PRABOD
1983
Mech
SHIVAJA
1983 Civil
aaraadhyam
paranju?
I
did
Prabod
favourite
meeting place in college?
College
Halls, University Library
Drawing
halls which were free
visited
your favourite spots in campus of late?
Yes. Was
pleased to see some old staff who still remembered us, though the college had
changed considerably
Yes twice
we did. Once while college was functioning and once on a holiday. "Madhura
smaranakal ayavirakki". Was thrilled!!!
list 5
things that remind you of those romantic times...
Shoeflower
dripping water from the rains ; Meeting Shiva in University Library; Long walks
with her to her home; Her poetries; A red dress which she used to wear in 1st
and 2nd semester for Workshops.. Well there are a lot many more things...
1)Prabod
taking the same bus as mine, though a longer route, to be on the same bus,
2)rushing to meet each other at lunch interval, 3) getting the same % of marks
in final year,4) the class rooms where we sat and whispered sweet nothings and5)
a lot lot more.
best
cherished gift (from those days) ?
Ahem…
well She sent me the same greeting card twice or more and each time I used to go
Gaga at the card little realisisng I had received the same
before
Toooooooooo
personal to answer hehe!
any
naadageeya muhurthangal leading upto the marriage?
Hehehe I think we met thru a fight !!
Even if
there was one, have forgotten that!
movie,
book, song that strikes a personal chord...
Books of
course.. Irving Wallace, A J Cronin, then the movie Ulkadal
Prabod's
poems. He introduced me to Irwing Wallace's books which became a favourite of
mine those days.("The Prize" especially)
Kalyanam
viplavam aayirunno? aanegil how is parents approach currently?
No..It was
smooth sailing
No, parents
approved.
Which one
is better? arranged or love marriage?
Both are
good..just that there has to be a lot of understanding between the two…
One is not
superior to another, it’s a compromise. But Love marriage has an edge
slightly!
In case if
your children get involved in an affair and express intention for marriage, what
would be your reaction?
Of course
it is their choice…
Would agree
readily.
Chembarathy poove chollu, maarane nee kando…??”
recollections by the ceta couple
1978
October College of Engineering, Trivandrum
First
Semester…. Initial days were exciting and filled with the charm of discovering
new friends, heart swelled with pride at having taken the first step to be an
“Engineer” (though the seniors quickly put an end to such glamorous
dreams! ) …It was then I saw this girl in a red trouser and a checkered
red/black shirt, with hair plaited in two, traipsing along the corridors of the
first floor in college and somewhere, somehow within me I felt a strong
tug…. Two months later College closed for Christmas and I pined
away..missing her sorely!!!! That is when, I guess I realised I
loved her. ( Prabod)
Sometime in
1980
Kerala University library. We were regulars there, browsing
various books while scrambling to keep up with assignments, but more importantly
a secure meeting place that would not make eyebrows climb the arch. On one such
day we were talking to each in the corridors after study. In between, he
tugged at one of the rain soaked branches of the Hibiscus (Chembarathy)
plant, and the cold droplets fell in a spray on me. It thrilled me no end
and I knew I was falling in love!! (Shivaja)
(As told to him,
much later in life, on one of those lovely evenings they spent together after
marriage)
1978 October
It was common
to see the boys of Mechanical Engg branch in Civil Engg classrooms, and he also
frequented Civil classroom. One day as she was entering the class, she saw
him at her desk. She replied “Shivaja” to his question “ What is your name?”.
His quick repartee “Oh I thought it was Shivaji!” made her giggle. The ice
was broken and there started a friendship that turned to love, marriage and a
life long companionship. Of course it helped that a mutual friend told her about
his penchant for writing poems. And she loved reading poems.
( Circa
2008, there is a role reversal..She writes, He enjoys reading them
..)
Classmates opposed, didn’t like a boy from another class getting
close to a girl in their class. Professors frowned at them, for openly talking
anywhere, anytime in the college. In spite of all the opposition
they stood by their stand. It was a much talked about affair of the town
those days.
However, as years passed everyone started accepting them as
a pair.
They spent practically every moment together as much as was
possible. She set a challenge to him to try and outscore her and he did, from S2
to S7. They went into S8 with him leading by 58 marks in the total tally. Come
S8 results, she scored 67 more than him!!!
She has never let him forget
that he lost, ever since !!!!!!! Hahahahahahahaha
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