MY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES FROM DEATH

There may be a good number of people who have escaped from the clutches of death at some point of their life. There may also be those who have escaped death more than once.  But those who have escaped from death 4 or 5 times will be hard to find and I am one among them.  I had escaped from the clutches of death 5 times since birth. 

The first time when I had come face to face with death was when I was hardly 2 ½ years old.  My neighbour who was an advocate in the Munisiff’s Court at Cherthala, Kerala  used to leave the house  by 9’clock every day.  On that fateful day also he left at usual time and walked a few metres when he remembered that he has forgotten to take his specks and  went back to his house.  While returning to his house he noticed some big bubbles coming from the pond and to his surprise found one of my hands appearing on the surface of the water.  Immediately he realized it was me and shouted at his servant who was working in the courtyard to jump and save me which he did instantaneously and thereby I escaped from death. Had my neighbour not forgotten his specks on that day I would not have been alive today.

The second  incident  had happened when I was 3 years old.  I fell seriously ill and was diagonised as having Fatty Liver which is a very serious ailment. I was under treatment at the  Government Hospital for  sometime but without any avail. Subsequently, I had to undergo  treatment of one of the famous homeopathic doctors of Cherthala those days named Dr.Bhat and as a result of which I had survived the illness.

The third one was escape from a train accident which took place  at Perumon in Quilon District of Kerala in the late 80s.  Although I had planned  to go to Trivandrum on that day by Kanyakumari Express for some work, I had to postpone the journey last minute due to some inconvenience.  In  the night when we heard the news regarding the tragedy in which so many people died,  myself and wife heaved a sigh of relief for  my having postponed the journey  and thereby escaping  from the accident. 

The fourth escape was from a scooter accident . I had bought a new scooter and after taking the delivery, my brother-in-law was driving the same while I was pillion rider.  When we reached my present home town Vaikom the scooter got skidded and both of us were thrown off the vehicle sustaining minor injuries all over the body. I have escaped without sustaining any major injury . .

The fifth escape was again from a scooter accident that took place during 1998.  A couple of days prior to that, one of my close friends who was the  leader of INTUC-led Union at Velloor Newsprint T.V.Joseph was stabbed to death in his coir factory at Cherthala by his own worker .  This incident  has come as a rude shock to  me and I was totally out of mind.  The following day we had to go to my wife’s house urgently and myself and wife  went on the scooter but I forgot to take helmet.  While we were half way through, the scooter got skidded and both of us fell down and I had sustained head injury while my right hand got fractured. I was hospitalized while my wife escaped unhurt.  Fortunately for me, in the X-ray it was seen that my head injury was not serious and I was discharged from the hospital after 3 days.

In this way I escaped from the clutches of death 5 times  to remain alive today due to sheer luck.

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ആന്റണിയുടെ ‘ആദര്‍ശ ധീരത’ ഒരു മുഖം മൂടി

എ കെ ആന്റണി  പറയുന്നു 

·         ഞാന്‍  പാവമാണ്

·         ജനിച്ച നാള്‍ മുതല്‍ പച്ചവെള്ളം ചവച്ചുകുടിക്കുന്നവനാണ്

· ദിവസവും രാവിലെയുംവൈകുന്നേരവും ആദര്‍ശ രാഷ്ട്രീയം അരച്ച് കലക്ക്യത് കുടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നവനാണ്.

