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October 13, 2008

Glimpses of hope…….

Posted by ivil under Views
The panoramic view of the sprawling paddy fields…..the majestic presence of that old banyan tree….the acrid stench of cowdung in the streets…the small kovil housing the village deity-stone gods smeared in coloured kumkum powder…the houses that grow in size and form when one starts travelling away from the thatched mud houses in the harijan colony….the apprehensive eyes ,peering from the dark,intimate corners of those mud houses…the tintinnabulations of the glass bangles ,suddenly reduced to a softspoken secret……These images from Natham are closely knit with the life of an IViLian today….

We could see hordes of excited children running towards our van,ignoring the sheets of dust raised by the churning wheels of the vehicle.It was indeed their means of red carpet welcome. Soon a little girl came and clung onto my fingers,with long bred familiarity.I was seeing her for the first time.

“whats your name?”

“Maithili…”I could see rivulets of innocence in her eyes.

Oh..Maithili,the princess of Mithila….the devoted wife of Lord Rama…the embodiment of Indian’s womanly virtues…

“Akka….”suddenly she broke my string of thoughts.

“Akka,how is this dress?”

she wore a dress,which had faded green flowers in black.

“Its really nice,Maithili.”(romba nallarikku…..thanks to the little tamil I picked up)

She smiled innocently,with her gums,wide open….

We were soon joined by another enthusiastic lot….Badrinath,Balaji,Janakiraman…..

“Akka,did u watch our photographs which were taken last time?”I could see Balaji glow with pride.

May be …this pursuit of innocent smiles can explain the unfathomable chemistry between Natham and IViL.The dream of IKC ,which was once conceptualised in the minds of IVilians is soon going to become a perceptible reality.Looking foward to that great day..with anticipation and prayers……

ARDRA  MANASI

Comments

1. Praveen (October 13, 2008 at 11:08pm) -

Awesome post!!

I always thought Swathi’s was the best entry and it couldn’t get better… you proved me wrong!!

For the few people who have seen you playing with the kids there… this one is no surprise… I envy you for that!!

All the best… waiting for more to come

2. Nagendra (October 14, 2008 at 11:25am) -

excellent…..
first i thought i was reading a story book!!

usually blogs bore me but this one is an exception

great work ardra