*From & To Sathish* - Thread 4 - Page 36

So I tried to get a quick glimpse of the interview you mentioned above on YouTube...
and it's really sad and frustrating to watch.

They should have made Vairamuthu answer questions by a lady interviewer instead.
Chinmayi's husband should have sat through that interview with her and he should have answered some of those questions himself.
The interviewer (no matter how good he might be in his job) shouldn't have rudely cut her off when she was explaining herself.
It's obvious she was traumatised and the more and more details she has to give out to people, it's even more traumatising to re-live the sordid moments.

It's sad that in a state where men, power and money continue to rule - only Jayalalitha stood out differently.
No man could even dare come near her radius, let alone lay a finger on her.
I think most men would have just ran away from her to save their own life!

I can imagine Jayalalitha involved in such an incident -
she wouldn't have wasted her time with twitter and giving interviews...
she would have thrown the mike on the desk (just like she did to Karan Thappar on that infamous BBC interview) and she would have pulled off Vairamuthu's veshti before pouring out alien English poetry to his face and kicking him out of his own studio.

It's sad that when people finally take courage and decide to open up to their nightmares and confront their enemies, they are being ridiculed by society.
The best part of the culture is that you have to give up your own happiness to make everyone around you happy.
No wonder India is the most depressed country of the world as of October 2018, followed by China and the U.S.A, according to the WHO reports.

Mouna Raagam


Karthik was just about getting ready to leave his cabin and join his other partners in their company's small conference room,when his mobile rang.Even without looking at it,he knew it was his mother calling.

Karthik,looked down and stared at the mobile and at the large screen that flashed " Amma calling" and smiled for a second and wondered what it would be like if the real Amma called from Marina beach or where ever she was now after departing life.

But it was his Amma and with no other go,he answered it " Hi ma" and his mother Varalakshmi sweetly punched him " Ennada Karthi,what were you thinking before you answered my call?" and karthi grinning " It would scare you,honestly.Tell me ma for my other partners will be waiting for me to join them."

" Karthi,it is the same thing which i said in the morning.I know it is cruel and that it is pure blackmail but when a mother is doing it,trust me for it takes on a different shade.Be home by 5.00 pm and come with me to see this girl for i think she will make a good wife."

" For you or for me ma,be specific."

Varalakshmi's voice mellowed in spite of the counter punch " I repeat,come with me and see this girl and i will help you get over this crisis that you and your partners are in right now."

Karthi mulled over it for a few moments " Okay amma.I will see you at 5.00 pm but i am warning you that i am not going to dress up for this meeting and i hope you have conveyed the same to the girls family.If i see any sort of crowd and gumbal there,i swear on you,i will walk out and you will have to face the music like the last time."

" okay da karthi.I have told them to keep it simple and they have agreed.But the reluctance and they way the girl's father went " oh,appadiya" makes me think that they suspect if you are differently abled in some way."


Karthi entered the small cabin and looked at his partners,all four of them his close friends and classmates and all happily married and apologised for being late.

Meera winked an eye " f**k the apology bro,are you getting paid by your mum for this visit today or not?"

Karthi groaned " God,i feel like bloody wh**e" and murali piped up " Well,a bloody good wh**e with four pimps."

That was enough to break the ice and tensions and karthi leaned back " All four of you bloody dogs owe me big time."


It was late in the evening and karthi was driving while his mum went on and on " I usually don't say this but i am saying it now.This girl feels right for you.She is good looking and appears to very homely,homely and i bet she prefers to be a housewife rather than pursue a career.And guess what,her name is like mine,Mahalakshmi."

God blinked an eye and gave some relief to karthi and an auto cut across the front and karthi had to stand on his brakes and opening the window,cursed in pure slum tamil that would have put a vada chennai fisherman to shame and retreat in haste and karthi did not forget the auto guys family from the time they appeared on this planet.

It was enough for most of the traffic near karthik's car to back away and also instantly shut up his mother,who then proceeded to wonder how her only child had such intimate knowledge and proficiency in tamil and also human anatomy.

"Surely not from me and most certainly not from his late dad,who had been a high court judge.Although he did have a temper on him that was enough to scare the daylights out of most of the people in the court and sometimes her too" thought varalakshmi.



Karthik thanked god for small favors for the address to the house led them into a small and quiet neighborhood and much to his relief,enough space to park his car.

