Normal And Abnormal

We  shall find here the dress code of Kerala women a century ago. Image courtesy: Web sources K V George

MOLEOSOPHY is a method of fortune telling by observation and interpretation of moles in different parts of human body. Moles are generally found in different colours and sizes. Moles appear during childhood and adolescence. Most of us have over ten moles on our body. Some of these moles change in appearance or fade away during the course of time. A mole on the upper lip indicate a warm person generally well behaved to all, but have a weakness to opposite sex and luxurious things. A mole on the lower lip indicates that such people are foodies and interested in theatre art. Moles are widely used in different parts of the world for divination. Mole analysis is said to be used in Chinese medicine. Women with moles between the eye brows are considered very fortunate. They will be blessed with wisdom so appropriately. They will also remain wealthy. Females with mole on right or left eyebrow will make lot of money. Those with mole on the forehead shall be confident and make succes

This  strange incident took place in my younger days. The day was Wednesday. Date 27 May 1964. After finishing the breakfast, I started the spade work of making a pencil portrait of some big people. I had big collection of paper cuttings of national and international leaders. I had gone through many faces. Finally made up my mind to draw the portrait of the then Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru. I took the model photo and started sketching. By about 12.30 I have completed the work. The picture looked so good. I myself was highly impressed by the portrait of the Indian PM. Now I wanted to write a word of salutation under the picture. in Malayalam.  I went through many words. Finally selected the word ADARANJALIKAL. In fact I didn't know that this word was used for homage, not for living people. By about 1.00 pm I had completed the writing and hanged the portrait on the wall very proudly. By around 2.30 pm came the unbelievable news; "Nehru Passed Away"

We will make a quick journey through Kullu Manali. Hadimba Temple, Manali Manu Temple, Manali Bhrigu Lake, Manali Hamta Pass, Manali Himalayan Nyingmapa Buddhist Temple, Manali Museum of Himachal Culture and  Folk Art, Manali Gulaba, Manali Jagatsukh, Manali Chandrakhani Pass, Manali Image courtesy: Web sources K V George

This image was taken by Mariner 4 on July 15, 1965. Area covers - 330 km across by 1200 km from edge to the bottom. Mars Curiosity Rover image dated January 25, 2022. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope view of Mars. Here is the red planets surface looks like up close. Another image by NASA's Curiosity Rover which is exploring Mars for the past 6 years. Giant volcano 25 km high and 600 km across Image by Mars Phoenix Lander of NASA Image courtesy: NASA/Web sources K V George

We may have a close look at a few middle class houses in the suburbs of Australia. Image courtesy: Web sources K V George

Curry leaves  are indispensable part of Indian cuisine. This is widely used in southern and western coast of India. It is also used in other parts of Asia too. In Combodia and Indonesia it is dried and used as flavour for food items. Curry leaf plant is a native of Indian subcontinent. It is commercially planted in India. Of late Australia has started large cultivation of this plant. While it is a household plant in Kerala, large plantations can be found in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of India.  During the 1980s there were number of large plantations in Guntur region of AP. Many women reach these plantations early in the morning from nearby villages. They pluck the leaves and fill the bags tied on their backs. Many trucks were found parked on the side roads to carry the leaves to Chennai market. Murraya koenigii is the botanical name of curry leaf plant. It belong to the Rutaceae family. Other members of the family are, Rue, Citrus and Satinwood. The generic

We  will find here the middle class houses in America. Image courtesy: Web sources K V George