Saying Bye To Theyyamma
Today, I'm going back to Bangalore for work after visiting home for Onam. I'm travelling by the Island Express that leaves at 05:42 pm from Ernakulam Town. I heard someone say that Railways might change name of this railway station to Ernakulam North as we refer to it here locally. So this could well be one of the last times I'll be literally leaving from Ernakulam Town station. At the station there was an old lady sitting to my right talking to somebody over an old mobile phone, one of those we had more than a decade back. She was talking loudly to someone about how a kid, probably her own grandson, spoke English fluently. Ten minutes later she cut her phone and randomly asked me about a memu train that was passing by. I replied to her query and asked her which train she was waiting for. She said it was Parasuram Express and tha...