The man and woman,obviously the girl's parents were waiting outside and greeted both karthik and his mother with great but subdued enthusiasm,that grew tenfold after it was determined that karthi was all there and had no limp,deformity or any other visible problems.

As agreed,karthi saw that the house was empty but for the parents and an old lady who sat in a wheelchair and gazed at them sweetly.

The girl's dad Jaishankar pointed to the old lady in the wheelchair " My mother" and then introduced his wife saraswati who came back with a tray carrying glasses of water and steaming cups of coffee.

Karthi looked at his mother and then at the prospective In-laws who were looking sad and a bit anxious and fooled them by looking up at the ceiling.

Jaishankar tentatively " Maha is not home as yet.An important company meeting."

Karthi smiled and his mother including the parents opposite him thought that the smile was more like a lion yawning lazily before taking a huge bite of the deer that it had just killed and saraswati hurriedly " Please forgive us and our daughter for we really mean no offense."

Karthi smiled and the smiling wall clock beeped 7.00 pm and informed them that 30 minutes had passed by and then all of them heard the gate open noisily and in came the lady in question and the lady of the hour and stopped short,frozen in shock at the sight of two strangers and also her parents who appeared so furious that they too looked like strangers who strangely resembled her folks and mumbling " Hello,good evening,meeting,late" she vanished into a corridor and karthi got a good looks of her well filled out rump and tidal waves of black hair and sighed for he loved booty and loved hair on a woman.


Saraswati ran in and did not return for nearly 10 minutes and then came back with a sheepish expression although to karthik,i looked lie she had swallowed a bunch of flies along with some bees for she struggled terribly to deliver the news " My daughter wants to talk to karthik,alone."

karthik looked at his mum, not for permission and she knew it too and instead with an expression " What now and what next amma?" and his mother smiled like a person who has just stepped on a big pile of crap and that too with everyone watching and going " Oh crap" and slink and slither away in a big hurry.


The gentleman he was he knocked,waited,knocked again and instead of the door that he was knocking opening,the door behind him opened and Mahalakshmi gleefully informed him that it was the bathroom that he was knocking on.

Karthi thought " mum first and now i too seemed to have stepped into a pile of shit."

Instead he stepped into her room and sat in the chair opposite the one she was settling into and calmly looked at her.

Mahalakshmi went " I deliberately came late and there was no meeting or anything.I am not interested in getting married right now and more importantly hate this arranged marriage bullshit."

Seeing karthi silent,mahalakshmi went on " I am very arrogant,short tempered and very harsh and cruel with my opinions.I am absolutely sure that i don't want to get married to you and also will make a very bad wife for you."

karthik stood up and mahalakshmi stood up too " Did you hear all that i just said?" and karthik with a smile nodded and answered " Yes and yes i like you very much."

She grabbed his arm " Enna sir,you think this is mani ratnam's film Mouna raagam and that you are actor mohan and i am revathi?"

karthik exited the room without a word and shut the door behind him leaving mahalakshmi who sank back into the chair, depressed,frustrated and totally lost and not knowing what to do she began to cry.


Many minutes later,her mother saraswati came in and began to console her " Don't worry,you will marry a much better man this this rude idiot.What arrogance to declare that he did not like you so openly? Who does he think he is,Lord rama or Lord krishna?"


After her mother left the room,maha raised her head totally confused and also a bit curious about the man who had just been in her room and life for a few minutes.

A few months passed and then Mahalakshmi saw karthik in the queue ahead of her at the Escape mall cineplex and just as she was wondering whether to say hi or not,he turned and both looked at each other and he smiled and said hi.

As then,he spoke very little and it prompted her to question him " Do you always say so little?" and he nodded " yes,to strangers and also with people who are not familiar to me."

It shouldn't have hurt but it did and she felt angry that even his diplomacy kind of jarred and jerked her and karthik hurriedly " I am sorry but i was just being honest and it was not my intention to hurt you."

She waved it away " Honestly i appreciate honesty and frank and outspoken opinions.So,please be honest and tell me why you said what you said to my people that night."

Kathik smiled " You were so open and clear about your thoughts,needs and life and so,i thought the only decent thing to do was to take the blame,although i confess it was pretty easy for me as i too shared your thoughts and feelings that day."

She said,he said and now both having said what needed to be said,a sudden silence fell between them and karthik boldly " would you be comfortable to go out for dinner with me sometime?"

