.......of Pilgrimage & the Holy Month......!!!!

....the Holy month of Ramaadan is round the corner....as the community brace up for thanksgiving nd sacrifice...avoiding water&fud from dawn to dusk: undoubtedly a tough call...this is the mth of puritan,spartan thoughts & of reflection...hospital hrs r truncated...9 am to 2.30pm & 8pm to 11pm....the evening hrs will be a rush hr as people wud pour in after Iftaar...!!..I refer this session as a T20 match nd spot Dx will be the order of the day...also the dosage pattern changes as people would take medicine dawn & Dusk....with humidity nd rains the communicable element will make lives tougher...its a challenge nd functionality caring for sentiments...the homes will start adorning newer looks with old things discarded nd a shopping spree nd promotions already there...!!...the companies & Govt.will announce spl. Ramaadan allowances for the believer & follower....nd time will fly by in a wink....must say...!!....to believe in anything Good is Godliness & prayers r the forte of our existence...the Pilgrimages however trying it is have a spl.place in our hearts...unison with anything pure & Holy....!!...the thought process controlling one's basic instincts...for we r not infallible to temptations....with so many deaths & destruction at home....prayers will be on lips nd the path to India's spirit of Pilgrimage recarved....the indomitable Human Soul cannot be suppressed for long....!!!!

.......under the Monsoon sea who loves to lie with me ....Come hither.....come hither...come hither...!!!

......its a brisk march now....though the overcast condition continues....the sun a guest appearance..!!!.......Sagor Ahmed had a tough time last night chasing the Tunas in deep sea ; the fishing line injuring him..the Maldivian waters  ..... now,a record 16yrs...in Fishing Dhoni, as they call their boat here.....the Maldivian sun & breeze have converted his mane into a lustrous golden   akin to a bleach.....upon prodding :he attributed this to the Sun.....day in & day out in the sea, chasing the Yellow fin Tuna...Sagor would criss cross the atolls nd return back in a fortnight to see me,he being fond of me,narrating his deep sea venture....!!!...the Maldivian sunny mane,pitch black tan,& his get up can 100percent pass him as a local Islander....!!!...he speaks chaste Dhivehi nd he is not the only one..!!..Fulbadsha incapacitated temporarily by a swollen Knee .is a diver par excellence...only difference is: he is not equipped with Scuba Gear.....!!!!...his job is to fetch Coral sand frm a depth of 10 to 15 ft diving with a lungful of inhale, packing up his 2kg bag undersea nd resurfacing aft a couple of mts....he would collect @150 bags daily nd sell it to the bldrs for brick making, nd kuchaa pavements...the sparkling white chips strong enough...!!!!...the civilian gentry apart,the likes of Sagor & Fulbadsha generate lot of positivity nd enthusiasm...the hardship they endure : smilingly, in a foreign land to keep their home & hearth warm, far far away....in a remote Bangla village...!!!