"SURIYA presents" ""Come, my precious princess"" ""With vigor, as a youngster let's rise to the occasion, dear"" ""Kick up your heels, no fear"" ""Go get them, tiger Venture and wager"" ""If the town wants to know about you"" ""Hey!" "Set up a mike and boldly roar your name loudly into the speaker"" ""People will put you on a pedestal Weigh you as 24 carat gold, girl"" ""Lock, stock and barrel They will lock you up, girl"" ""Walk out of your prison, dear"" ""You be your own savior"" ""Walk out of your prison, dear"" ""With vigor, as a youngster let's rise to the occasion, dear"" ""Kick up your heels, no fear"" ""Go get them, tiger Venture and wager"" "How old are you?" "36" "(loud yawn)" "President's convoy has moved from Raj Bhavan" "We've got general details about Vasanthi Tamil selvan" "She works as upper division clerk in the revenue department" "Her husband Mr Tamil selvan is a program executive in All India Radio, Chennai" "Collect all details about Vasanthi Tamil selvan" "Within the next 24 hours Personal and professional" "Sir, how can we do it at such short notice?" "Use all possible sources" "If we do a parallel investigation with Intelligence Bureau it's no big deal" "We have enough time" "How many places will they divert" " Who's that?" " Vasanthi's husband" "Honestly, I find this uncivilized!" "At such short notice we must collect complete information" "We have no other go but to use technology" "Madam, if you wave your hand only auto will stop, not bus" "Sir, nothing to worry" "But the boy is a little shaken up, that's all" "We've informed the boy's family, sir" "What happened, Tamil?" "A school boy fell on my car and got hurt" "But nothing serious" "It wasn't sir's mistake That boy crossed suddenly" "His dad is a reporter" "I know" "First information report hasn't been filed as yet" "Your insurance and license are in order?" "It isn't a major case" "It will be filed under sections 336 and 337" "You can get away with a fine!" "Why are you hesitating?" "I may go to Ireland for a job" "After a 2 year struggle I've finally got a placement" "My visa interview is this week" "I don't want a police case hindering my visa, Murthy" "That boy's dad is a reporter" "I'm worried he may create problems" "I don't know all that Somehow help me, please" "Anyone else in your family holds a license?" "My wife has" "Is she going with you to Ireland?" "She has attended the interview" "But it won't work out" "I can't take her now on a dependent visa" "Looks like I'll be travelling alone" "Bro, he's the man who hit our boy" "That boy's dad, wrestler Ranganathan" "Your wife has a driving license?" "Did you get a ticket?" "Conductor, stop at Adyar" "Why are you digging into my ribs?" "I must get down at Jayanthi theatre" "Another 6 stops to go Get inside" "Move" "Still 6 more stops to Adyar" "Hahn?" "What 'OH'?" "You made a mother of 7 get up and you're sitting here happily!" " Okay, sit" " No need, you sit" "What happened to your 'idli' business?" "I don't see your basket!" "Who eats all that now?" "Only 'pissa', bread and 'burkur'!" "I'm working now as a maid in a textile shop owner's house" "As soon as I go to work they give me 'chandwich'!" "Turn off your engine" "What happened?" "President of India is visiting our state" "When did he come?" "Didn't he call you?" "You should read the newspaper" "They even announced it on TV" "So that's the reason for traffic jam everywhere?" "Who was standing next to you in the passport office yesterday?" "Was it your uncle?" "What audacity!" "He's my husband" "If you want to attend an interview apply for leave" "To mark attendance as you please this isn't the Govt Assembly!" "Traffic jam all over the place" "Roads were blocked, sir" "It'll be like this until the Metro project gets over" "Maybe you can take off for 2 years!" "What's worse is you misspelt the name in the certificate" "You've changed male to female" "And vice versa" "That guy came this morning and brought the roof down" "You don't focus on your work at all" "You pile up all the files on your table and bury yourself into the heap" "One of your colleagues has complained about you" "How can you be irresponsible even in your mid 30s?" "If I get any more complaints against you" "You can leave now" "'Must be that she-demon Rani!" "'" "'I know how to deal with her'" "Vasanthi...?" "Don't come to me asking ½ an hour, 1 hour permission" "Looks like I'll get