March 04, 2011

Rituals

She remembers how she would always try and avoid the rituals around festivals. The socializing, the pujas, the fasting…Ma would constantly pester her to take an active part in these things as she would be expected to continue the tradition after marriage. ‘Oh please!’ she would scoff and walk away. All of it looked very artificial, very insignificant to her.

Then, she got married and moved to another city.

Now, in this strange new place, she doesn’t have any family around. Nobody to see whether or not she is practicing the family rituals.

Like every day, she sits to have her morning cup of tea with her husband. He opens a new pack of Parle-G and offers her. She refuses...

‘It’s Shivratri. I’m fasting today.’
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14 comments:

  1. girishMarch 4, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    But whyyyyy ??

    :) Welcome back. About time too.

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  2. bhumikaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Because when you stay away from family, rituals are a way that make you feel closer home.

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  3. JigishaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    brilliant :)

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  4. KayMarch 10, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    oh...you got married!!!!

    aren't we all time's fools!!!!

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  5. bhumikaMarch 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    @jigi

    thanks!

    @kay

    hey, long time! yes, got married a couple of months ago :) hope all's well at your end.

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  6. NavinMarch 11, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Nice. Completely new idea. Will need to give a head to it.

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  7. sreeni sreedharanMarch 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM

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  8. sreeni sreedharanMarch 17, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    congrats bhumika!

    still parle-G ?
    buy 50-50 ;)

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  9. bhumikaMarch 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    @navin

    Welcome! and thanks :)

    @sreeni

    thank u :)sure, it's time to try 50-50 :P
    time for u to post some new pics.

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  10. sreeni sreedharanMarch 18, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    done!

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  11. UnknownApril 27, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    I love how it is so simple and then the last line makes the entire post so powerful. :)

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  12. mitaliJuly 11, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Totally agree with Priyaka. Looks so simple in the beginning. And then the last line delivers the punch :) Lovely

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  13. mitaliJuly 11, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Totally agree with Priyaka. Looks so simple in the beginning. And then the last line delivers the punch :) Lovely!

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  14. Mansi TrivediNovember 17, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Beautiful post. You should write for Dsplaced.com :)

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