NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: Plucking flowers from roadside on a cloudy October end morning. Gently asked her, what is the name of the flower. She shot back: "Bhagwan bhi nahi poochta hai!" (Even God does not ask!). A few seconds later, she adds: "How does it matter?" I used to accompany my maternal grandma on her daily morning flower collection (pavazha malli, nandya vattai, chembaruthi etc in Teachers' Colony and Sripuram near Lloyds Road, Chennai) in childhood. Sweet memories.
NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: Whether this gentleman needs a morning walk or not, Carlos & Genie - six month old Labradors - definitely require one. These two names made me rewound linking Carlos with the notorious international terrorist (Remember Frederick Forsythe's Day Of The Jackal!) and Genie, another fictional dog made famous by the most celebrated Tamil writer Sujata, who is no more.
NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: Absar Khan, from Bihar, when returns home, has earned Rs.300 for the day. This kabaddiwallah's (buys waste paper, empty cartons, empty bottles etc at your doorstep and sells for waste recycling) day starts at 5 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Monsoon season is a little tough. Otherwise, life is smooth, says he. Before we part, he says, 'Don't mistake for a ragpicker!"
Cheers
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