suspended because of you" "The officer is a nice chap So I had a narrow escape" "Or else he would've taken my insides out" "Okay, go" "After you signed and stepped out Rani sneaked in" "I knew right away she went in only to get you into trouble" "Of course, she holds a degree in Honesty" "And a PhD in Sincerity!" "I must open an account in Facebook just for her" "And post pictures of her as Mrs Rip Van Winkle" "Don't do all that" "Then she'll retaliate" "Today will be awesome for me Someone said so on TV" "What an awful day!" "I drowned in that disastrous interview" "And at work now I'm swimming in problems" "Mithila's school closes ahead of time She wanted me to pick her up today" "I promised her I would" "How can I go now?" "From the office peon to the Indian President everyone is a problem for me!" "Madam, he's been waiting to see you since this morning" "Poor soul...old man" "Please attend to him" "It is a good day for you" "Problem has taken a new shape" "Look into his case and send him" "What can I do for you, sir?" "For my daughter's wedding in the marriage scheme called Moovalur Ramamridham amma" "What?" "For my daughter's wedding under the marriage aid scheme ...I had applied for a loan" "It's been a month" "And I haven't got the amount as yet" "It's still on the Tahsildar's table" "I haven't got it as yet" "You said exactly this last week too!" "I'm not saying any differently now" "You'll get it in another 2 days" "Come on Wednesday" "Glad to hear this" "I'll take leave" "What did you say your name was?" "Jayachandran" "Not the honest king Harichandra I presume?" "Aren't you new here?" "For 14 years I've been vegetating here" "This enquiry is related to the department" "Sir, I'm calling from the Revenue Dept" "Regarding Vasanthi's case, I've collected all the official details" "I'll get the personal details in another 2 hours" "Why did you ask me to come here?" "I'll explain later" "Otherwise you'll be thrilled too soon" "Come" "Take a look at this, mom" "From now on kohl to your eyes alone won't do" "You need glasses too" "Shut up" "Let's go sit in the last table" "Who's that uncle bun?" "He's calling me aunty!" "My classmate" "All those who are in the 35+ age group is aunty to us, mom" "Do you address 35+ men as uncle?" "If any man is 35+ we won't even greet him!" "I was kidding" "What's this brochure about?" "Hearing about our Ireland trip Shanthi ma'am got it for me" "The place we'll be living in has 2 leading schools it seems" "These are tuck shops" "Like our school canteen" "Students run it once a month" "The profits are given back to the students" "So I won't be needing any pocket money" "Whatever you spend on me I'll save up and repay" "You know what" "Even at High school level they are offering 3 streams" "And most important" "I don't know if we will be going together to Ireland!" "It will be feasible only if I get another job opportunity" "I don't know when that will be" "Because I was 1 year older they rejected me today" "Mithi..." "Mithi...?" "Please pack this for me" "I forgot to wish you at work" "Oh!" "Today is her birthday" "Those born on the 16th will be lazy bums, sir" " Really?" " Yes, sir" "Today is my birthday too" "I wish today wasn't even my birthday" "Today is the worst day of my life!" "In today's interview you said you didn't answer some question properly" "Yes...so what?" "Rani claims it's a lie" "You got rejected because you are old" "She's busy spreading this rumor" "She'll slip in her bathroom" "And may both her front teeth break" "It seems her cousin is in the interview board" "I believe he said you're above 40" "So you can never go to Ireland!" "She's telling this to the whole world" "She's the one who is 40" "40 plus, she's 47!" "Visiting beauty parlors often she looks 10 years younger" "Even though not visible openly you have plenty of silver hair" "How did your hair grey at so young an age?" "That's what I don't know either" "Food, tension etc are some of the reasons" "If you color your hair plus facial 10 years will disappear" ""Come, my precious princess"" ""With vigor as a youngster let's rise to the occasion, dear"" ""Kick up your heels, no fear"" ""Go get them, tiger"" "Kumar, give me change for Rs 500" "Buying ½ kilo carrot and ½ kilo tomato?" "I grow them on my terrace" "Give me coins" "You can grow tomato and eggplant in your terrace" "Beans and carrots can be got only in Ooty and Kodaikanal" "Price