Varum Aanal Varathu-vardha

Madam, I really like the touch of humor in your snippet. Cleaning the fridge of age old food products, playing and talking with friends, neighbors and family. Enjoying food with all family members-I could very well 'see' these events happen as you have described.
Sorry about your 'so-called garden' and I also feel bad for those uprooted trees allover Chennai and other affected trees. Had the people responsible taken steps to periodically groom the trees by cutting branches time and again, this unfortunate up-rooting of trees and them falling on buildings and properties might have been avoided. Though loss of precious lives was minimum thanks to the prior precautions taken by all those concerned- the government and the people, looks like there is a huge economic loss on account of Vardah. I hope and pray that the city of Chennai and the affected districts recover soon from this natural calamity.

 

Nicely written Agatha. True its paining to see the uprooted trees which is a must in the mostly hot city like Chennai. I like the way you have glazed a serious issue in humour.

 

Dear Agatha,
Only on such occasions we feel that humanity has not left us totally.Deluge in Dec 2015
taught us how to live without power for nearly a month in our house.our kuthu vilakku and earthern lamps were put to maxuse.This occasion being karthigai deepam we kept all the agals in the hall, as nothing could be kept outside.
No life was lost.Yet problems continue.All the streets are strewn with leaves,branches and half cut stems.It may take at least a month to resume normalcy.many electric posts have fallen.Tangedco people worked day and night risking their lives to resume power supply.
In our area there was no power for 2 days.From today there will be power only during nights.We have to use all the equipments only during night hours.
Poor students! Those who appear for Board Exam are unable to concentrate.This time water splashed through slits in the closed windows and many houses in the first and second floor got 4inches water in every room while houses in the ground flooe remained unaffected quite contrary to the floods last year.
varum-aanaal varaathu'.
But this time it has come.
It is nothing unusual for Tamilnadu and Southern Andhra to experience
Cyclone during the three month period when North East Monsoon is active.
Except a couple of occasions, the Metropolis Chennai has been spared from
the wrath and fury of these devastating impact of Cyclones.
It used to be the ill fated Cuddalore and Nagapattinam District to suffer the
onslaught of Cyclones.

One such devastating Cyclone in December 1964, which carried a wind velocity of 240 Kms damaged the Pamban Bridge the link to the holy town Rameswaram from the main land.
It almost made the island Dhanushkodi disappear from the map.
Then when the history of Cyclones tell a different story why did the Vardha Cyclone hit the Metropolis and had its land fall right through the heart of the city bringing the city to its knees and limb and lick its wounds.
One must be aware that the Cyclone has been as usual predicted to make its land fall some where between Guntur and Vishakapatnam, in Andhra.
Then one should wonder that no cyclone looked back from its set course and moved only forward.
Cyclones formed from/ near the Andaman had the unusual record of hitting the Coast of Orissa or even the State of West Bengal.
Unusually they had land fall in our neighbouring Country Bangladesh/s Chittagong
But they never returned back to hit the Tamilnadu Coast.
Even the Meteorological Department which is guided by Satellites and all State of the art gadgets would not know the reasons for a move in the reverse direction to wreak vengeance at Chennai
which has buried their leader J.Jayalalithaa on the sands of the Bay of Bengal.

Yes! Jayalaithaa was the unconquered Queen with no second in command any where in sight.And her dikats were holy and sacred and more than that has been ordained by the almighty.Nobody even would have dreamt of going against it, leave alone the nerve to contest it.
But many in the Party and Government believed now that she has been safely buried in a sandal wood casket six fathoms deep they have exorcised totally the powers and aura of the charismatic leader who had no parallel in the recent History of Tamilnadu.
They proceeded to elect O.P.Paneerselvam as the Chief Minister.
The Cyclone Vardha did not change course and it was on its set path still.

Even when Jayalaithaa was having her battle for life, Sasikala struck a deal with O.P.Panneerselvam to support her move to hijack the Party as her family fiefdom for her rule with the family by proxy.
Jayalithaa must have turned in her grave uneasily during the two days after her burial.
As if God sent, a blessing in disguise, her mentor, advisor and sincere friend and well wisher and Sasikala baiter, Cho.Ramasamy arrived at her door step.
Then it was all a child's play to teach such devils in human a suitable lesson.
They set a change of course in the reverse direction of Cyclone Vardhaa moving towards Chennai and hitting it at its most vulnerable spot, the heart of the city.
Those who still believe that there has been a smooth sailing on the transfer of power in the
Government and the Party know not what is in store for them as they indeed know not the Jayalithaa, what if, she is dead and buried and some aspirants to join hands with Jay's bosom friend unashamedly practicing the AIDMK culture of kneeling down and fall at the feet for gain, personal wealth.
If it is not Jayalithaa, it made no difference, so what, it is Sasikala!
This is the first missile unleashed by the Jayalathaa, through the Cyclone Vaardha.
Let us wait and watch Tamil nadu politics and see how much of personal linen is to be washed in public.
Now do you understand why 'varaathu' has been reversed into 'varum?

jayasala 42

 

Dear @Agatha83 ,

Vardha Vardha enru irunthathu, Vanthathu, Veelthiyathu, Viraindadhu, Veliyeriyathu!!

Thank God this time, the damage was contained through the warnings. Also we saw the Chief Minister among the people after long long time!

Nice write up on Vardha! Enjoyed!

 

Your posts are always pleasure to read. After reading first I went and nominated. Thought provoking post as always.