Aami Page #5

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one cat and two parrots, to be exact"

What's the name of your first lover'?

The last one?

Krishna, why are you laughing?

You disappointed that girl..

She expected from you

a woman she imagined in her mind..

And she expected an

answer to suit that.

Krishna, how can I become

what other imagine me to be?

Nowadays, you are not coming to me

whenever I call..

I am tired of so many

people calling me..

But am I one among them?

My Krishnan is mine alone"

I am getting old, Krishna

my hair is turning grey"

Never thought I'd get old

Even the last drop of youthful blood

In my body has drained..

Now I will turn into a

tree that never blossoms..

In your body, the smell of that

old Neermathalam still lingers.

A Neermathalam yearning to

blossom for many years"

Will you continue to

love me, Krishna?

You've anything to tell me?

You brought up my children well

And you gave me more than I wished for..

It is midnight.

The body will be taken

only in the morning"

ask everyone to leave..

Shodu, Chinnan, you also go to sleep.

I will stay here with Dasettan"

Sulu, you too 90..

Go!

Mom, please go and sleep..

I will stay here

You 90..

Only this night, Dasettan

will be with me..

With widowhood,

A woman's first life comes to an end..

Then what she gets is a second life..

In the second life that counts losses

What is never lost

is the name one earns in first life..

I will always remain Mrs Das..

Krishna,

You are really weak"

I came when I heard

you're here..

Anyway no one is staying here

Then why should we retain it?

If you are selling,

there is a good buyer

When I asked Mohan and Sundaran

They asked me to consult you".

But those who buy,

won't they demolish it?

It is more than 150 years old..

And can collapse any moment.

Do as you wish..

Let us keep the sacred grove and

Neermathalam tree, and sell only the rest..

If you sell everything, memories of

Punnayulkulam too will fade away"

I want at least the memory of

This Neermathalam tree..

'The Time Neermathalam Blossomed'

Madam gave me an appointment today"

I am Akbar Ali

I had sent some cassettes

of Urdu Ghazals for her..

She will be here soon.

I have heard a lot about you"

Though I am meeting you

for the first time..

For years, I've admired you..

This meeting is Merciful Allah's blessing

This bewitching smile of yours

Is as soft and sweet like yourwords..

I don't know Urdu..

This bewitching smile of yours

Is as soft and sweet like yourwords..

Sit down.

If you don't mind,

Shall I sit near yourfeet?

A Muslim should not bow before anyone

Except for Allah..

Doesn't your Quran say so?

This is not bowing"

But a self dedication as Gita says..

Before those we love and admire

We offer our mind and body

Bhagavad Gita is as great as Quran

That's what I think..

I've heard that you are a

great scholar and orator..

But you also know how

to talk sweetly"

What you said is a

great honour for me..

I am a humble admirer and teacher

You are mostly in Delhi, isn't it?

Mini, bring some coffee..

For the last few days

I was listening to the ghazals you sent

Urdu is such a

beautiful language"

Madhavikkutty, a gifted

writer dear to Allah

The gems of words that

flow from your fingers

And the love that brims in them

I am deeply in love with them..

'Why count your age in years?'

'Why count your age in years?'

'When desires stay young?'

'If you are not here

Why do I stay here?'

'If you are not here

Why do I stay here?'

'If time stops still'

'If time stops still'

'My footsteps would be seen on earth'..

Hello..

No, lam on the way

Like the most beautiful

ghazal I heard in my life,

'If you are not here

Why do I stay here?'

When I left home, I looked for you..

I went to pick Kamala

It's her birthday today"

Kamala, this is Girija and her daughter

They stay near our house..

You know her, isn't it?

Can widows celebrate birthdays?

Didn't I tell you?

Today, someone is coming to see Ammu..

I don't want anything

inauspicious today"

Why is she behaving like this?

Don't you know that?

When going for something auspicious

Seeing a widow is considered inauspicious

She didn't like your presence..

Hello.

- It's Akbar Ali.

It's Akbar Ali sir..

My Hearty birthday wishes..

How do you know its my birthday?

Did I tell you?

No.. Shouldn't one know the

birthday of dear ones?

I am on the way from

Thiruvananthapuram.

I want to give you a birthday gift.

Why not?

Come and have lunch here..

I've heard you like dark colors..

After Dasettan's death, I

haven't celebrated birthdays

Maybe I felt like celebrating this year

To receive your gift"

Here are some poems I translated

Poems by Iqbal and Mirza Ghalib"

Do you know something?

...for being a widow..

In your community,

Are widows ostracised like this?

If they want, they can

also remarry, isn't it?

Islam is a religion that

respects women highly"

Long ago, when I was in Calcutta

I wished to become a Muslim..

I also jokingly told Dasettan about it..

I was fascinated by the sight of

North Indian Muslim girls

Wearing glass bangles and

mehndi all over their hands"

Shall I serve lunch...?

- Yes.

We've only vegetarian dishes here..

Hope you don't mind..

Not at all..

It's a birthday feast after all!

It is prayer time

Like at home, you can pray here..

Enough.

You have two wives, isn't it?

- Yes.

How come you married twice"

at this young age?

Didn't your first

wife get upset?

If you can protect and satisfy both

And have the means and health

If necessary,

You can marry up to four, right?

But is it possible to apportion love?

I'd say love is like a wild stream"

It can flow in any direction"

It is our mind that

gives it direction..

But after sometime,

wouldn't it get weak?

And it slows downfifl

Nothing like that.

So, it has to flow..

Mini, serve the sweet dish..

After that, you've to

recite Urdu poetry

Now I feel I am Allah's dearest.

That is why Allah made me

eligible for this love..

This youngster captivates me

his scholarship,

His innocent smile..

Everything attracts me to him..

A totally new experience

Like a new perfect woman, untouched by age,

Taking birth inside me..

It has been so long since I painted!

When I write or paint

I don't like anyone sitting near me

Good that you told me..

I will leave"

I told that to Dasettan and the kids

So that I can stay alone..

It is not applicable for you..

In front of you, I am

not Kamala orAami..

These graceful hands, capable

of writing and painting -

I am old, boy..

They were beautiful.

You mostly paint nudes?

Haven't you received a lot

of criticisms for that?

Those rogues have no other job..

All are hypocrites!

Did you see this painting?

Once, a so-called painting

connoisseur from North

Asked me, whether it's my self portrait.

Does it resemble me at all?

I removed the saree from my bosom

And asked him straight:

Does my breast resemble hers?

After that, he didn't utter a word!

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