Coconut Trees, A Divine Solution For Farmer Suicide

Coconut Trees, A Divine Solution For Farmer Suicide

The divine life giving coconut tree if planted at least one in each farm will ensure better prospects for the farmer and the suicide rates will drop appreciably. This is a divine tree. A trial can be conducted and seen to prove this. The statistics will prove that coconut tree panted farms have not witnessed suicides.

The Eye Witness

Disclaimer: This story is a pure concoction of fiction. It is not a copy of any story. I don't have patience to write elaborate details, so it is just a very simple story.

There were once two brothers, Ramiah and Lakshmiah. The two were industrious and ambitious. They got a good idea and decided to start a business. (For a good bussiness you don't need money, you just need a good idea... courtesy Badmaash Company). So their business went on to become successful. And then as it always happens..... (in Bollywood movies and in real life) greed got better of Ramiah. He wanted all the business and success for himself. So one day he murdered his brother Laksmiah... Intelligent as all villains are he covered his tracks well. So people did not know who murdered Laksmiah.

The murder case was closed at a dead as no one could find out who killed Laksmiah. Ramiah owned the business. He was singing the Ayashi song from Badmaash company. He was very happy and looked like he will live happily ever after... but then here comes the twist. Villains do not win and picture ab baki hai mere dost....

After twenty years a man came and said that he wanted to reopen the murder case of Lakshmiah. The court and law (whoever was the authority) asked him who is your suspect and who is your witness ? He said that his suspect was Ramiah and the witnesses were two. One was Ramiah himself and the other he said will be known in the court. They asked him what his name was he said, you can call me "Swami..... Muthu Swami" (little comedy or pjs are required !!)

He said Ramiah will openly accept that He is the murderer...

Then in the court Muthu Swami started talking with Ramiah. He started telling aloud the most intimate secrets which the brothers alone shared and knew. (Flashback.....)He talked about how they came about this business idea. He told what they actually wanted to name the business first and what it was named now.... He told where they used to hoard all their black money and all other intimate secrets.....

Ramiah was astonished as to how a third person....came back after 20 years and reeled out all the secrets that the brothers alone knew. Out of pure surprise and astonishment Ramiah agreed to whatever Muthu Swami told. He wondered how this guy knew all this.

And now comes the all important climax. Muthu Swami told Ramiah that he killed Lakshmiah on so and so date. While murdering him he was wearing so and so dress and he told such and such a dialogue. Ramiah started shivering and perspiring. His legs were shaking with fear. Without his knowledge he said yes. Whatever Muthu Swami told was true....

Out of absolute curiosity he asked Muthu Swami how he knew all this..... Ramiah knew that he was the person who committed the crime so obviously he was a witness as well but who was the other witness ???

Lakshmiah had promised to donate his eyes after his death. Lakshmiah's eyes were donated to Muthu Swami. So whatever Laksmiah witnessed was there clear and vivid for Muthu Swami as well. There were two witnesses to the murder... Ramiah and Lakshmiah's eyes..... the Eye Witness....

Muthu Swami said his eyes were a witness....

Paruppu Sadam Aka Dal Rice

Paruppu Sadam Aka Dal Rice

(Disclaimer: Hey guys this is a highly contextual post in the sense tamilians aka sams who eat parrupu sadam will be able to appreciate it alone. Also I have used "Aka" many a times in this post as I have taken a liking to it. It is the short form for "Also Known As".)

From the day I started to think, my most favourite dish has been Parruppu Sadam Aka Dal Rice.

Mom used to daily give me paruppu sadam before I went to school.

The day I was put in hostel in 11th class, I discovered to my utter dismay that they did not serve paruppu sadam daily. It was once in a week and infact was termed as "special".

The day I reached home for my first vacation, the first thing I wanted is paruppu sadam made my mom.

Then I realized that this happened every time I returned home for vacation.

I realized that Paruppu sadam is not an ordinary thing. Eating paruppu sadam became a very sacred thing for me and without my knowledge I almost gave it a divine status.

In spiritual parlance they say that "Eat to live and not live to eat." Yeah that is true but lets' keep that aside for a while.

Eating parrupu sadam is an art in itself. This is how I enjoy my paruupu sadam. I get up in the morning, do my usual round of exercise. This kindles the hunger and sets the appetite right.

I then have bath and come to the kitchen. I am as fresh as whatever comparison you can think of. My hair is slightly wet. The sun is streaming into the kitchen and the sunlight just kisses my plate.

Mom lays down a stainless steel plate. First there is a helping of parrupu aka Dal which is slightly blended with a pinch of salt. Then comes a serving of hot hot rice and then comes the icing on the cake.. ooops I meant here comes the ghee on the sadam ( aka rice ). I can smell the ghee and even as I breathe in the smell of the fresh ghee I am mixing the paruppu, sadam and the ghee.

Even as I am mixing these ingredients, my mouth has watered fully in the anticipation of consuming the first morsel.

And then I place the first morsel in my mouth. The moment the first morsel touches the tongue,

the feeling is like one that cannot be described in words. It is supreme bliss. I simply close my eyes enjoying each and every bite. If you look at me having paruppu saadam I guarantee that you will attain moksha aka liberation.

The feeling is like say you have done penance for a hundred years and finally you reap the fruits of your penance.

It is like your life has been fulfilled. And then the subsequent morsels simply add to the intoxication....

Paruppu Sadaam has assumed an iconic status amongst the south indian food lovers. There are other dishes like Vengaayam vethakozhambu, Saambar, Pal Payasam, Mambazham Mor Kozhambhu, Vadam, Thayir Saadam (tasty tasty creamy creamy). I could write a blogpost on each of them but I could not help but dedicate a blog post to the king of all and that is Parrupu Saadam

Now for some gyaan guys, we enjoy food and there are millions who are deprived of it. We may not be able to provide for them but we can surely pray for them. The least we can do is to avoid wasting food.

My Name Is Anand, I am Human Being

My Name Is Anand, I am Human Being

When I was born, I was a baby, innocent, carefree and no worries.....

I grew up and learnt that my name is Anand, which means bliss, I wish it also meant peace !!

I studied because I didn't know what better to do...

My friends one day asked me what do you want to "become" ?

I was like, don't you like me how I am ?

Should I become something else, only then will you like me ?

I am a software engineer now, by "profession"

But I am human being in spirit, who loves, who has love and who loves to be loved.

I am what I am and I like it that way.

Give me some sunshine, give me some rain, I am giving myself another chance to grow up once again !!