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KOTTAYAM is the biggest city I had ever seen untill I was about 17 years old. Naturally I have a soft spot in my heart Kottayam especially that cradle civilisation , Thirunakkara which formed the core part of Kottayam. My own village home was in Pullarikunnu about five miles from Kottayam on the Kottayam - Medical Colleage Road. My Uncle's Home was in on the shores of river Meenachil ,now made famous by Susimol's ' Godof small things' telling the story. Palai, Bharananganam Kanjirappalli and other important centers of Tea, Rubber and black pepper are close by , but my favourite town is Chingavanam a small town noted for harmony amongst it's Christians, Moslems and Hindues and the famous Aruvithura church. I loved my long bus trips from Kottayam to Erattupetta every weekend , passing through some of the places mentioned earlier. D.C. Kizakkemuri writing in Malayala Manorama remembers Kottayam as a small town which did not have even a two story building. Cars were infrequently seen on the roads. bullock carts and bycycles were plentiful . The only public meeting place was a wood-floor hall at the Kottayam public library which could accomodate about 50 people. As a primary school student I remember 'Thirunakkara Maithanam' and a public well on the South- east corner of it. It was one of the deepest wells I have ever seen. I used to watch people fetch water using the bucket and pulley technique. There was a mobil petrol station and private bus stand close by. I remember the open body ' carbon gas' ?
Approximate Word count = 1042
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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