Masala Corn

My last few days were tired-out in shifting our home from Udupi to Shimoga, opening up boxes, setting up the house and the kitchen, worthless killing of time, searching, for little things that were strewn into random boxes during the last moments of the shift. I must say, Shimoga is absolutely a delightful place. I am mostly drawn to these colder places. The journey from Udupi to Shimoga is a pleasure with the Agumbe Ghat coming along the way with its picturesque sight.

Clicking pictures all the way, I was truly happy to unravel the pretty sceneries and being a nature admirer it was a sense of satisfaction and peace that swept away my little worries. I found some strange looking creatures on the way as well and Monkeys will greet you all the way through the Agumbe Ghat.

Our home is located in a village, and when I say “a village”, I see cattle everywhere, tractors, corn fields, men and women working very hard to make a livelihood, simple people and greenery everywhere. This village is located 5 kms away from the city of Shimoga.

I am taken by surprise to see old men and women being active all through the day. They wake up at 6 a.m. in the mornings or sometimes earlier, clean their homes, apply rangoli on their courtyards, pray, cook and then they set out for a strenuous field work till evening comes; The reason why they are seemingly healthy, light, fit and look very young as well.

They eat normal food like anyone. The amount of physical activity they perform all through the day is several times more strenuous than what we go through. It is a realization of how our ancestors could maintain so much of physical strength in spite of having financial crunches. These hard-working men and women are a real source of inspiration for all of us back at home and I admire the amount of their adherence towards work.