·         വെളുത്ത ഖദര്‍ സ്ഥിരമായി ധരിക്കുന്നവനാണ്

·         പണ്ടു ഇന്ദിര ഗാന്ധിക്ക് ചിക്ക മംഗലുരില്‍  മത്സരിക്കുവാന്‍  സീറ്റ്‌ കൊടുത്തതില്‍ പ്രതിഷേധിച്ചു മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പദവി.പുല്ലു പോലെ വലിചെരിഞ്ഞവനാണ്

 

·   കേന്ദ്രത്തില്‍ ഭക്ഷ്യിയ സിവില്‍ മന്തി ആയിരിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ പഞ്ചസാര ഇറക്കുമതിയില്‍ അഴിമതി യുന്റെന്നു ആരോപണം ഉയര്‍ന്നപ്പോള്‍ രാജി വച്ച് പോയവനാണ്‌ 

ഈ കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം പാര്‍ലമെന്‍റില്‍ ആന്റണിസംസാരിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള്‍ വികാര    വിക്ഷോഭം കൊണ്ടു    എന്നാണു മലയാള മനോരമ റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടില്‍ നിന്ന് മനസ്സിലായത്‌. മനോരമപറയുന്ഇത്രയുംപറഞ്ഞു കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള്‍ പ്രതിപക്ഷ അംഗങ്ങള്‍   ആന്റണി പറഞ്ഞത് അംഗീകരിച്ചു എന്നാണു.    കുറച്ചു കൂടി സംസാരിച്ചിരുന്നെങ്കില്‍ ഒരു പക്ഷെ ആന്റണി  കരച്ചിലിന്റെ വക്കോളം       എത്തുമായിരുന്നിരിക്കാം. അങ്ങനെ   സംഭവിച്ചിരുന്നെങ്കില്‍ പ്രതിപക്ഷാംഗങ്ങള്‍  കൂടെ കരഞ്ഞു എന്നും മനോരമ എഴുതുമായിരുന്നിരിക്കാം

പക്ഷെ ഇതിന്റെ മറുവശം ഇതാണ്:

·       രാജീവ്‌ ഗാന്ധി പ്രധാന മന്ത്രിയായിരിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ നടന്ന അറുപത്തിനാല് കോടി രൂപയുടെ ബോ-ഫോര്സ് കുംഭാകൊനത്തിലെ മുഖ്യ പ്രതി കട്രോചിയെ കുറ്റ വിമുക്തനാക്കി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു വെറുതെ വിടാന്‍ സോണിയാ ഗാന്ധിയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ നീക്കങ്ങള്‍  നടന്നപ്പോഴും ആന്റണി മൌനം  ഭജിച്ചിരുന്നു 

·                 കാര്‍ഗിലില്‍ യുദ്ധത്തില്‍ മരിച്ച ജവാന്മാരുടെ വിധവകള്‍ക്കു വേണ്ടി നിര്‍മിച്ച ഫ്ലാറ്റുകള്‍             കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിലെ ഉന്നതന്മാരായ നേതാക്കന്മ്മാര്‍ ഉള്‍പ്പെടെയുള്ളവര്‍ തട്ടിയെടുത്തപ്പോള്‍ അതിനു മൂക സാക്ഷ്യം വഹിച്ചു.

·         ഇസ്രെലുമായി പതിനായിരം കോടി രൂപയുടെ മധ്യ ദൂര ഭൂതല ആകാശ മിസൈല്‍ വാങ്ങുന്നതിന് ഇന്ത്യ ഒപ്പ് വച്ച കരാറില്‍ അറുനൂറു കോടി രൂപയുടെ അഴിമതി നടന്നു  എന്ന വാര്‍ത്ത പുറത്തു വന്നപ്പോള് ഒരു നടപടിയും എടുക്കാതെ മൌനം ഭജിച്ചു

·         യുദ്ധവിമാനങ്ങള്‍നിര്‍മിച്ചിട്ടു ആവശ്യക്കാരില്ലാതതിനാല്‍ അടച്ചുപൂട്ടാനിരുന്ന ഒരു ഫ്രഞ്ച് കമ്പന്യില്‍ നിന്ന് ആന്റണിയുടെ വകുപ്പ് അരലക്ഷം കോടി രൂപ നല്‍കി യുദ്ധ വിമാനങ്ങള്‍ വാങ്ങി. അതിനും കൂട്ട് നിന്ന്  ഈ ആദര്‍ശ  ധീരന്‍.
കരസേന മേധാവി വീ കെ സിംഗ് സൈന്യത്തിന് വേണ്ടി നിലവാരം കുറഞ്ഞ അറുന്നൂറു വാഹനം വാങ്ങാന്‍ കൂട്ട് നിന്നാല്‍ പതിന്നാലുകോടിരൂപ കോഴ നല്‍കാം എന്ന് വാഗ്ദാനം  ഉണ്ടായി