of silver has declined" "And gold has gone to your head" "Money can disappear Jewelry can be stolen" "But for you, sis, many years are missing!" "Looking so young" ""People will put you on a pedestal Weigh you as 24 carat gold, girl"" ""Lock, stock and barrel They will lock you up, girl"" ""You be your own protector"" "Why are you late?" "Got delayed at work" "What happened to your Ireland trip?" "It's being processed" "Risky only if Scotland had separated" "But now there's no problem" "What happened?" "These mosquitoes are a pest" "If it is so crammed up, naturally mosquitoes will bite you alive" "Why is everything so dried up?" "Aren't you watering the plants?" "No time, sir" "Mithila will water if she's in a good mood" "But she has also stopped" "If you make time, you won't have to buy vegetables" "It has to be attended to" "I know someone in the agricultural office" "Shall I send him?" "(popular TV show)" "Okay, we can chat later" "'She's my daughter'" "'I swear Trust me'" "'To our neighbor Kavitha, I was -'" "He found out the kid is his?" "Did Lakshmi tell him?" "He overheard Lakshmi talking to Padmini" "Then?" "But he pretends he doesn't know" "Can you reduce the volume?" "Why should the whole world hear this melodrama?" "Can't even study in this house" "She tossed her bag when she got back from school" "She kicked her shoes to this side" "I asked her 'what happened'?" "She said 'mind your business'!" "If you don't pull her up, people will only blame you for spoiling her" "What's this?" "Let me talk to her" "I've completed 36" "But it isn't my fault" "There is something called 'wheel of time'" "But I'm not the one turning it!" "Just because you sulk, my age won't reduce" "I was 23 when you were born" "I am curious" "You and your dad are gungho about Ireland only now" "If you had discovered Ireland last year these problems wouldn't have risen" "You won't understand Stop lamenting, ma" "Why are you screaming now?" "Then...?" "Only if you have a dream will you know the pain of someone else's dream being shattered" "At 13 what can you dream about?" "In our days, few kids will act beyond their age" "But now internet is grooming smart Alecs!" "Look at my college autograph book" "Do you know who wrote this?" "Susan David, my best friend" "She's still on top of the rung" "I've collected more medals and certificates than you ever did" "Want to see them?" "You've shown them at least 500 times" "Just dust them out in October as thanksgiving to Goddess Saraswathi" "I forfeited my dreams" "For you to realize your dreams!" "Oh!" "What a tremendous sacrifice!" "You stand apart from all mothers" "Those who want to achieve will do so come what may" "You were laid back then" "And now blaming it on me coolly" "I'm not blaming you" "To follow all your dreams I've given you enough freedom" "But my mom didn't raise me that way!" "Girls were brought up protectively with lots of do's and don'ts" "It was a different time altogether" "If I had argued to my mom like you a whole broomstick would have landed on me!" "Mom, please" "If I talk to you, I'll become old" "I must finish this project now" "Ignore her" "She must have yelled in a fit of anger" "Then...?" "She's your daughter" "Your genes, right?" "She behaves more like my mother-in-law!" "This is really yummy" "Why don't you also taste it?" "What's this new habit?" "I had the yummiest cake ever" "What you are eating is from our terrace garden!" "20000 bucks for this salad?" "You haven't commented about my hair, dear" "What happened to your hair?" "Didn't you notice?" " Looks good" " Simply don't flatter!" "Really, it is good" " Violet?" " No...red gold" "You are looking good now" "In case you don't like it I got a remover from the parlor" "Thanks, I'm happy now" "Parent's day celebration at Mithila's school tomorrow" "I'll go there and make heads turn" "Give them a royal sprain!" "Hope you aren't mad with me for not getting selected in the interview" "Oprah Winfrey who earns 340 million today failed her first 5 interviews too" "Good gracious!" "340 million?" "Who is that?" "A lady from Kattankulathur!" "I'm so glad, she's from down south" "I don't think I can go to Ireland" "Why...what happened?" "This morning I met with a minor accident" "A school kid fell on my car" "Hope the kid is safe" "No worries" "I rushed him to the hospital at once" "Then what?" "Worried if they will file a case" "Then it may affect