Sunday, December 17, 2023

Reminiscences 10 - The Ox And The Toddler Comments

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Reminiscences 10

The ‘Green Revolution' had not yet reached Kerala. Dr. M S Swaminathan was still in Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) , New Delhi. Tractors and tillers had not seen the light of the day. At least not in our village.
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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
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Anjandev Roy 11 January 2024

This is fantastic presentation.... thank u....

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Thank you, Anjandevji. Supposedly a true story. I have heard my mother and sister narrating this incident to their friends and relatives, many times over

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I have heard this ‘story' narrated by my mother a hundred times to her friends, and after I grew up, to my friends as well!

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Denis Mair 17 December 2023

The irrascible bullock and the curious toddler make a memorable story. The line between daily life and tragedy is sometimes thin, hence anxiety is unavoidable. And stories full of anxiety and relief are unavoidable too.

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Denis, dear poet, whether that was a tragedy or comedy I am not sure! But I have this story from my mother's mouth a

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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

PUTHENCHIRA, KERALA, INDIA
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