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Dead Leaves

 

Today topic is on this Sound “Walking on Dry leaves”.. here is my attempt…

 Walking on leaves, while the crispy sounds could not break her silence…Her footsteps were crushing leaves and thinking what is next….? Hundred questions were running in her mind with a blank view..



Priya Ganeshan, aged 22 , reached Mumbai  to her friends’ house on search of a job. Her family needs an earning person. While on the conversation, her school friend asked her to come Mumbai and offered her accommodation till she gets a job..

That morning, Meenakshi Amma ,her friend’s mother told Priya, Do not think bad of what Jhavani appa told. He is telling for your own good...! Think of it and try to change your view..

Vishwanath Iyer,  aged  55, daily routine starts with Pooja for Krishna Idol .. Once he finishes pooja, he sits in the hall and switches on the TV. That day , as usual after a coffee, Jhanavi appas sat with a coffee and watching Baby doll song in TV..the song was  "Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar...." was playing and expecting Priya to come down for breakfast.. 

They do not sip the coffee. They drink it without touching lips.. An Orthodox family.

Early morning everyone is expected to take bath and complete pooja..Coffee will be served along with breakfast. Guest will have separate plates. In their house, no other religions are allowed other than Hindu..   Priya, little known about the fact before entering the house , she would have been prepared to face it. For Priya, ,bible is everything.. Yesterday night, Jhavani’s appa got to see her while was reading bible.. There he was fuming and today morning when she sat for breakfast ,his question was , are you Christian??

 By the loud sound, she got frightene and responded back, no I am Hindu but I like reading bible due to church visits during college days. The answer made him still more furious and his immediate reaction was “ if we had idea , that you follow Christian being Hindu, we would have not accomdated you in the house. By your surname, we assumed that you belong to Hindu community, thatswhy we invited you to our house.. Now please search a PG for yourself and move on your own by evening..” and he did not stop there, he asked about, grandfather profession  and what his father’s grandfather was doing? It is your duty to know the 4 generations name of your family”.. She was shocked and there was no words from her.. and he walked way with a shout to Jhanavi.. what a friend you got in the house?

 Meenakshi Amma told, not to be worried of his words.. all these pain you are going through because you are not following your birth community customs.. Change yourself.. Visit temples and stop reading bible.. and you will see things will change for good..



 Priya was perplexed with the decision of her friends’ father and mother’s word.. Not knowing the next step, she was crushing leaves and her tears seems to not make the dry leaves wet… it was making sound as though it could understand Priya’s pain..

  


Well, that’s take on today’s blog.. Meet you in next blog..

 

Saritha Subramanian

 

 

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