our visa process" "Waited all these years for the visa" "And just when I'm about to get it" "Do you mean an arrest warrant?" "Nothing like that, I hope" "No...it is covered by insurance" "Shouldn't be any problem" "Just tensed about the visa" "If my dad had a driver's license I can claim he was driving" "I struggled all these years for us to have a better future" "Luck seems to play hide and seek with us" "What if I say I was driving?" "No way" "Let my license be of use at least now" "It hasn't been of any use whatsoever" "I just want you to be happy" "Take care of your visa without any hassles" "Let me make a call" "Hello Murthy..." "Tamil" "Let us proceed as planned" "Vasanthi doesn't have a problem" "But make sure she doesn't have any other problems" "Okay" "Why are you here?" "Nothing...who was on the phone?" "My colleague" "Called to wish me for my birthday!" "Happ" "Come, let's eat" "'All India Radio, Chennai'" "'You just listened to our Prime Minister's address...' '...on a campaign to Clean India, creating an awareness' '...among the people for the Chennai Marathon'" "'This will be followed by the regional news'" "Sir, I got a call from T.Nagar traffic police station" "They've given me a number asking you to contact them" "'Good afternoon All India Radio'" "'Yes, sir?" "'" "Hello, this is Tamil selvan here" "Someone from the station asked me to call this number" "Yes, sir" "Okay" "Clear the traffic jam at once from South Usman road up to Boag road" "President is arriving at Raj Bhavan at 4 p.m sharp, over" "Finished writing?" "Just need your signature" "Mr Stephen?" "He is over there" " Sir?" " What?" "I am Tamil selvan, sir" "Go fast" "Why keep staring at his mouth?" "Is anyone frying fritters there?" "I'm Tamil selvan" "That accident case?" "Who is that?" "My wife" "Who is this?" "That's me, sir" "Do you recognize yourself?" "This photo was taken when you were a teenager!" "2 years since it expired!" "Where was he when the accident happened?" "I was in the car, sir" "Who cooks at home?" "Me, sir" "Housewife?" "work in the revenue department" "So you work, drive and also cook?" "Then what does he do?" "Sir, I work for All India Radio" "I'm inspector Ramamurthy's" "Friend?" "That reporter is known to everybody here" "Madam, this is recorded as a case, RTI crime" "According to our law, the offender can be put behind bars for 3 years" "Press, media, court will hound you from now" "On your part, you can announce this as news" "Traffic is blocked on Venkat Narayana road 2 cars have been parked in the 'No Parking' area" "Recovery van has been sent" "Attend to that first, Stephen" "I didn't know about the expiry!" "What do you know?" "I referred your name" "But he didn't respond" "That isn't the problem now, Murthy" "My wife's license expired 2 years ago" "Yes, I realize It is a problem" "I think it's better to have a lawyer move it in court!" "Birth date?" "Who knows?" "Madam's horoscope has one date" "Another date in her school records" "A different date in her school certificate" "She herself doesn't know when she was born!" "Now she has colored her hair to join 12th grade!" "Until this case gets over I can't even travel as a tourist anywhere" "I've given up my Ireland idea" "Trying to take revenge on me because I'm going to Ireland without you?" "Oh no!" "Don't tell me you didn't know?" "I swear I didn't know" "After I got my license, I haven't even touched it" "Didn't you verify it when you gave the license to me?" "I swear I didn't know a license can expire!" "Repeating the phrase 'I don't know' so often you're the only person in this world I know who leads a cushy life" "I shouldn't go abroad" "I should just eat whatever you serve" "And keep staring at your face" "And stagnate" "Are you happy now?" "All these years, have I ever said 'no' to you?" "Or refused to do anything for you?" "When you told me about the Ireland trip I said it won't be nice to leave your aged parents here alone" "Didn't I suggest you should go alone?" "How can you say this?" "Don't I want us to lead a happy life?" "Of course...!" "You should buy a more expensive sari than Rani" "After office hours, you must eat 'pav bhaji' with Girija" "When you ramble all this to me I must listen with a fake smile!" "I have a long list of grievances" "You don't like me, right?" "Because of you, I don't like myself" "Leading a good life means something else to me!" "Gobble breakfast