Today everyone had only one question, does anyone have an extra pair of mundu?(traditional kerala dress for men)
It was exciting to be a part of a tradition, and to represent it through means such as dress code, cultural arts such as songs, athapookalam(arrangement of flowers on the ground) etc. But there is a small drawback. All those who are involved here are not in Kerala, they are spread accross the globe. Then what is it that makes them to unite today, even though miles separate each one of them? What is that special element that has this huge impact over everyone who speaks malayalam?
I'll tell you what it is.... It is Pride, it is satisfaction in the true knowledge that they come from a land worshipped as 'God's own country'. and it truly is! but are the citizens truly God's own?? All of them?? lets leave that for another ocassion. Everyman when he wears his dothi walks with an attitude that says it all 'yes, i am a malayalee' and every woman who adorns herself with the pattu saree declares that this beauty, is that of KERALA! How wonderful to know that we are united in the celebration of Onnam, that people can go beyond the barriers of religion, cast, colour and truly stand for what matters- prosperity of mankind! yes that is what onam stands for prosperity in all regards.
Here keralites are trying to welcome lord 'maha bali' even he is not a lord but people are painting/cleaning/renovating only the visible parts of their residences but actually its all just their fake face to cheat 'mahabali' like the method adopted by textile shops. But unfortunately our God's own country kerala is changed into the land of communalism/terrrorism/harthals/harasssments/political fights because of some devil's own people.How can MAVELI smile towards MALAYALIS? Recent hand chopping incedent was an example of our cultural faults. we are always very proud in education & health areas but these incidents are proving that uneducated people are more better than us. Now the concept of onam itself commercialised because of the influenze of marketing giants. Packaged imported chips,plastic leaf,plastic flowers,hotel made onam sadya are changing onam into a global phenomenon.
The most profit making undrtaking during the Onam season, undoubtedly is the beverages corp in kerala. This alarming record of alcahol consumption leads to road accidents and deaths. if the guiness records were to assess this alcahol consumption in the given time frame, Kerala would top the charts. So what exactly is this whole idea of pleasing MAVELI when he comes for his annual visit? Is this not an excuse that we make ourselves to to cover up our faulty tracks.
Dear readers, this is just a food for thought. do think about it. Leave your comments.
I would also like to thank my mentor and friend @Christin_mathew also a member of twitter. He is a voracious reader and has a lot of current knowledge. He has been a great inspiration for me in bringing out our edition of the newsletter 'The Update'.
It was exciting to be a part of a tradition, and to represent it through means such as dress code, cultural arts such as songs, athapookalam(arrangement of flowers on the ground) etc. But there is a small drawback. All those who are involved here are not in Kerala, they are spread accross the globe. Then what is it that makes them to unite today, even though miles separate each one of them? What is that special element that has this huge impact over everyone who speaks malayalam?
I'll tell you what it is.... It is Pride, it is satisfaction in the true knowledge that they come from a land worshipped as 'God's own country'. and it truly is! but are the citizens truly God's own?? All of them?? lets leave that for another ocassion. Everyman when he wears his dothi walks with an attitude that says it all 'yes, i am a malayalee' and every woman who adorns herself with the pattu saree declares that this beauty, is that of KERALA! How wonderful to know that we are united in the celebration of Onnam, that people can go beyond the barriers of religion, cast, colour and truly stand for what matters- prosperity of mankind! yes that is what onam stands for prosperity in all regards.
Here keralites are trying to welcome lord 'maha bali' even he is not a lord but people are painting/cleaning/renovating only the visible parts of their residences but actually its all just their fake face to cheat 'mahabali' like the method adopted by textile shops. But unfortunately our God's own country kerala is changed into the land of communalism/terrrorism/harthals/harasssments/political fights because of some devil's own people.How can MAVELI smile towards MALAYALIS? Recent hand chopping incedent was an example of our cultural faults. we are always very proud in education & health areas but these incidents are proving that uneducated people are more better than us. Now the concept of onam itself commercialised because of the influenze of marketing giants. Packaged imported chips,plastic leaf,plastic flowers,hotel made onam sadya are changing onam into a global phenomenon.
The most profit making undrtaking during the Onam season, undoubtedly is the beverages corp in kerala. This alarming record of alcahol consumption leads to road accidents and deaths. if the guiness records were to assess this alcahol consumption in the given time frame, Kerala would top the charts. So what exactly is this whole idea of pleasing MAVELI when he comes for his annual visit? Is this not an excuse that we make ourselves to to cover up our faulty tracks.
Dear readers, this is just a food for thought. do think about it. Leave your comments.
I would also like to thank my mentor and friend @Christin_mathew also a member of twitter. He is a voracious reader and has a lot of current knowledge. He has been a great inspiration for me in bringing out our edition of the newsletter 'The Update'.
No comments:
Post a Comment