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Dec 6, 2010...

The chilled breeze was making everyone snuggle into their blanket...

Especially for the Kumbakaran and his elder brother....

They were tired with the extra work, all thanks to Jeeva Meena wedding.

He felt a tap, and then his name being called out by his anni. 

He was humming and trying to get on some more sleep...but she woke him up...telling there was a registered post on his name....

A registered post for him??

How come??

Who will send him a registered post...

Suddenly his face glowed and his eyes glinted...

Could it be what he was thinking??

With a happiness rushing into his aorta to spread to rest of the parts of the body,  he walked to get the registered post...

Yes....

It was what he thought...

His mind drifted to the famous vadivelu comedy of Mr Pichamani, who had got a government job while doing a menial job in the temple...

Analogous to it, the call letter was a call for the post of Teacher...a teacher in the government aided tribal school in the forest area of Churilimalai in the TamilNadu - Kerala border..

It was such a happy moment for him, his favourite profession teaching and his favourite thing to connect with,  nature...

He knew convincing him family would be a hard task, but he was sure this will be worth it....

And with these thoughts,  he walked into his house happily....

His anni was the first to notice his happiness....

Dhan: enna da ore sandoshama iruka....enna vishayam...

Kat: anni enaku vela kedachiruku.....teacher aa...

Dhan: dei sooper da....endha oorla...

Kat: churilimalai..

Kannq: adu enga annan iruku...

Kanna who just woke up asked....he was tagged along with his tiny nephew....but, before he could answer the whole family assembled in the courtyard of the old house...

Kat: annan enaku vela kedachiruku....teacher aa....adum government la...

Jeev: dei sooper da...nee padipa vitaapo enaiu kavalaya irundichu....

Aana ipo....romba sandodhama iruku da...

22 vayasula government vela lan periya vishayam da....

Kat: en annan nee vera....

Dhan: illa da ..nee 15 vayasu la school aa niruthi.....poorame thabal la padicha...

Evanachum college ponan diploma ku....aana nee....kadai kadai nu irunda...

Ipo nee vitu kudutha anda iduku lan sethu unaku kedachiruku da. 

Avalo sandoshama iruku....

Kathir gave a small smile...

Lak : enga pa...

Kat: tamil nadu kerala border ma....

Moor: anga endha school da...

Kathir was being a bit sceptical on telling the name of the school...knowing if he tells now it wont take long time for the news to reach his mama who will make a fuss...

Kat: oru tribal school anna, churilimalai forest reserve area la...

Moor: edu aadivasi school aa...adu lan nama kudumbathuku othu varadhu....

Dhan: enna mama pesuringa.....padipu mama....adu yaaruku soli kudutha enna...

Nala vela...avan pogatum mama...

Moor: naan sonna kelu kathiru...idu lan namaku othu varadhu....

Mama ketalum sandosha pada mataru....

Kat: anna...naan velaiku pesaradhu mama kum enna annan samandham....

Moor: dei enna da solra....avaru namaku thai mama matum illa...

Jeeva oda mamanar, unnoda varum kala mamanar kooda...

Yaaro madiri pesuriye kathiru...

Kat: annan enna ne pesuirnha...en varumkala mamanr nu...

Shwetha ku enna annan vayasu...17 kooda avala. ..adukula enna anna...

Moor: dei enna da. .ellam pesi vechadhu dane....

Kat: Anna adiku innum neram irukum....ipothiku vela annan...

Naan poye aven anna...

Moor: enna da jeeva ipdi pesuran....

Jeev: potume Anna....avan aasaya kekarane.....

Moor: ennamo panunga....aal aaluku avunga avunga ishtathuku panunag. ...

And he left.  

Kathir's face wavered down....

Dhanam: dei nee avaru solradhu lan kavala padadha....

Epo join pananum da...

Kathir : dec 13

Dhanam: oru vaaram dan da iruku...adum jeeva kalayanam mudinja maru naal.. ...

Matha mudiyadha??

Kat: mudiyadu anni.....

Dhana: Enga da thanguva....

Kat: quarters irukum anni....

Lak: quarters na enga da irukum...edo katuvasi school nu vera solra...

Kat: dhelam naan pathukuren ma.. 

Neenga kavala padadinha....

And one week passed in a jiff with a.marriage at home and with kathir leaving for new job, the house looked like it was on fire...

The white and white janardhanan did try his luck persuading him against the job,  but kathie just proved that he was different from his elder brothers...

He knows to take a stand and abide by it....

No matter who is against it or what is against it....

Dec 12 right after the wedding, he had to start to the forest reserve....

He had to reach there by 6qm....he had got the necessary permission for his travel...

He was supposed to join the school and then go to his accommodation...

He wanted to carry the minimalistic yet important things only...

Having a wedding at home, he didn't want to add on more work to them either...

All he had was three bags one of which was a laptop bag, and two other bags....

He had dozed off in the bus awaiting his second important phase of his life...

When his eyes opened the next day, he felt heaven...the bus he was travelling was going through the narrow pathway adorned with mountains on either side...

Being the winter season, the crown of the mountain was covered with fog...

The windows had the misty water dripping from the bus window....

He could see a sparrow or cuckoo everytime the bus stopped in a bus stop...

He admired the place with a smile on his face....finally the bus stopped at his place....

There was a small tea kadai nearby....

He was relieved...

He could have countless doze of his first love, tea with no restrictions...

He went had a strong tea which was relief to his cold body....he enquired about where the school was ...and that he was the newly appointed teacher...

Teacher, that did earn him an appreciative glance and a small respect from the small town people who were relishing their beverage....

Tea guy: ada...annan ....andha school ings irundu oru ara mani neram irukum....

Kathir's eyes popped out....

Tea : kavala padadinha....nama forest officer anga dan poraru...

Neenga avaroda vandila poidunga....

Kat: illa avaruku veena seramam....

Tea: illa avaru vara neram dan....naanga elarume avarodadha povom....

Romba nala madiir annan....

Kat: seri thambi...romba nandri....

Though he was guilty, of making use of someone else he had no other option...

He saw the forest reserve vehicle coming and a man with big moustache but a warm smile coming out of it...

He was a short yet stout man should be in his mid 50s..the tea stall guy did put in a word regarding him....

Man: en peru murugan thambi...naan ingatha forest checkpoint la Vela pakaren...

Thambi pudu vadhiyar nu kelvi paten....

Endha ooru thambiku...

Kat: kunnakudi....

Mur: naladhu thambi...ondiya dan vandirukiyalo....

Kat: aama....

Mur: seri vaanga thambi....

And he got onto the forest jeep.....

The forest officer sounded a jovial man to kathir....

Mur: enga thanga erpadu paniruku.. .

Kat; tehrla anga poi dan kekanum....

Mur: apdiya seri thambi idhan en number...edum udavi venum na kelunga....

Kat: romba nandri...sir....

And he got down at his school....and went his way thanking the forest officer, not knowing the role he was going to play in his life....

TBC....