എന്നും  താന്‍  ഇക്കാര്യം ആന്റണിയോട് പറഞ്ഞിട്ടും നടപടിയൊന്നും എടുത്തില്ല എന്നാണു. ഇക്കാര്യത്തിലും ആന്റണി മൌനം ഭജിച്ചു. ഇപ്പോള്‍ പറയുന്നു ഒരു വര്ഷം മുമ്പാണ് വീ കെ സിംഗ് തന്റെ വസതിയില്‍ വന്നു കണ്ടു ഇക്കാര്യം പറഞ്ഞത്. അത് കേട്ടപ്പോള്‍  താന്‍ തലയില്‍ കൈ വച്ചു കുറച്ചു നേരം ഇരുന്നു പോയി. പക്ഷെ തുടര്‍ നടപടിക്കു സിംഗ് താല്പ്പര്യമെടുക്കാതിരുന്നതിനാല്‍ ഇതേക്കുറിച്ച് അന്വേഷണം നടത്താന്‍  മെനക്കെട്ടില്ല എന്നാണു.

പ്രതിരോധ വകുപ്പിലെ അഴിമതി വീ കെ സിംഗിന്റെ വീട്ടു കാര്യം അല്ലല്ലോ? 

ഇതാണോ ആദര്ശ ധീരത? അഴിമതി നടത്തുന്നത് പോലെ കുറ്റമല്ലേ അഴിമതിക്ക് കൂട്ട് നില്‍ക്കുനതും.          അഴിമതി കണ്ടില്ലെന്നു നടിക്കുന്നതും. അഴിമതിക്കെതിരെ വാ തോരാതെ സംസാരിച്ചത് കൊണ്ടു മാത്രം അഴിമതി വിരുദ്ധന്‍ ആയോ? 

ആദര്‍ശ ധീരത കാണിക്കേണ്ടത് ധീരമായ നടപടികളില്‍ കൂടിയായിരിക്കണം. അതല്ലാതെ അഴിമതിക്കെതിരായ അധര സേവ നടത്തിയിട്ട് കാര്യമില്ല. തന്റെ വകുപ്പില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന അഴിമതിക്കെതിരെ പോലും ഒരു ചെറുവിരല്‍ പോലും അനക്കാതെ വികാര വിക്ഷോഭം കൊണ്ടിട്ടു എന്ത് കാര്യം?

ഇതില്‍ നിന്ന് ഈ ആദര്ശ ധീരത വെറും മുഖം മൂടിയാണെന്നു തെളിയുന്നു.

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EDUCATION AFTER PLUS-2 -- TO GO BY CHILDREN’S WISH OR NOT

It is but natural that all parents have to undergo a lot of tension and are very much concerned about  the studies of their wards.  It is all the more so when it comes to higher studies  once they pass Plus-2 or Pre-Degree as the case may be.  Generally it is seen that now-a-days majority of parents prefer to send their wards for Engineering or medicine only.  Moreover, unlike earlier  days a lot of facilities for coaching are available now which the students can avail  and prepare for entrance examination.  Hardly 5-6% of students only opt to join courses other than Engineering or Medicine.   

