The Onam festival....

I like the festival Onam for few reasons… The main reason being it is a festival of colours. Almost all houses have this pookolam done in front of their houses. And they would also keep a lamp which is called the “vilaku” and also small lamps made out of mud. It looks so beautiful. And there would be special food and my most favorite dish among the lot is the payasam.

I got a call from my friend who studied with me in college… He wished me “Happy Onam” I was laughing as usual, for lots of them think that I’m a malayali but I’m not…
Even in office on the Onam day, a group of girls were talking among themselves that they have to wish me for Onam…. :-) I was on the other side of the cubicle and couldn’t just stop laughing thinking “Oh my God!!! It continues even here???? “

As this was happening on the other side, I was taken back to my college days… It all started on the Onam day!!! It was my second year in college. We were all new to each other for the first year we were in a class which was like a mixed bag with students from all departments and only in the second year you will be seated along with your stream…
And we were new to each other and there wasn’t much of an interaction amongst us. And we had our department function called “CYGNUS” being held and it also happened to be Onam on that day.

It is an unsaid or unframed rule that “Guys are supposed to be in their formals and girls clad in sari” And so I was in a sari on that day and I, till date haven not figured out the reason why I was chosen to be a malayali when almost all the girls in the department were in sari. And everybody in my class was asking for a treat. I gave them a treat but then they spread the news that I gave treat as it was Onam and I celebrate Onam. J Very funny.. Till date I get calls from friends in college wishing me for Onam. I’m tired of saying that I’m not one and so I have stopped saying that and only say “Thank you!!!” :-)

I sat thinking why they wish me so and somehow tried getting a reason which I think should be true for I always have one or two malyali friends around me and I do manage to talk Malayalam with them. So maybe this the reason why they have branded me to be a “Malayali”