Nurungukal....contd...

   I think it was in 1970 my brother who was in Indore proposed a case which was mooted by his friend who was a textile engineer. This friend had married from a family who originally belonged to Wayanad and later settled in Kozhikode. The proposed girl is the sister of his wife. I knew this family very well. They were one of the fairly rich families of Chalapuram where I had spent my college days. The many deep lanes between compounds in Chalapuram were our favourite places of rendezvous. Their house known as Anoth Hall was located on an elevated compound. On both sides of the way to this house there are small houses in which one of my friends family lived. The steps at the gate and the wall behind gave a majestic look to Anoth Hall. An old Ambassador car parked below the steps having a fancy registration number K L D 4400 was an indicator of the status of the family.We have seen this car many a time in the beach with a load of girls and boys and behind the steering an old driver who dragged the vehicle through the streets of Calicut at snails speed. Occasionally she was seen speeding by a young man accompanied by a beautiful girl. We used to look at them with a sense of envy.

  My eldest brother was familiar with the back ground and status of this family and hence there was no need for further verifications. Anyway as a matter of formality one of my elder brothers and his wife were deputed to visit them and report. It  was positive and that was the beginning of a great union......contd...