My Mother's saree pallu
 I don’t think our kids know what a pallu is as mothers now rarely wear saree. The principle use of Ma’s pallu was to provide the elegance to her drape. But along with that, it also served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the stove.
It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears and as a hand towel.

For sleeping kids her lap was the mattress and her pallu the warm cover.
When guests came, those pallus were ideal hiding places for shy kids..
And when going out as little kids, the pallu became an anchor, a guide to follow the Mom in the big bad world

And when the weather was cold, Maa  wrapped it around her arms.
Those glorious sari pallus wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that pallu. It doubled as her apron too
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the pallu was used to bring in berries and sweet scented flowers that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old sari pallu could dust in a matter of seconds.
It carried so many toys, a proper basket
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that ‘old-time sari pallu’ that served so many purposes.

The pallu is nothing but magic woven.

*And know what this pallu carried…..I don’t think I ever caught anything from my MOMS pallu – but love*
Lovely, isn’t it? I know the feeling will be equally felt by my people of my age group… ( Infact by all..Amma is special 😘)

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#Parents_Don’t_Die,
#We_put_them_to_Death..

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The house looks empty.

But I feel that parents live forever and they stay with us.

It's us who forget them.
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a sister has the pretty face
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a sibling smiles like dad or
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Parents don't die.
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They live in us.
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Despite their physical absence, they continue to live in us.

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when you want to see them,

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Kind attn. @par_the_nomad

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An interesting and hilarious forward I received!

சிவன்: நக்கீரரே! எமது பாட்டில் எங்கு குற்றம் கண்டீர்? சொற்சுவையிலா? அல்லது பொருட்சுவையிலா?

நக்கீரர்: சொல்லில் குற்றமில்லை. இருந்தாலும் அது மன்னிக்கப்படலாம். பொருளில்தான் குற்றமிருக்கிறது.

சிவன் : என்ன குற்றம் கண்டீர்?
நக்கீரர் : எங்கே தாங்கள் இயற்றிய செய்யுளைச் சொல்லும்?

சிவன் : தின்பதோ வாழ்க்கை வேலை வேறில்லை தம்பி
ஓமம் சேர்க்காமல் கண்டதும் உளதே
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Forwarded as received

* Hindu *

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Wrong, it's documentary
Note the proof.

Request to share forward in all your groups by reading this.

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