MY MOM- MY INSPIRATION

When I was a kid, I used to ask permission to my mom for each and everything in my life. Whether it is small or a big thing, I need permission from my mom. But my mom never asked me to take her permission from her for all things. And she gave me all freedom to take my own decisions. I used to share everything in with her. During my school days, I used to tell her each and every thing that happened in the school.

Now everything changed with the time. So did, I. As I grew up I stopped sharing everything with her. I never felt it comfortable to share all stuffs with her. I don’t know why I felt so, may be because of the fear that she will get angry. Now I don’t take any permission from her even it is a big turning point of my life. But at the same time I am happy that I am not disappointing her too. I tell her my passion, interest and what I want in my life. She wants me to b a good feeding baby like I was in my childhood. She wants me to take everything that she says, because of the  fear that I am going away from her.

Though I am not a mother now, I can understand my mom’s feelings. She prays each n everyday for my goodness alone... I know it. She dream about my good marital life like my sis got. Now, my mom prays for me to get a good job like what I have dreamt.

I know my mom is a perfect mother. I know she is not selfish.. She lived  half of her life for my dad, sis and me.

She was very smart and bold during her school days. She was very tricky girl and her best friend as well as her neighbor played many tricks on their childhood. I’ve heard her childhood stories many times. She used to tell me and my sis many times. Sometimes we get bored. But I know that she miss those days very much. After her pre-degree she studied type writing like all others did. After that she went to Bombay with her brother. She worked there. But she missed her father and came back. She lost her father after her returned from Bombay. Therefore, I haven’t seen my grandfather. I’ve heard that he was a nice man.

Then she got married to my father which was a turning point in her life. She changed for her husband. Though my dad used to get angry easily, she loved him and supported him throughout their life. She tried her best to pave good ways in his life, for that she had to sacrifice many things in life.

As I told earlier, she is very bold. She know how and what to talk others. Many a times I’ve felt that she is a perfect women. If anyone asks me who inspired me a lot in my life, I will say without any doubt-My MOM.

I have seen many times she cried for three of us-for my father, sister and me.

I know how to stop her tears. Now my life’s aim is that.. To live for my mom and dad.

“Mom, I love u so much.. I know that how much you worried about me.. I know that u r praying for my life to get a perfect life. I know that u lived almost all part of your life for us. Now I know that I should have to pour happy in your life. I promise you I will do whatever for your happiness. Now-a-days am praying to god for that don’t make my mom cry because of me.. so please help me to take decisions for her wish. “

Yes mom, am not joking, am seriously saying all this. I did mistake and got angry to u.. Sorry for all that.. LOVE YOU MOM..

The symbol of Agrarian Kerala...

Out of the great memories getting wiped off from our memories, the most significant is the scene of the bullock carts moving through our roads, aren’t they? Along with them a culture, a tradition of our villages, also gets erased from our lives. Now everything is undergoing vibrant change and so the bullock carts too. A workshop, Nataraj Industrial, in Meenakshipuram village of Palakkad district is one such which is gradually changing its purpose from the making of the bullock carts to the manufacturing of ready-for-use vehicles.

Meenakshipuram village is one among the remote area in the Palakkad district famous for the making of bullock carts. But now-a-days the number of people who structure bullock carts has gone down even in these regions. Natarajan and his brother Selvaraj are those people in the village who are still betrothed in the manufacturing of the bullock carts. “Nowadays none wants the bullock carts and so I started industrial works along with the manufacturing of the bullock carts” says Natarajan, the owner of the Nataraj industrials.

Teak, vaaga, karivelakam are some of the trees which is used for the manufacturing the bullock carts. However, at present, different types of trees are used for manufacturing.  It will take a month’s time for the manufacturing if the work is properly done.  There are some set of formulas before it is done. The crafting should start on an appropriate day.  They will start the working of wheels from the midpoint. There are some calculations while they make the wheels. Then the ring of the wheel with wood will be made along with an iron ring for strength to the cart. After the completion of the wheel work, they start with the work of the cart.

There are different types of carts like the bullock cart, rickshaw cart, horse cart etc.  But these days the government had passed an order which disrupts the making of the wooden wheels for their carts.  “We the people, who find the income from this job, are being affected with the government’s order. Because the roads get easily damaged by the use of the wheels made of iron and wood, we have to find other means of living” says Jayaprakash, son of Natarajan, who helps his father.  This order reduced these peoples income, so they are forced to look for other jobs.  Now they get work like the manufacturing of the horse carts, more from the tourist places.

Once, the bullock carts were the pride symbol of the agricultural Kerala. The people, who even now are behind the construction of bullocks carts are still working with it to get back the memories of the pride agricultural Kerala.