Jottings - slice of life - 261 ( Few thoughts on what is happening in Sabarimala)
Jottings - slice of life - 261 ( Few thoughts on what is happening in Sabarimala) What is happening in Sabarimala is a sad reflection of our understanding of what equality means, and where and how should it be applied. As a boy growing up in south India, the melodious renditions of Yesudas and Jayachandran have filled my ears and mind with an image of the resplendent Boy god, and the annual pilgrimage that millions make to the hallowed mountain bearing the strains and tugs of an ascetic life for 40 days, walking barefoot crushed between hordes of men jostling for space, and then the final emancipatory climb over the narrow eighteen steps leading to the sanctorum, where the lord sits sculpted in squatting position with hands raised in benign grace, has been eulogized with passion over countless songs and poems to varying tempos and beats. This journey to the feet of Iyappa reverberates in hearts of millions as an inner symbol of a private journey into ones self , amidst the distract