I had to confront this problem 15 years ago when my daughter was studying in Plus-1.   She was interested in joining Hotel Management Course.  Though myself and wife were ready to go by her wish, our  relations were not inclined to agree to it .  This was as a result of the fear that it will pose problem at the time of her getting married.  Consequently, I had got her admitted to a college for Physics Degree Course. She could not pursue the same and she lost one year in the process.  So the following year I had allowed  her to appear for entrance examination in Hotel Management Diploma. She had  passed the test followed by personal interview. Those days there was not much  scope for educational loan and some of my friends had even asked me to think twice before taking a decision as to whether I can afford to send her for that course. . Nevertheless I took the firm decision that come what may I will go ahead with my plan and accordingly she joined Hotel Management Course. 

 Before completion of the course itself she came out with flying colours in the campus interview conducted by a reputed Hotel Group and got appointed as House Keeping Trainee. She  worked there for more than 5 years as Executive-Housekeeping.

Later on, she had  quit hotel job on getting an offer as Asst Adm Officer in a private company..  After working there for 2 years she  got another offer from an American company  as Adm Officer and she is working in the capacity of Sr Manager  right now drawing a handsome salary.

Now looking back I feel satisfied that even though I had dilly-dallied in sending her for Hotel Management course initially resulting in her losing one year,  the decision taken by me to allow her to pursue higher studies in the said course  was 100% correct. Had I not done so paying  heed to  the advice of some of my friends and relations,  she would not have been able to even dream of attaining the status being enjoyed by her at present. The saying that goes thus ‘Better late than Never’ has become quite meaningful in her case.

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TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS-A (JAUNDICE) – THE HEREDITARY WAY

What is the inspiration behind writing this blog? It  is nothing other than a news item appearing in ‘Deshabhimani’ the other day.  That related to hereditary one dose treatment for various ailments.  This treatment is done by one Aliamma Vaidya hailing from Mukkoottuthara in Kanjirapally Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala.  She has inherited this from her father and has been in this field for the last 29 years.  Main diseases which she treats are Urinal bladder stone, piles, hypertension, tonsillitis, diabetes, sinus and recurring headache.  In addition she treats dandruff, allergy etc.  She grows all the herbs required for making the medicines towards treatment in her courtyard itself.  Hundreds of thousands   of people have already made use of her treatment and received solace so far.  Her mobile numbers are 9496182055/9446665151.

The said report brings to me the memory of my experience with hereditary one dose treatment as far back as 20 years ago.  At that time my son had to be hospitalized  for complaint of stomach ache. On undergoing medical investigation he was found to be having Hepatitis-A which is a disease that can prove fatal if not treated properly.  Within a couple of days of his admission, his condition became worse and he started vomiting  whatever is taken  including water and we had to spend sleepless nights. The doctor attending on him pacified us that his condition will improve gradually. But it was not to be.

Accidentally, at that time   I came to know about the hereditary treatment practised  by one of my colleagues who was a lady for Hepatitis-A. On enquiry  many of my co-employees vouchsafed that her treatment is quite effective. When contacted, she told me  to get my son discharged from the hospital first and then take him to her office for treatment.  I was in a quandary as the doctor who was attending my son  refused to discharge him on the ground that it will prove fatal.  Finally he had to succumb to my persistent demand. That was one of the most trying times in my life.

Next day morning with a heavy heart I took my son to my colleague lady   who gave the  herbal medicine to him. She told me that he should not  vomit it out atleast for one hour.  Thus myself and wife  kept vigil to see that he does not  vomit it out. After an hour my colleague  confirmed that there is nothing to be afraid of and he will totally recover in a couple of days and asked me to give any  food as he likes.  She had only taken Rs.50/- towards fees that too on my insistence. From the time he was discharged from the hospital we had  undergone a lot of tension  the depth of which cannot be  fathomed.  This was  owing to the  fear as to whether what the doctor had warned us will come true or not? However, my son’s condition started improving gradually and he could recoup his  health in a few days time. He had since got his blood tested twice after elapsing of a few years to see whether the virus is active or not but the tests proved to be negative.

 That colleague who had treated my son is a native of Fort Kochi who still continues to treat Hepatitis-A patients  as before. From my experience I can say for certain that hereditary one dose treatment is quite effective for treatment of Hepatits-A

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