ALIND MADRAS REGIONAL OFFICE

 ALIND MADRAS REGIONAL OFFICE

I always remember a Viswanathan, a Thenkasi chap a long and fat fellow, a very cordial guy who used to visit Kundara Alind Sales dept. Whenever Viswanathan came, he usually stayed in our guesthouse. Outside Alind, there was a small hotel at the corner of the kacheri mukku(in front of the sub-registrar office). Vasavan was the eldest son of Gopalan Chettan. Goplan chettan was the owner. Vasavan sir was my Hindi guru in lower classes. Vasavan sir had taken tuition for many children in Alind. He became a lawyer after his Hindi M A at SN college at Kollam. He is still at the Kollam Bar. There were eight or more members in that family. The excess food after their need provided /sold through their small hotel which awas in front of the house in a charichu kettu( thached shed). Homely food in all sense. But no one from Alind would go into this hotel for anything as it was was not proper for their status. but Viswanathan surprised us all by relinquishing delicious guest house breakfast and dined at this hotel. No one from this family got a job in Alind. Majority of locals are Latin catholic. many locals got the job in alind through local MLA, bishop, local parish priests except this Ezhava family. If my recollection is right Vasavan Sir's next younger brother Sugathan was arrested by the police in connection with the widely known Wilson murder case in Kundara. I have not seen Sugathan since then. But some of other participants have been seen on different occasions. Latin Catholic-majority areas are similar to Muslim-majority areas. Don't consider it as blaming a community or religion, just told a truth. I was a student at a local school. My friends are mostly Latin Catholics. It is believed that the family was later spoiled by local goons. Now Education had made a positive change in many lives. Since everyone is from the backward community, most have got government jobs and are rich in culture unlike some other communities.