She nodded and then told him her mobile number and added " if i do not answer your call,that means i am busy.But,i will call you back."

Karthik smiled and gave her a missed call " i will whats app you a hi?"

Both said byes and returned to the movie hall,although both did not remember much of what transpired on the large screen,for deep inside their small soul screens,they knew that felt something and that the other had touched the other in some strange and exotic manner.

Jannal oram 253


"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. ? Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Vijay's father,Finance minister Durai murugan stared at raman and then looked at his daughter Kavita " It is him,my old enemy and he finally succeeded in killing my son."

Shaking his head in loss and confusion,he looked at raman pathetically " Raman,is he never going to stop? will he stop after killing all of us? Do i have to lose my daughter and wife to him next?"

" No sir,that is not going to happen.I think vijay was at the wrong place and at the wrong time and that is the reason why he has been killed."

" We have to inform the police and i most certainly am going to meet the chief minister and tell him everything,beginning with the attack on all of you while you were still in college."

Raman knelt before durai murugan " You will not be able o prove anything.He will deny everything and act totally innocent and there will be many to support you and moreover even if the chief minister believes your words,what can he do when his position itself is precarious at the best."

Kavita lost her cool and screamed " What do you mean Raman,what do you want us to do then,just lie down and wait for him to come and kill us.I am sorry,i think enough is enough and i would rather that i die fighting this beast than wait for him to pick us out one by one."

Raman nodded and clapped " I totally agree that it is time we fight back and take him on once for all,but carefully and with a fool proof plan in place."

Durai murugan shook his head and buried his head in his palms and the grief racked his body and it shook with the pain and the force of his tears and he whispered " Impossible,it is really impossible to end this man's tyranny for many have tried and failed and failed miserably.I am getting too old for all this and the best thing to do is retire from all this political games and go back to my village and live out my days in my ancestral house for at least there i might find some peace and relief among the spirits of my parents and ancestors."

" Sir,i beg you not to do anything drastic at this moment for i guarantee you that you will regret it later.Please say nothing,do nothing for the moment and let me think this out and we will talk later for i am sure that right now we are safe and out of danger."

Kavita seething with anger and violence " Raman,what madness is this? How do you expect us to keep still,keep quiet while that bas***d must be laughing in triumph and at our misery."

" All that for later for right now we have to think about vijay and only vijay and about going to delhi and returning with his body for the funeral."

This broke the dam and durai murugan collapsed in tears and suddenly clutched his chest and groaned in pain and Raman suspecting a heart attack,just lifted him into his arms and told kavita to run out and make way for him to take her father and rush him to the nearest hospital.

He rushed out carrying minister durai murugan and yelled to the inspector " Get the sirens going for we need to hurry ."

Kavita yelled to raman to put her dad in the back of their Bmw and raman doing that sat in the rear seat with durai murugans head cradled in his lap and kavita unleashed the Bmw's power and raced out into the streets of early morning chennai and five minutes later they were in Fortis hospital,Adyar formerly called Malar hospital. Waiting for them at the entrance were a team of doctors and nurses who had already been alerted by the cops of the ministers arrival,took over and placing him on to a stretcher,rushed him into the hospital.

Half an hour later, Kavita's mother Rajammal came along with jeeva and their parents in the designated govt vehicle and joined raman and kavita who stood anxiously looking in the direction of the ICU.


A small built,compact looking man came to them and introduced himself " Good morning,i am Doctor Rajeev,the cardiologist on duty right now and i am the one who just gave emergency treatment to the minister right now."

Seeing all of them together,he paused trying to determine who to address the situation and Raman pointed to Kavita and her mother " Doctor,this is kavita his daughter and his wife" and dr.rajeev looked at him and the others and Kavita said " we all are one and we belong to the same family.Now please doctor,tell us how he is doing?"

" He has suffered a massive heart attack and is right now under sedation and in the ICU.But,he needs a bypass surgery and we are just waiting for his vitals to steady before the surgery."

Kavita nodded " Okay doctor,whatever needs to be done,do it but please take good care of him."

Dr.Rajeev pleasantly " Yes ma'am,it is our duty and i promise he is going to be all right.Lucky for him that he was brought in so quickly for a few more minutes would have been very critical and maybe even too late."


The silence of the hospital was subtly broken and Raman saw the glows of blue and reds and then the appearance of armed Police commandos in the corridor and he said loudly " The chief minister is here" and looked at kavita and glancing at jeeva and both their parents slowly stepped back and retreated to another corridor which was nearly empty but for a few nurses going about their duties.

