Augmenting Spirit & its Sale

Another Onam where the Spirit rises only when “Spirit” reaches their blood with all bars, pubs & beverages corporation depots making money & making merry going around...
The Recent headline that the media pushed the boat about was the soaring sale of Alcohol in the state of Kerala during the season of Onam... It’s a pride for “Mallus” that being a small state with population of just 3 crore, Rs.30 crore were spent on Alcohol... Rs.10 per head... And per head expenditure increases when teetotallers are exempted... And it increases further if the details of liquor sold in bar and in black market are out...
And what is the reason that coerces the people to drink? Unknown....
I do remember one of our college lecturers bringing in the economics behind it...
1. Kerala is state with high literacy rate (highest to my knowledge).
2. Kerala is a state where women have high literacy rate.
3. Kerala is a state with high women to men ratio.
4. Women with high literacy demand more.
5. The men find it hard to meet their demands.
6. Tension increases.
7. Seeks tranquility in alcohol.
And to add to this,
Number 8: Kerala is the state with highest suicide rate... maybe alcoholism is the reason...
I am not stating that the above points are true... it maybe...

Onam

It's Onam... The regional festival of Kerala... Festival celebrated commemorating Lord Mahabali...

But why is it just another Onam?

Onam for the present generation is just “Pookkalamalsaram” (Floral carpet designing competition) and wearing traditional dress for namesake. And it is really sad to see few people finding it difficult to handle the traditional dress! In an unsettling way... Quite an ill-fate!

An Onam with the television featuring all hits(or so-called) of recent times, with all the Malayalees, sticking themselves in front of idiot-box to see the “Onavisesham”(Onam celebration) of their favourite stars, depriving themselves of the so called “vishesham”.

An Onam with all the textile shops marking down their prices. Thanks to them... At least the habit of buying Onakkodi (New dress) resides...

The pious, benign and chaste feeling of visiting temple, gathering flower on the way back, putting the floral carpet together with family, preparing the Onasadhya (feast) are all lost heaven...

I am afraid the future generations will be finding it hard to know the real pulse of Onam... No one will know what “Thumbappoo” & “Mukkoottippoo” means.

And the saddest part is that I am no exception...

First on blog

As told in my profile... This is my first step on Blogging world...
I would try to express my Mind, Open my Heart, That would be my Spirit....
This is a venture as told by my friend... Thanks to her... It's a start of a new habit...
Rather than being lazy, it's better to explore own Mind, think few ideas, post it here in the Heart of this blog in a soothing way that no one is offended, provided taken in right Spirit.