As recalled earlier the beach seems to attract everyone. all the time.The first sight of the blue gigantic water spread stops me and makes me take a good deep breath always.
I think Humanrace as such has an affinity towards water,.because of the basic reason our species originated from there;that is why we feel this strange attraction., a compulsion to go near.Our chennai is blessed with such a long one.And we were introduced this exciting place by our uncles. A sure place during summer vacation.Ramaswamy mama is a complete walking encyclopedia we know. He is such a knowledgeable person,that I think he never stops learning,storing information and data.He has a diary full of dates regarding our birth details and each and everything that happened during each year.A humble person with such capacity for remembering and reproducing at a snap, he could have become a research scholar. He was the one to take us to museums,circuses,cinemas and dramas and ofcourse to the houses of relatives.our associations with the sea never broke for more than 10 months.
thatha was posted in Rameswaram. Ranga mama ,my dearest brother was the last one to be left with amma and appa and took care of all the household works,he finished his schooling and they moved over to Karaikudi.Mama used to take all the VIPS who came to rameswaram around the temples and theerthams.lastly we were the ones that went with him and it was and is a memorable one.After Rameswaram ,acharapakkam and then it was Kalpakkam and we were allotted a house by the beach.we went there as often as possible.Some of our best years were spent there.Thatha and Paatti were more relaxed.The sea has that effect on everyone.
Ranga mama used to cycle to his work place.Murali mama used that beach to jog for a long time.Paatti will just sit at the window and look at the sea and its changing colours. the water will have a grey colour and change to green in the noon.after 2pm the deepest blue will be all over the water with silver surf playing over and coming to the shore.around the evening for sometimes the sea will be grey to view if the sky is overcast with dark clouds.When the cool breeze starts blowing, all the world feel it with happiness and joy.
Walking for fitness at the beach front is a total experience by itself.the same feeling of peace and health, same as the "kaatrru"when you come across the gentle wind and saaral from Kutralam in June and July.
This wind is named thendral because it flows from south ,
then dhisai.
thendral. from Podhikai Hills.A good time to travel to Madurai and surrounding areas of SouthIndia.
theMarina nowadays is more crowded with flower vendors, fortune tellers,riding horses.One thing unchanged is the sea.
One permanent saranalayam in the whole world..
Now nearing our 60s we enjoy the beach more for its never ending liveliness.children play,skate ,fly kites. and what not and just enjoy being there.
eminent personalities mingle with others without any prejudice and when I see all these I wish it should be the same all over the world.no difference,no enmity.just friends and harmony.
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