Chief minister Eps walked quickly,his face full of concern and grief and seeing kavita and her mother,humbly folded his arms and paid his respects and enquired " How is sir doing?" and kavita replied " critical but stable.The doctor just informed us that a bypass surgery has to be done as quickly as possible."

The chief minister stood wringing his hands hopelessly and his voice tinged with genuine grief " I am sorry for your loss.Please,believe me when i say that vijay along with you was one of our brightest stars and who we hoped would be the torch bearer for our party and its ideals for the next generation.But now he has been so cruelly taken away from us.Things have been going bad for us since Amma left us and i am beginning to lose hope and also i am getting tired about this whole poltitical drama and games."

Kavita wiping her tears " My dad was saying those exact words moments before he suffered the heart attack.And i am telling you what i told him and that is we should not lose hope and give up all that Puratchi thalaivar and Amma taught us and have left behind.We will carry on doing what they did and do it to the best of our abilities."

Chief minister EPS smiled " I know kavita for me and my family saw you live on tv last night and i thought that as long as people like you are in this party,there is hope of a bright future for us and our state."

Then not knowing how to touch on the topic of vijay,he struggled and stammered sadly " delhi,vijay" and kavita boldly " i am flying out on the first flight to delhi and will bring back vijay with me."

Chief minister EPS consoled her " Kavita,i will call up Prime minister Modi personally and see that everything is taken care of but i have been told that the investigation is going to be taken care of by RAW itself for the lady who also died with Vijay happens to be the only daughter of Brigadier General Soorya Narayanan and who just happens to be the cousin of our defence minister Nirmala sitharaman."

Kavita was shocked hearing this bit of news and then after a few more minutes of talking,chief minister left but after requesting kavita and her mother to reach out to him for any help they needed and it did not matter what time of the day it was.


Sensing the end of the commotion and the return of that eerie silence of the hospital,raman returned to kavita's side who whispered " We need to talk right now" and raman knew from the look and the urgency of her words that it was pretty important and said " okay" and both drifted away to a quiet corner and kavita told him what the chief minister had just told her.

The moment raman heard her words,he realised that it was indeed a very,very important piece of information and kavita seeing him working out all the details,asked him " ram,what are you thinking and planning?"

His eyes faced hers " I was just thinking how sometimes even the most dire situation can be turned into a favorable one."



"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. ? Sun tzu, The Art of War

Jannal oram 254

The shock and pain of losing her brother and now seeing her father suffer a massive heart attack finally took a toll on the brave soul that was named Kavita and her legs stumbled and swayed as her body gave way long before her lion heart would ever do and it was just Raman's quick reflexes that saved her from falling and possibly injuring herself against the wall.

Raman held her gently against his chest and the last thing kavita heard was his strong,steady heartbeat as she slipped into a faint of weariness and heartache.

Everyone in the hospital as by now did every tamil citizen knew who kavita was after her brave show in krishnagiri where she had caught a molester red handed and had beaten him silly,prompting every woman and almost every man who watched the video to declare " This is what is missing today in our state? This is why Amma Jayalalitha was so looked up and worshipped for more than anything she stood for safety and security and was dead against rowdyism and criminals."


Raman gently laid her down in the hospital bed and stepped back and let the doctor check her condition and she informed them that there was nothing to worry about and that kavita was just tired and all she needed was rest and many hours of sleep.

Rajammal,kavita's mother stood leaning against the wall,spent and frail but with a core of steel that seemed to be emerging now when it was necessary spoke to raman " sir,we have not met that many times but you have been a part of our family since tht day when you put your own life at risk and saved both my children.And here you are,again when my family is most vulnerable and lost and i don't have any words with which to repay you.All i have is my gratitude and respect for you."

Raman smiled sadly " Amma,a mother never needs to thank her son for it is his duty to look after and tend to his family.Blood ties alone do not make family and bonds for more stronger than blood is love and respect and we have that and share that."

Rajammal nodded and raman left her and exited the room and thought to herself" I see now what my daughter sees in you all the time and i know now why she loves you more than she loves herself and us."


Raman came out and joined his family and Jeeva holding his right arm tenderly,said " Baby,what are you going to do now?" to which raman replied " Nothing but wait for Kavita to wake up and let her decide what needs to be done."