at 7:00 a.m in a hurry-burry" "Cook lunch in the morning and stuff it into a box" "At night eat 4 'rotis' and end of routine for the day" "Looking forward to 1 Sunday should I die a lifetime?" "I want a nice house in a good area" "I'd like our child to grow up in a good atmosphere" "We should have good neighbors" "All other wives tell their spouses how to dress" "If the announcement or voice modulation isn't up to the mark, they give tips to improve" "They discuss about their future together" "I don't have any of that" "No politics, sports or literature" "I must get back home on time" "If I get delayed I get 4 messages and 7 phone calls" "And for what joy?" "To talk of onion price that has shot up" "Or slump in the price of tomato" "Or to pay the school fees" "And this sums up my life!" "You are telling me all this after 14 years of being married" "Did I do all this for my happiness?" "I feel it is my duty to take good care of my parents-in-law" "What I cooked yesterday what I'll cook tomorrow or today is a big deal for me!" "For families on a shoestring budget price of vegetables will matter big time" "If I add 1 extra chilli... or 1 extra spoon of salt your plate flies like a frisbee, no?" "You want me to appoint a cook now?" "No need..." "let us order from a hotel" "Hereafter you need not cook" "Are you being reasonable?" "I have desires and dreams too" "Dreams?" "And what is your dream?" "Not the dream people get if they close their eyes and sleep" "It's the vision of the future you feel when you shut your eyes" "If you want such dreams you must have minimum qualifications" "Such feelings can't happen to this face" "For God's sake, pick it up" "Hello...?" "Yes" "What?" "When?" "Okay" "Someone spoke from the Commissioner's office" "They want me to come at 10:00 a.m tomorrow" "You go by yourself" "I can't come" "I have some other work" "Why are you late?" "What happened?" "Everything is solved" "No problem!" "My wife has gone to bed with a splitting headache" "She has made 'rotis' for you both" "Earlier you eat easier to digest" "Okay" "If they question me I won't even know what to say" "I'm so scared already" "Come with me, please" "Haven't you eaten as yet?" "What are you doing here?" "Any problem, son?" "I must go to the Commissioner's office tomorrow regarding the accident case" "But I'm very scared to go by myself" "Why should you go alone?" "Where is sir going?" "Is she a kid for me to hold her hand?" "She can handle it" "Dad, you go to bed" "She isn't attending a wedding" "She's going to the police station" "You committed the crime" "I'll go with you, dear" "As if I don't know!" "Dad, please go" "How can you talk without any conscience?" "Her parents aren't alive" "That's the problem" "Not having parents is her problem" "My problem is I have parents!" "Dad, this is my personal life" "Don't interfere" "Please go" "I have an appointment with the commissioner" "You are...?" "Wait over there" "What's your program day after tomorrow?" "It's a working day, sir" "I'll attend office" "Other than that...?" "Nothing else, sir" "You don't have to attend office on that day!" "We'll ensure you are not marked absent" "Is Mithila your daughter?" "Yes, sir" "2 days ago in a school function Mithila asked a question to one of the VIP chief guests" "Instead of answering her question he asked Mithila who taught her this question" "She replied 'my mom'!" "Wanting to honor you he has invited you as his special guest" "Day after tomorrow at 8:00 a.m President is meeting you at the Taj hotel for breakfast!" "(sigh of relief)" "You'll be invited formally" "Official vehicles will come to your house tomorrow at 4:00 p.m" "For security reasons you may have to stay at the Taj tomorrow night" "You can ask a family member to be with you if you like" "But the President will meet only you" "Sir, regarding an accident case Inspector at T.Nagar police station has asked me to come at 5:00 p.m tomorrow" "We know about that case" "In another few hours that case will be settled down completely" "We'll handle it" "If there's anything else, you should let us know" "Did you hear what he said properly?" "He isn't the local president, right?" "Will the commissioner call her to meet the village president?" "Dumbwit of the first order!" "So you didn't teach her what she asked the President?" "I didn't even know he was visiting her school!" "Or you might have taught Mithila some