O Abdulla Renowned Malayalam movie actor Mohanlal recently offered special prayers for Mammootty, another equally renowned actor of Kerala. The ritual was performed at Sabarimala temple, one of the supreme Hindu pilgrimage centres in Kerala. No one in Kerala found anything wrong in Mohanlal, a Hindu, praying for Mammootty, a Muslim, to a Hindu deity. Malayalis were concerned about Mammootty’s wellbeing and were relieved to know that the actor wasn’t suffering from anything as serious as it appeared. Except O Abdulla. Who is this Abdulla? I had never heard of him until he created an unsavoury controversy about a Hindu praying for a Muslim. This man’s Facebook profile describes him as: “Former Professor Islahiaya, Media Critic, Ex-Interpreter of Indian Ambassador, Founder Member MADHYAMAM.” He has 108K followers on FB. As I was reading Malayalam weekly this morning, I came to know that this Abdulla is a former member of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Kerala , a fundamentalist organisation. ...
It is not true that Delhi does not have spring! January and early February are the days of spring and flowers. March is already hot :)
ReplyDeleteI was being metaphorical, Sunil ji. thanks.
DeleteDivine intervention, luck are all terms that we can use but the point is that not everybody gets to be in such great surroundings. Sir you are lucky.
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DeleteSome deep observations there
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DeleteWhat comparisons!
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DeleteThese captures are great indeed. However, I would really wanna know someday, does the environment affect people's character?
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DeleteVery nice observation. Nice to read. Yes environment do affects one's behaviour/character.
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Deleteall the pictures really are revealing the contrast...our life is full of that..
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DeleteI couldn't help but notice that in every pic, you had old dying tree and fresh green trees togehter :)
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Delete"without an intervening spring" - same story out here in Bangalore, and I was reminded of the blog I posted last year: http://navy-blue-jeans.blogspot.in/2013/02/spring.html
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