Shamuvél (ശമൂവേൽ)

Pic credits: Sampada Deshpande   My first stint at doing community work or an internship-kind of work was when I was in my PG first semester. I got this exciting yet challenging offer from an amazing organisation Headstreams  to teach 'underprivileged children' but only via play. I still remember sitting Friday evenings and learning nursery rhymes and their actions from the web (mind you I was staying in a 'rented flat of cool boys'). Those children from my internship (fancily named Tackle Caravan which is a Saturday fun camp) would definitely now be old enough to cast a vote, would they remember the songs and rhymes that I have taught them? Another famous contribution of mine was the famous banana song which was a cool number among my 'affluent collegemates' and the children at the caravan. This song kind of became the anthem that marked the start and the windup of the weekly caravan. Thus earning me one of my nicknames or in fact a prestigious title that the c...

Pic credit: Sampada Deshpande To listen to the Malayalam version of this song Click here

Pic credits: Aadrita Borah Upon reading my friend's Whatsapp status I discovered an interesting quote from Rumi -       Body is a guesthouse       each morning someone new arrives.       Welcome them all for they may be      messengers from the invisible.    Seems like the guest today visiting me is 'lust' and 'illusion of control'. But how is this possible because my body still has the enigma of the Holy Eucharist I received yesterday (Denaha).  I remember looking up to the gracious face in the icon and promising "I want to lead a gracious life in Thy altar forever". Rumi says sorrow can sweep the house of your heart clean. But here seems like a clean and contrite heart is immediately occupied by the evil that has been leaving. This reminds me of the reply given to Pharisees who (always) wanted a sign to believe.        43“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes ...