Partly Yours, Partly Lost
Some places stay with you long after life has moved elsewhere. There is something strange about destiny. You just cannot overcome it, but at the same time, you cannot simply do nothing because something is destined to happen. In India, it is not uncommon to have your horoscope charted about a year after birth. Grandparents wait with bated breath to hear how well the stars were aligned, and what remedies might be needed to appease the Gods. So when I was a year old, my grandmother took my birth date and time to Dharmaraja Ghanapadigal, one of the most revered astrologers in Pudukkottai. He apparently told her that I would do reasonably well in studies, travel to multiple countries, and eventually live abroad. Here was an old lady asking about her grandson from a small town. My parents were then living in Gobichettipalayam. This was the eighties, long before economic reforms had changed the country. My grandmother thanked him politely, but quietly wondere...
U bet! MMKR is a total laugh riot! Oh boy! Tirubu scenes are just too good :D
ReplyDeleteWhere did ya get the DVD from? My local Indian store-wallah does'nt have a copy :(
U can watch this movie hundreds of times and discover a new joke or a pun each time...
ReplyDeletemy latest discovery is - neengalum cook, graamamu cooka ? or something like that !! =))