Kulai Speaker

I had a blog named Esthappan Unknown, after Arundathi Roy's character in God of Small things. I stopped blogging long back. I love to write, to tell stories, to share, to discuss. But could not put myself up to restart blogging. Then I was talking to my friend the other day. He said an interesting story. When I was blogging a few years back, he referred by blog to one of his friends. His friend followed by blog and get himself into blogging. He had a follower blogger. They became friends, met and eventually got married. Though it is a long shot, I was smiling when I heard this story. By an infinitesmall chance, I triggered their relationship. Well, that is not the complete reason for me restarting the blog, but defenitely it proved to be a catalyst. So, here I am doing one of the things I love. I did not start the blog as Esthappan Unknown though I still have it. I wanted a new name. Then 'Kulai Speaker' occured to me. What is Kulai Speaker? The picture tells it. Yes, it is a loud speaker and in Tamil Kulai means 'tube'. Since it resembles a tube we call it kulai speaker or tube speaker. Whoever has visited Tamil Nadu during the months of January can never miss these. For that matter anytime during a festival or a Election campaign. These speakers will be up in every lamp post, tree and keep pounding the ears with music, songs, speeches and what not... In the place where my home is, the local festival coincides everytime with my Final Exams. And these will be up and my memories are locked doors, fan at full speed, hands to ears and trying to study. But do they care, the kulai speakers. No. Here I am, taking their job and going to keep broadcasting or shouting what I want to say, have to say, wish to say. I guess that suits the title. Here we Go!!