tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post114277299580279016..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: Mannusilverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1143355169560960652006-03-26T12:09:00.000+05:302006-03-26T12:09:00.000+05:30@Alexis: very sad state of affairs indeed :(@Arti:...@Alexis: very sad state of affairs indeed :(<BR/>@Arti:Read and commented on the very beautifully crafted story :)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142969209345724092006-03-22T00:56:00.000+05:302006-03-22T00:56:00.000+05:30Story @ my blog is over ...need ur shubh charan to...Story @ my blog is over ...<BR/>need ur shubh charan to bless my blog n ur view point to gaurofy my comment corner ;;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>GBU<BR/>ArtiArti Honraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051700436458289929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142948027468607222006-03-21T19:03:00.000+05:302006-03-21T19:03:00.000+05:30@Chaayakada: I wish property division did not carr...@Chaayakada: I wish property division did not carry the rancour that leads to family divisions. And it is heartening to note that some of your family members have returned to the Tharavadu. I think every mallu would like to return to Kerala one day, but the prevailing political climate puts them off. This is a very nice turn of events indeed. At the end of the day, property can never compensate silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142943795306460262006-03-21T17:53:00.000+05:302006-03-21T17:53:00.000+05:30only if we (humans) could be a little more humane....only if we (humans) could be a little more humane...<BR/>i guess that's what we learn as we develop more grey cells within us..we start exploring the world with greyer eyes:(<BR/><BR/>had been to kerala sometime back..the plaits which u mentioned took me back to the land.. had seen tiny tots with long frocks running around the place, all with plaits:)<BR/><BR/>beautiful place, beautiful people...Dewaker Basnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949168229106551220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142939593508309172006-03-21T16:43:00.000+05:302006-03-21T16:43:00.000+05:30Aiyyayo u not joiningah :-sNo prbs gurl I can unde...Aiyyayo u not joiningah :-s<BR/>No prbs gurl I can understand ...<BR/>U visit us n that wud be jus fine<BR/><BR/><BR/>GBU<BR/>ArtiArti Honraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051700436458289929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142931306333766532006-03-21T14:25:00.000+05:302006-03-21T14:25:00.000+05:30property related family issues has nothing to do w...property related family issues has nothing to do with mallus ..it happens everywhere ....it has happened to us too.Jaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393632427905064041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142914340106230592006-03-21T09:42:00.000+05:302006-03-21T09:42:00.000+05:30I remember, it was the most beautiful vacation in ...I remember, it was the most beautiful vacation in my life. It was way back in 1992, when I was 10. All my Uncles and Aunts had come home for that vacation with their kids. We kids enjoyed every second of it. Towards the end of vacation things started changing. Everybody seemed to be serious and one fine morning I woke up to realize that something serious is happening in the drawing room of our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142911966705169832006-03-21T09:02:00.000+05:302006-03-21T09:02:00.000+05:30@GT and Arti: Well, I can only speak of my communi...@GT and Arti: Well, I can only speak of my community. But this is particularly virulent in Kerala because of the large tracts of agricultural land that people own. I was actually talking of the agricultural land disputes, since most mallus own agricultural land even if they are working outside Kerala.<BR/>@Arti: Checked the link. I will def be a frequent visitor though I cannot contribute due to silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142896382137429272006-03-21T04:43:00.000+05:302006-03-21T04:43:00.000+05:30i came to knw abt this blog of urs only now. used ...i came to knw abt this blog of urs only now. used to come to ur other blog from the bookmark. well personally i liked this one more than the other one. :-) there is a warmth in reading these posts. i read only the first few posts btw.Sujithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378244335263949308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142889787359547152006-03-21T02:53:00.000+05:302006-03-21T02:53:00.000+05:30"When I hear about property disputes, I thank God ..."When I hear about property disputes, I thank God that a piece of land did not tear my Dad’s or Mom’s family apart as it has done to so many families" ~ Touchwood!!!!<BR/><BR/>N it is not only wid mallu families...money prb is in ne family... :(<BR/>Get d point gurl?<BR/><BR/>well ... pls check http://umewe.blogspot.com<BR/>would love 2 hv u as member :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>GBU<BR/>ARTIArti Honraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051700436458289929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142867259526635792006-03-20T20:37:00.000+05:302006-03-20T20:37:00.000+05:30Hi...dont think its a Kerala thing...from what I k...Hi...dont think its a Kerala thing...from what I know, its pretty common in Tamil Nadu also...mammon speaks all languages and crosses all borders ;-)Ganja Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122763220023606735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142862210172655502006-03-20T19:13:00.000+05:302006-03-20T19:13:00.000+05:30@Quills: We are from Pala. And it is indeed a trag...@Quills: We are from Pala. And it is indeed a tragedy to see families splitting up over property.<BR/>@Mindcurry:Thank God the raccoon impressed you :))This is so common in Kerala, where a decent sibling is pushed out of his/her share of property rights.And <I>mannu</I> as I explained earlier is earth in mallu :)<BR/>@silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142847390092888162006-03-20T15:06:00.000+05:302006-03-20T15:06:00.000+05:30so whats mannu? who is? is it the li'l kid in the ...so whats mannu? who is? is it the li'l kid in the horlicks ad? :) were you like that?Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142847029232412072006-03-20T15:00:00.000+05:302006-03-20T15:00:00.000+05:30Then my eyes would be lined with the eyeliner till...<I>Then my eyes would be lined with the eyeliner till I looked like a raccoon!! </I><BR/><BR/>hahaha!! i burst out laughing..just last night i watched a raccoon on discovery and was quite impressed! :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>well..its true, mallus are quite petty in everything. there is a lack of class in anything, like i wrote earlier as though we just came out of the forest.<BR/><BR/>my dad was kind of Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-1142804626187255512006-03-20T03:13:00.000+05:302006-03-20T03:13:00.000+05:30It's a tragic tale indeed when blood ties are forg...It's a tragic tale indeed when blood ties are forgotten for some piece of real estate. Thankfully in my parents' families too that has not been the situation. My dad's family is from Kottayam-Kanjirappally and from what I have seen, the people from those regions are simple and caring folks with lots of love in their hearts and respect for others.quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.com