Random notes

30-11-10
Day before yesterday artist Satheesh took me to kannur city in his car.Kannur city is about 2kms away from the presnt day kannur town.City area developed first as a trade centre and later when the Camp Bazar and the South Bazar developed city area lost it’s upper hand in business.Nowadays outsiders take interest in this place because it is the only area in kannur town where the presence of the past is genuinely felt.The thickly populated area with its centuries old mosques, partially dilapidated big godowns,ancient houses,narrow lanes and the Arakkal Museum ,a portion of Arakkal kettu the palace of Arakkal family,the only Muslim royal family of Kerala,converted into a museum all cotribute to the charms of an old harbour city.Wherever we move the invsible past lays it’s soft fingers on us arousing many a nostalgic feelings. It was only 7p.m.But the night has descended early and the electric light flowing out of mosques,shops and houses leaving patches of darkness here and there gave a strange look to the whole area and we felt as if moving along a street somewhere in Latin america or the African coast.We went to the seashore and stood there silently for a few minutes watching the boats seen as small moving spots of light far away in the sea.It was an unusually beautiful sight which filled me with an undefinable joy.
When we came back to the street two youngsters approached us with a receipt book asking to contribute Rs.50 each for a local cricket tournement. When we said we don’t have that much amount with us they readily cut it short to Rs.10 each which we gave them happily.They also were happy and I could feel the real warmth of friendship and understanding in their beautiful smile.