned auspicious.. hey, don’t run.. from now on, it is my time.. hey, stop..

come on, walk… don’t be scared.. walk slowly nothing will happen.. i can’t.. come on, get up.. i will die.. don’t say things like that.. don't feel sad..

slowly.. i am going to die.. my miseries started the momentit got into my stomach.. don’t say things like that in your stomach, is our fortune.. leave me.. gently.. did someone tell you? about what?

where are you going? to hospital.. she is not well.. don’t go to hospital now.. go home.. what is the matter? there is something.. don’t panic whatever it is, you’ve to bear it..

what happened to him? he climbed the lorry tountie the tarpaulin.. he slipped and fell down.. his head hit the cement floor.. we took him to the hospital… oh, god…. haven’t you tested me enough? please kill both of us too.. i ruined your life too..

oh, my son.. dear son.. what happened to you? how will i bear this? my dear son.. my darling.. they killed my son.. oh god, how will i bear this? let lightning strike the one whotied this cursed woman to him..

you’ll be ruined, you cursed woman! these women merely wanted to marry.. but i lost my son..how will i bear this? come dear.. let us go inside.. come, daughter, let us go.. we have no business here.. my son… after a year...

who is neela? i am neela. i had gone your home.. but there was onlyan old woman there.. that’s why i came here.. we are census officials tell us only what it true.. name of the head of the family.. he is no more.

when was it? on 16th, it will be one year.. due to illness? it was an accident.. who are all at home? grandfather gopalan died two months agoat the age of 82 grandmother radhamma.. 78 years old..

me, neela.. 37 years casual labourer.. my sister, kala.. 15 years old.. she doesn’t work.. then her.. son.. lakshmanan

he is 7 months old.. sister’s husband? the same head of the family.. the one who is no more.. there is contradictionin what you are saying.. i don’t think so.. do you want to know anything more? i have decided something you are going back to school

i will look after the child.. i can’t go to school now.. it won’t work.. you just obey me.. i’ve always only done that.. i am saying this for your good.. i won’t say you should forget everything.. but you have a long way ahead of you.. you have to raise yourchild well, isn’t it?

that’s why i am saying.. you should go back to study.. i will work hard and.. also look after the child.. doctor too says youshould go to study.. he will meet all the expenses.. he has also madearrangements at the school.. our leaders are watchdogsin the service of monopolists andpolitical brokers

the state is run by pawnswho are established and controlled by the monopolies whose interests are protected here? the poor always remain poor.. which color do you want? will this do? open your mouth and say something.. this will do, this suits you well.. please take that..

for your son.. take that red sindhur too.. don’t cry.. we didn’t take you alongbecause you were not well, isn’t it? hold it.. let me apply this on your forehead.. your fever will vanish now i got tired moving the swing.. he also threw away the milk bottle..

ask her to feed him.. yes, i will.. do one thing.. make him play with that toy.. i will change my dress and come.. how is the cycle? could you buy it within our estimate? yes, i also fixed this mirror for an extra cost of 100 rupees..

it is my present for kala i’ll pay that when i get my wages.. no, you consider it as my present.. what is happening there? a new friend has arrived from now on, you go school on this now you won’t have to answerto questions on the way.. isn’t it a childhood dream of yours? come on, try it..

hold it, dear.. ride it, dear.. he is crying.. i will take care of him you concentrate on your studies.. i will give you porridge.. are you studying there? yes.... is it sweet enough..

open your mouth.. you are a nice cute kid.. don’t waste it.. you should grow big..drink milk.. drink milk.. who will buy, who will buy this garden’s sweet joy.. the smile of dawn, indescribable.. brimming with joy..

when the eastern directionis all painted bright by flower petals.. as sleep bids farewelland leaves me, unkindly i was standing immobilenear the temple yard then came to my earsa budding sweet melody..

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