Shaktivel's face reflected the pain and stress that all of them were feeling " Iyaa ram,what about poor vijay,for he is all alone in delhi."

" Appa,vijay is not alone and will never be alone for he has all of us to care for him,cry for him and remember him forever.But,i cannot do anything without their permission and more importantly..." he paused,thinking whether he should tell them what really had happened to vijay and the lady who was with him.

His mother valliammai understanding his predicament " ram,it is okay da.These are matters of grave concern and we understand that you find it difficult to confide in us."

" Illema, Grave does not even begin to describe the nature of the situation for a person who was far more important than vijay was killed along with him in delhi."

All of them stood still looking at him as he continued " I thinks things are going to get very complicated for there was a lady along with vijay and she too was murdered in cold blood.And importantly,she happens to be the niece of defense minister Nirmala sitharaman and the only daughter of Brigadier General soorya narayanan."

Manigandan,who was the only one who was seated for his arthritis was well advanced,looked at raman curiously " ram,you are right to be worried and concerned but why do i detect a note of slight fear in your voice."

Raman looked at manigandan " Because,the last call vijay made was to me and i think he and the lady were killed minutes after that."

Shaktivel not able to understand what that had to with his son's fears " Iyaa,what has that got to do with you?"

Raman smiling " Appa,You forget your son is a bloody good lawyer and that he always thinks like a lawyer and in all angles.While you all and most people will look at any given situation in 90 or 180 degrees,we lawyers tend to look at it from a complete 360 degree angles and in,out and top to bottom."

kamakshi whispered " what raman means is that the people who are going to handle this case will soon be coming to question raman as to why vijay had called him just before he had been murdered."

Raman clapped his hands softly " Bravo,say that again for your words are hundred percent correct.I am not worried about being questioned,grilled for soon they will realise how close we were all to each other.But,my only concern is the rumors,gossips and all the other hateful stuff that newspapers and tv channels will cook up and lastly and most importantly,the glare of this situation will touch you too and this is what i fear the most."

" If it comes to that,then we will face it and we will face it together" said shaktivel and all of them agreed.

Raman looked at all of them " Okay,now that we are on the same page,i request all of you to go back home while i wait here and watch over vijay's family."

Just as he said it,former Dgp devarajan hurried towards them and informed them that the news about the minister suffering a heart attack was out and that the tv channels were headed towards the hospital.

Looking at raman,he hesitatingly said " and also" and raman finished the sentence " and also,the killing of vijay along with the lady is now out and it will not be too much time before the journalists descend en masse on the hospital.For,forget that he was the ministers son,and remember that he was a very popular politician and well liked and respected for his honesty and by members of all the other parties and the majority of this state wanted him to become the next chief minister."

Sabarimala,Faith and my thoughts


Everyday morning,the first thing i do after i rise is chant a few prayers,shlokas in praise of the three eyed god and his extended family.Then it is off to my two mugs of filter coffee,blogging and surfing and when the time is about 4.30 am,i rise,bathe and then light the lamp in the pooja room and then i bathe the kutty shiva linga that sits in a small bowl of water and i offer some flowers that i pick from the tree that is in our compound.

When i do all this does it mean that i am bathing god and interacting with him directly,Maybe but i do all that in faith and trust that more than lord shiva that in fact and reality i am actually reaching out to a higher power,a power that most of us human species believe exists and is the reason why this infinite universe exists.

Maybe,that power exists in some other dimension,in some other form but we all believe that it does and that is what all faith is and it is the same for all religions.

I fail to understand why the few women who tried and failed to enter sabarimala were women of other faiths and other religions and why some of these women have such images of them posted in google.

For example,the lady rehena fathima in question or Sweety mary herself,i ask you ladies " Is it worth your time and beliefs to hurt and cause such grief to all us believers to attempt to enter the sanctum of sabarimala,in the process breaking the hallowed traditions and rituals that have been going on quietly and peacefully for so many years.

If hindus were really such fanaticism,then do you think it would have been possible for the muslims and then the christians to have ruled us for so many centuries.

Absolutely not,for most hindus just want to be left alone to earn their daily bread and go about quietly and peacefully with their traditions of faith.

Honestly, and i really mean honestly,how many hindu leaders or gurus do you see preaching against other faiths or running down other beliefs for we can see in most tv channels that it is the job being done by mostly leaders of other faiths and religions.

