theru koothu.

hi everyone,

last week found time to see a theru koothu dance drama at allians francaise[i hope the spelling is right all u +2 frenchies.].off course it was free so i took papa also. it was a play based on ravindranath tagore story done by a troupe which comes from a koothu patra  school going on near kancheepuram specially for underprivileged children.  its run by a couple the wife is french. she came to learn the art from the master and married him.

the gist being the king decides to stop animal sacrifices at the kali temple but the queen very much against it as she has prayed to god for a baby promisisng animal sacrifice. she is aided by the kings brother and the pujari who plan to kill the adopted son to stop him succeeding the throne.  the pujaris disciple ultimately sacrifices himself to kali and everyone comes to their senses.  the costumes were colurful and great, the steps simple but good.  though the words of the song were not very clear all the time due to the tremondous voice it was sung in, luckily they had a background computer scrreen with the translation in english.  the play was excellent on the whole and nice to enjoy a different dance form.  people who dedicate their life for a cause without the pursuit of money and fame are really great.

tried to add culture to sajit but he refused to come.  sanju enjoyed it.

darshu , i suppose that once u cross 40 with demanding kids at home  the perfect birthday would be a peaceful one , of course with a few thoughtful gifts thrown in.  the other day sindhu and me were having this discussion about would u prefer a bouquet or a useful gift, and to her horror i chose the latter.  thats a capricorn for u.  the goat cant change its hair !!!!.

hoping to meet the rest of the family at rams get together.