MOTHER TERESA...........HUMANITARIAN

"DO NOT WAIT FOR LEADERS, DO IT ALONE; PERSON TO PERSON"

worked among poorest of the poor in the slums of calcutta, providing food for the needy,

operating hospitals, schools, orphanages and shelters for the lepers and the dying poor..

YES....

In 1979 world hounoured AGNES GONXHA BOJAXHIU with NOBEL PEACE PRIZE..

her own order, "MISSIONARIES of CHARITY", loved and cared those persons nobody was prepared to look after.

In 1985, wen I was a pre-degree(there is no +2 in Kerala syllabus) student, was at Kodai with my friend Manzoor ,whose native place was Kumily... an unexpected short tour from his home... Now , I remember the board of Mother Teresa Women's University , seen in the hill station.

On the way from Trivandrum to Chennai

as a break from the monotounous TRIVANDRUM life,,,, home(Nishi n aachi)--skool(nanthencode, pattom)---secretariat----home, again on next day to....skool, office...

to make the matter more interesting , both BIJUKUTTAN n JAFAR (we some times out of affection call him ARAFAT),, were also available and V decided to go to KALIGHAT, GANGTOK, GAUHATI, SHILLONG, N MUMBAI availing a week long leave together with ONAM holidays..

2 months after planning the trip.. our first day of 2 weeks journey started on Aug 28 in Chennai Mail.. no, in No:20 Madras Mail , my beleif is that Mammootty n Mohanlal for the first time, together in this Joshi film ...also starring skool mate of my wife.

train journey is too long but it's a good experience..U get 2 meet some interesting persons.

KUTTAN like media men , with a scribbling pad, busy preparing for that day's channel news... exchanged some views, on Pay Revision, Promotion and Lavalin with fellow passengers... they , 3 or 4 were to Madras to attend the marriage of a relative. Heated argument between JAFAR n KUTTAN on pay revision followed.

thanks to Mrs.Jaferikka, a fine dinner (Pathiri or Oratty, Vaala Fry, meen Curry)..

next morning at 7.30 WE reached Chennai central... KUTTAN n ME familiar here as this is our third trip to the land of Kodambakkam..

after short fresh up in a hotel,, and 2 idlys.. in the cheapest mode of travel to the airport.. suburban electric train... just walk through the sub way (to cross the road) from Chennai central rly stn to Park Street Suburban Stn... only 6 rupees..

park street to Tirusoolam... covering, Egmore, Guindy, Kodambakkam, Meenambakkam,

just opposite is the Kamaraj Domestic terminal...

PETTIYUM THOOKKI 3 PERUM KOODI OTTA NATARAJ TRAVELS...

ENGANEYUNDU.