riddle" "And she would've asked the same riddle to him" "He must have been stumped" "Who...the President of India?" "You are" "Anyway this matter will leak out very soon" "This street will be swarming with the Press" "Can I also be with you during the interview?" "For what?" "I've been watching TV for the past 40 years" "When will I come on TV?" "Commissioner has told me not to give any interviews" "Even if I did, I don't know what Mithila asked him" "Correct" "Mithila will be back from school anytime now" "This is Rashtrapati Bhavan, President's residence" "Wow...!" "His own house or is it rented?" "It is given by the Govt" "How's that possible?" "A nominal sum has to be paid as rent even if it's Govt's quarters, right?" "I feel like drinking tea made by you" "Please oblige" "Go" "When I was at school, during our school tour I've seen Rashtrapati Bhavan from a distance" "But they refused to let us in" "President himself is now coming to see you" "By the way, who's going with you?" "I'm not going" "He just has to eat breakfast by himself!" "If you don't go, he'll send the Black cat security here" "Should I send you also inside to make tea?" "Adding fuel to the fire!" "Among the total Indian population, only 10 will get this opportunity" "Please don't miss this, dear" "But that question?" "That" "What question did you ask the President of India, my dear?" "Tell me, Mithi" "President wants to see me in person" "Hey Mithi!" "First pack up your anger" "And tell me what you asked him" "Okay, let's both not talk to each other" "But just tell me what you asked him" "Otherwise I'll tell the President I never asked such a question" "And Mithila was the one who asked" "Then what will you do?" "I never lied" "I can prove it is my mom's question" "Okay, truce" "I'll talk to the President and make arrangements for you go to Ireland!" "Tell me what you asked him" "You're 13 years old" "Don't know how to plait your hair" "Or how to iron your uniform" "Next time when you come to me, I'll iron your face, just watch!" "Why you were born to me is my question?" "Didn't you ask the President the question I told you?" "School rejected it" "Where did I keep that?" "Can't remember!" "Take a look at this" "Remember the saree worn by Vani in that 'Vani Rani' Tamil serial!" "How are you?" " Teacher, how are you?" " I'm on top of the world" "Saw you on TV Very happy!" "My throat went hoarse, telling everyone you're my student!" "Are you also tired now?" "No one will believe me if I say I met you" "Shall we take a snap together?" "Can you please click a snap of us?" "My daughter-in-law!" "Aren't you Vasanthi ma'am?" "Yes" "Can we also take a photo with you?" "Okay" "Deepa, come" "Go stand there My daughter-in-law!" "What was your question?" "Show me the picture" "That's suspense for security reasons" "Who is that?" "Past 1 hour she has emptied the shelf of all the sarees" "And is busy taking photos!" "Tulasi'ma, call the shop boy" "Sir, I know her" "Our President has invited her to meet him" "It came in the papers and on TV" " Is that right?" " Yes, sir" "This is way above my league" "Anyway it's just a photo" "No problem" "Hey Vasanthi!" "Girija, where are you?" "I am on the way to the canteen!" "You got a day off and you're living it up" "Where's Mrs Pickle face?" "Who..." "Rani?" "She went to the canteen" "Go there right now" "Why?" "Go fast and talk about me meeting the President within her earshot" "Vasanthi, what's the sari color?" "Idiot!" "Talk about the President" "Did the President himself talk to you?" "Oh my god!" "He's invited you for lunch with your family?" "You're one hell of a lucky woman" "She'll die a million deaths" "Excellent!" "Keep raving" "Lucky devil!" "You are meeting the President, seeing the Governor on the same day" "I think you'll be promoted as Junior superintendent this year!" "Please keep me in mind too" "If you do such a good job looks like I'll myself die a million deaths!" "By now she must have become tear jerker 'Love story' part 2!" "How I wish I could see her now" "What...cops are all around your house?" "You're too too good" "I'll gift you at least a pair of ear studs, Girija" "Governor's meeting is only on Friday" "Because after meeting the President on Thursday, a dinner will be hosted" "There's a half page write up in the Tamil paper" "Didn't you read it?" "I'm simple as always!" "Even now I'm travelling only by bus" " Ma'am, you