Tuticorin after 13 years or more!!
The place where I was born,
A chance visit by a cousin in March for a family function
prompted us to visit Tuticorin in April.
Its hot, humid and essentially a hot summer there!
We decided to brave the heat and do the quick trip over the
tamil new year weekend!!
Lot of misgivings about the long drive, the kids weak
stomach, the heat, the “not so clean” streets and everything else we did not
think about.
The journey – not so bad, hot yes, but not that we could not
tolerate it, being born and having lived in the state for so many years- your
roots surface during adverse situationsJ
Visiting relatives, family, friends, seeing the narrow lanes
of Tuticorin, the stores visited as kids, the streets walked to visit
relatives, the houses which reminded me of how it was being a kid!
The housewarming function was the reason we went and it was
my best family get together in many years!
Met so many of my relatives, an old “local guardian” who
just happened to stay down the road from my college where I used to run to when
I wanted good food and family.
Cousins of cousins and sisters of friends and mom;s cousins
and more!!
It was a treat to someone cut off from the rest of the
family living and working and never visiting any such gathering!!
The kids enjoyed the attention, the newness of the place,
the people and the space!!
The beach trip was pleasant, the views were beautiful, the
food was heavenly.
What more could someone want from memories!!
