Arabian Sea - An Unending Sea of Passion !

I want you all to FEEL JEALOUS ABOUT ME !

A soothing EARTHY SMELL OF DAMP SOIL ; A cup of SULAIMANI CHAI in hand and reading a NOVEL ; Nothing can be more PERFECT to experience MONSOON. 

Yes it started raining in SOUTH INDIA. The best thing about Job-Switch is that you get some time to finish reading the Novels that was pending in your list.  
I have only a  couple of few more blissful days like this ; Target for next week is to finish all the Novels pending in my list.




Lets get into ANOTHER WORLD !
Are you READY ?

Lying on your bed reading a NOVEL about FISHERMAN and drinking SULAIMANI CHAI which is the product of FISHERMAN COMMUNITY OF KERALA.
Can there be more BLISS than this ?
It is believed that ; Every Sip of Suleimani Chai can bring Waves of Emotions inside your Soul. These Waves of Emotions that arise in your heart is compared with the Waves of Arabian Sea.
A scene from the Malayalam Movie "Ustad Hotel" that explains Suleimani Chai.

This part of ARABIAN SEA you see in the film / video is called - QUEEN !



Today's Topic is AN UNENDING SEA OF PASSION !
In the world where anything that is SLIGHTLY AMBIGUOUS is DISCOUNTED as not being of MUCH VALUE - I present you all AN UNENDING SEA OF PASSION !
People will LAUGH at you when you are SEEING THOSE THINGS that are not related to PERFECTION AND SURVIVAL. 
PASSION  = THAT WHICH IS BEYOND WHAT IS SAID = A DISCOUNTED TERM IN THE NORMAL SOCIETY.

FOR MYSELF :
UNENDING SEA OF PASSION = ARABIAN SEA !
Both my parents were born and raised in  Haripad - Alappuzha.
My Native place is called VENICE OF THE EAST !




CHEMMEEN is a NOVEL based on the fishermen community of Alappuzha District whose daily SURVIVAL is never a GUARANTEE.
This was my Father's Favourited Novel. 
Chemmeen is a Novel written by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.
The Novel clearly explains HOW HUMAN BEINGS KILL THEIR PASSION IN PURSUIT OF SURVIVAL !

The novel is based on the OPPRESSED CLASS OF KERALA - THE FISHERMAN COMMUNITY largely found in coastal areas.
Lets explore CHEMMEEN which is the winner of PRESIDENT AWARD.




CHEMMEEN is a malayalam word, meaning = PRAWN.
This is what Chemmeen is !




A fisherman is PASSIONATE about ARABIAN SEA and he loves FISHING !
A fisherman sings ;
Iam going to cross the SEA ; Oh Sea what will you give me in return ?
Am I going to see the UNSEEN HIDDEN TREASURE that is buried inside the SEA ?
I will be fishing on the WAVES OF MILK on the 14th Night (Full Moon Night) ;
What is there inside the SEA ? Ruby Stones ? Diamonds ? Pearls ?
Will I get PEARLS OF SHYNESS on the FULL MOON NIGHT ?
On the ILLUSORY ISLAND IN THE BIG POND OF MY MIND !
On the MIDNIGHT PLATFORM ; ON THE FIFTH PLATTER ;
WILL YOU GIVE ME THE DIVINE VIRGIN's NECKLACE OF MARRIAGE ?




The FISHERMAN uncling himself from the PSEUDO SECURITY called PROTECTION and ventures into the ARABIAN SEA. The fisherman is PASSIONATE about ARABIAN SEA AND FISHING - And he considers Arabian Sea as his Mother because she provides him a MEANS FOR ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL.

ONE CAN RELATE IT TO RICHARD BACH - ILLUSION !




However - If a Fisherman's married wife becomes FAITHLESS when her husband is out in the SEA ; he will be consumed by SEA. The fisher folk have the DIRECT CONSCIOUSNESS and experience of SACRED NATURE.

Metaphorically it means : When a woman fall from GRACE - The waves of Arabian Sea will rise HIGH ; as high as MOUNTAIN and CLIMB THE SHORE and DESTROYS everything on the SHORE.
Fisherman  has NO CHOICE OTHER THAN SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT RISKING HIS LIFE - for his PASSION FOR FISHING.
With the ticket called PSUDO SECURITY the women SWIM  AWAY AGAINST THE CURRENT OF LIFE IN ILLUSION FOR THE SAKE OF SURVIVAL.

A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF PASSION vs PURSUIT FOR SURVIVAL is demonstrated in the NOVEL.
A movie was also made based on the Novel.




Best DIALOGUE in the movie made by the wife of Fisherman - The Women of the Oppressed Class !
"Alone by HERSELF She felt as if she was relieving a story in a strange language she could hardly follow. There must have been Grand Mothers who suffered like this. The Sea Breeze murmured the same kind of SAD TALE. In the sound of WAVES - one could hear this same story again and again. The sands of the seashore must have KNOWN IN".

Today Kerala is 100% Literate  and we don't see such things in the MODERN ERA.
Even the OPRESSED CLASS is EVOLVING in South India.

However EVOLUTION is not seen in UPPER CLASS OF NORTH INDIA.
Despite of all education how oppressed is the NORMAL WELL EDUCATED NORTH INDIAN UPPER CLASS SOCIETY which is capable of seeing only those things related to SURVIVAL ?
This is something I have seen only among WELL EDUCATED UPPER CLASS NORTH INDIANS.

ARABIAN SEA = PASSION !
Oh Seashore ; Oh Seashore ..
Oh the aching DEPTHS and DISTANCE of the undulating sea....
The shore and the distance we have searched ....
Oh my unending SEA OF PASSION....
You pour a ROAR's sea into my HEART FOREVER...
The core of the coral isle we have reached...
The shore and distance we have searched....
The MINE of MERCY you offer !

This part of ARABIAN SEA you see in the film/video is called - MINICOY !




The song is shot in MINICOY an ISLAND in ARABAIN SEA also close to my HOME TOWN.
Minicoy is located in LAKSHADWEEP and the Native language of Lakshadweep is MALAYALAM - My Mother Tounge !










Now let me introduce you to the BREATH of ARABIAN SEA,
Let me introduce you to UYIRE. 
UYIRE = BREATH ! (Both in Malayalam / Tamil)
Arabian Sea is affectionately called as UYIRE in NORTH KERALA.

Do you want to get a GLIMPSE OF UYIRE !
MUSIC COMPOSER : Harris Jayraj 

THIS PART OF ARABIAN SEA YOU SEE IN THE FILM/VIDEO IS CALLED UYIRE !
ARABIAN SEA = UYIRE = PASSION !
DO YOU HAVE THE PASSION FOR ROMANCE ?

Everything in life should have a CLASS STATEMENT !
And CLASS STATEMENT comes with PASSION !

Only a part of the song was shot in UYIRE - ARABIAN SEA ; Rest In ROSS ISLAND - BAY OF BENGAL.
PASSION = SEA ! 





ROSS ISLAND ?






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