Almost and i mean almost all other religions swear,curse and flay the beliefs of hindus and their worship of statues.

My answer to them is that it does not matter how a person worships or what he worships and what is ultimately important is who or what they are worshipping and towards whom all the hindus faith are aimed at and that is generally aimed at the creator.

That being the case,then it comes into question,how does it matter who or what the creator is when the basic belief is right and aimed at that source.

Does one tell another human being,that they hate the other because they are from a different mother and father? No,then why is faith and religion such a raging problem for people of other faiths other than hindus.

The god Iyappa is a beautiful combo of Hari and Haran and if sweety mary and rehena fathima want to show their real faith and beliefs then they can just close their eyes and pray to them and chant the Iyappa mantra.

Rather than try to enter the Sabarimala temple and only prove their petty minds and also using the supreme court as their savior and guardian for they should realise that they are stoking and fanning the fires of open conflict.

Or is this what they really want and is this their real intentions in the end and if that is so then is there a mastermind behind all of them who are trying to violate sabarimala and its sanctity.

Thousands of women,lakhs of women stand shoulder to shoulder in belief of traditions and hindu rituals and so then what does the supreme court stand for,them or the few women who want to prove their mights and rights.


By the people,for the people and we the people and it is we who voted you into power and it for us that the GOVT,judiciary works for and not vice versa.

I really wish these women were interviewed and their real thoughts and intentions brought out for the whole world to see for then the truth will be out.

Life's operating software is also a window

It has been seven years since Vijay tv's " Maharani " serial died a premature death although it feels it was just yesterday.

The last day of the shoot,my scene was the last one to be canned and i was a bit surprised to see many wet eyes among all of the unit members and my director and friend Kannan,began to cry and hugged each other.

I told him and i told the same to everyone that we would maybe meet again sometime if not sooner but that never happened,though i did meet a few of them while working in Asianet's " for the people" in which i played a guest appearance role of a Police officer.

But coming back to the tv serial Maharani of which i have many great and good memories and one remains fresh even today and makes me think hard and again and again about the content of that conversation.

Content maybe not the best way to describe it for it was more of a story discussion between two actors,two human beings and the story was a revelation of sorts.

That the story was told by Dev of Tv actress Vaishnavi's suicide fame made it all the more tragic for Dev had been in and out of jail and when i met him in 2011,was a much changed person and a man who seemed to have experienced the whole picture of love and loss.

Since i had known Vaishnavi aka Bunny because of her teeth and had also met her in the hospital just two days before she hung herself,i did not first warm up to Dev and it was just a very polite hi's and bye's.

Since we stayed in the same hotel,he invariably asked me to join him for a drink and as always i politely refused and that was something strange about me that not only he,but the whole tv industry knows and finds it funny and eccentric.

" Don't drink,but at least give me company for i am not falling too good today" he said and i said okay and joined him and ate my dinner as he went through his daily fix of three or four large pegs.

" Machaan,i have a story in my head and it concerns five friends,childhood and longtime friends who meet up one night for drinks and fun" he told me and i leaned back and settled myself for the story.


The five


Kishore,Prithvi,Murali,Charles and Sharat are all in their mid forties and have known each other from college times and care for each other very much.

Even their wives envy their closeness,trust and often sarcastically remark that the five exist in their own world and care two hoots about the rest of their families.

It so happened that Kishore's wife was off to Coimbatore with their two teenage daughters and would only be flying back on Monday and this immediately prompted kishore to call all the four and yell into the phone " En pondatti oorukku poitaa",the famous janakaraj line from the film " Agni natchathiram" and the other four joined in and yelled back.

So began the party,early saturday afternoon and they drink themselves silly and then at about 5.00 pm settled down around the dining table to eat their lunch and totally sloshed they somehow managed to do it.

Nobody remembers who said it or how it all started and yet it was said or rather emotionally declared " We are much more than friends and we trust and respect each other totally,more than we do our own wives and parents.There is nothing that we don't know about each other"

Kishore raised his roti dipped in mutton curry and screamed " Cheers,well said brother."

Charles in his totally drunk and queasy voice " I trust and love you guys more than christ himself."

All four went " AMEN,AMEN".

Then murali went bonkers " Guys,i have been hiding something from all of you" and all four glared at him and he raised his hands in surrender " I finally slept with my wife's younger sister,last month and have been bonking her regularly".

" Whaaat,no way man,crap,holy molly"and everyone raised their glasses and cheered murali " Appadi podu,podu"
and went " More bro,more stuff."


