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My Onam, Happy Onam!

With chenda, the festivities begin. Fragrant floral carpets welcome, Incandescent greasy faces. Golden Beige memories! Plantain leaves, Payasam Stomach yearning for more Ensemble like Avial; celebration all-rounded! Coconut oil memories! Riveting Television shows, Dazing peacefulness dulls you With laughter and naked yawns. Sandalwood memories!

The überraschung wonderland

We dream about things, places, people, cakes and cars. I have an exquisite one about my favorite destination. The story began when I was 12 years old. The Language Connection The history of this particular fantasy of mine dates back to those days, when I was a fan of the History subject at school. Miss Dorothy made it all the more interesting for me; she made people and places of old times come alive through her way of teaching. The chapter was World War II and I was quite inquisitive in knowing how people killed each other ruthlessly and of course, how the war ended. This particular chapter had a good 10 pages about Adolf Hitler. Now, don’t you dare think I fantasized about him!   I still remember this part clearly, “Hitler didn’t care two hoots about Rhineland”.   Here, it was not that Hitler didn’t care about something; it was this particular phrase in the English language that caught my attention. I have a little appetite for such things . After the ...