The police who came into the house after receiving many complaints say that all five were badly injured,some multiple fractures and broken ribs and almost all of them would be requiring plastic and corrective surgery for their faces in time.

Dev stopped and i went " That's it,but why,what happened,did someone enter the house and attack them?"

He shook his head " Na,they beat each other silly and nearly ended up killing each other."

Dev poured the gold colored liquid brandy and looked at me and i said " no da.Thanks anyway" and waited and watched as the colorless water from the Bisleri bottle rained and poured itself into the brandy,diluting the gold to a shade of yellow.

At this moment,i have to confess an irritating,frustrating aspect of stupid me that drives most,especially my wife up the wall when watching films or tv series that belong to the mystery,suspense and thriller genre.

I will go " That dame,that guy,i think the cook,i think the driver " and my wife will glare at me " Why did you have to go and ruin it for me?" and i quietly slip off the bed and begin to dig a hole to bury myself.


I found this fascinating thing about me early on and from the time i began to read books and that extended to films and tv series and it now extended to the point where i understood what dev was going to tell me.

But not wanting to take away his crescendo and the moment of glory,i opened my eyes wide and mumbled " What,what happened?Please say it."

Dev smiled " After Murali confessed that he had been humping his sister's wife,the others took it as a cue and opened up totally and in the end one of them mentioned that he had slept with the other's wife and still another said he found the others daughters backside very hot indeed."


Dev toyed with the half empty glass that seemed to hold more spirits in its half empty state than he had in his entire body and softly whispered " Some things should never be told,not even to your closest friend who you trust more than yourself."

He smiled sadly " most importantly not to your wife or girl friend for either they will never forgive or forget or both included and many a man now single are living proofs of that."

He raised an eyebrow to me " Nee eppadi" and i looked out of the window and thought of some of the souls that i trust and from whom i have hidden nothing and whom i trust and respect more than anything,more than god himself and answered " I am a very boring person dev,living a very boring life and i am very happy with that state."

" f**k off,not one story,not one off road excursion" and i smiled and shook my head " Sadly no" and thought to myself " even if i did so,you would be the last person that i would be telling it to for there are those with whom i have given myself in safekeeping and them i trust,implicitly.

Shocking Telegrams

TELEGRAM #1

A daughter sends a telegram to her father on her clearing B.Ed exams, which the father receives as:

"father, your daughter has been successful in BED."

TELEGRAM #2

A husband, while he is on a business trip to a hill station sends a telegram to his wife: "I wish you were here."

The message received by wife: "I wish you were her."

TELEGRAM #3

A wife with near maturing pregnanCy goes to railway station to return to her husband.

At the reservation counter, while her turn came, it was the last ticket.

Taking pity on a very old lady next to her in the queue, she offered her berth to the old lady and sent a telegram to her husband which reached as:

"Shall be coming tomorrow, heavy rush in the train, gave birth to an old lady."

TELEGRAM #5

A man from Agra went to Ajmer. His wife was in her parent's house in Delhi .

When the man went to Ajmer, he asked his servant to send a telegram to his wife indicating about his trip to Ajmer.

He sent a telegram. When the wife received the telegram, she fainted.

It was written:

'Sethji aaj mar ! Gaye! (Sethji Ajmer gaye )

Letter from india

My dear Jagjit,

I am in a well here and hoping you are also in a well there. I'm writing
this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.

We are not living where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the
newspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved 20
miles. I am not able to send the address, as the last Sardar who
stayed here took
the house numbers with them for their new house so they would not have to
change their address. Hopefully by next week we will be able to take
our earlier address plate
here,and that our address will remain same too.

This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated right
above the toilet. But I'm not sure it works too well. Last week I put
in 3 shirts, pulled the
chain, and haven't seen them since.

The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The first
time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.

The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little too
heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut them off
and put them in the pocket.
Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the
grass at the cemetery.

By the way, I took Bahu to our club's poolside. The manager is Badmash.
He told her that two piece swimming suit is not allowed in his club. We
were confused as to which piece we should remove?

Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is a
girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.

Your uncle, Jetinder fell in the nearby well. Some men tried to pull him
out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and
he burned for three days.
Your best friend, alwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill his
father's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried in the sea after
he died. And your friend died while in the process of digging a grave for
his father.

There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.

Love,
Mom.