can sit" " That's okay" "No, please sit down" "Girija, I haven't met the President as yet" "And I'm the center of attention" "After my meeting, papers and TV will give me full coverage" "Only Black cats security for me after that" "Sir, it's getting late" "Please check" "Everyone is waiting outside for you" "Come fast" "I'm begging you one last time" "I'm very tensed" "Tell me at least now" "Only in my womb, you were my daughter" "After that you've grown as a son to your dad" "Continue to be like this forever" "Good morning, sister" "Call me after you reach" " See you" " Take care" "What kind of hotel is this!" "Normally they keep only milk in the fridge" "But feels like we are in a fridge too" "I'm shivering from head to toe" "It seems tender mango pickle and homemade toffee are the President's favorites I read it in the newspaper" "Tell him I made it specially for him" "Block that area completely" "We don't know the President's mindset" "Be crisp and short in what you speak" "This is...?" "Homemade candy" "My mother-in-law made for the President" "Homemade toffee" "No...no It's okay" "'Namasthe'" "'All India Radio, Chennai News read by Tamil selvan'" "'Mrs Vasanthi Tamil selvan who met the President at the Taj hotel yesterday...' '...fainted due to high blood pressure'" "his must be 1st time after your wedding you are bowing your head" "Keep quiet!" "Covering up like this will only shield your face" "But your news is all over the place" "Don't snatch my dignity away" "How else can I have a dig at you?" "!" "You have to get down only in the next stop" "I want to go to the Collector's office" "It's right here" "Will take you 2 minutes by walk" "I've hurt my foot" "Please drop me there" "Okay, get in" "But tell me this, if you faint only your head will be hurt!" "How did you hurt your foot?" "00:04:30:0 00:04:31:10 (snigger)" "Here" "What are you doing here?" "Is everyone there waiting to make fun of me?" "I won't say 'no'" "Oh God!" "I feel so ashamed" "Tell me what happened" "Don't ask me the torture I had to go through" "As if they were arresting a murderer they took me the previous day itself" "There isn't any limit to my mother-in-law's antics" "Will anyone insist on packing 'kamarkat' for the President?" "They checked me like I was a terrorist" "And the toffee as if it was a bomb!" "Then 4 demons landed" "'Sit, stand, don't turn, don't breathe'" "They tortured me with such clipped commands" "Pindrop silence" "Suddenly a man announced the President's arrival ...in a thundering voice" "And pushed me to and fro like a road roller" "Alibaba's door opens" "Some more demons joined the burly men around me" "My eyes closed slightly" "But poor President!" "Don't know what happened to him" "But when I saw him last, he seemed hazy to me" "I open my eyes" "I'm in hospital" "Anyone will faint if this is what happened" "In Indian history this is the first time" "So Mithila told me" "Let's go" "I'm feeling self conscious" "No one pays you to be self-conscious or shy" "Keep feeling shy and work" "Look!" "Even you're making fun" "Okay, I'll handle them" "Are you on Facebook?" "No, I am not" "Then your life isn't in any danger" "Sign and come in" "Then 174/18 Where is that?" "This land document is under a different survey number" "Check this record properly" "We have received a circular from our higher office" "All offices should make provisions from now on for a First aid box and emergency kit it seems" "Why?" "Orders from the President!" "It has been uploaded even on Youtube" "It seems those who are weak should wear a helmet without feeling shy" "He is our President" "Elderly gentleman" "Falling at his feet to take his blessings isn't wrong" "But not getting up is wrong!" "(jeering laughter)" "Prime minister Vajpayee fell at the feet of Mrs Chinnapillai 00:07:55:2 00:07:56:15 Why?" "Watch it on Youtube" "Share it in Facebook 50% of you just sit and doze after lunch in a half-coma stage" "Why do we need a First aid kit?" "I'll call 108 for the ambulance!" "Mithi, if you don't tell me what's wrong how can I help you?" "What happened?" "Not saying a word she has been crying nonstop" "Why, my dear?" "Only if we know we can help" "This is how in that serial" "Will you keep quiet?" "Forever harping on TV serials and soaps" "Let me ask Seshma" "No need to ask anyone" "I won't go to school" "That's all" "Shouldn't talk to your mom like this" "When my friends see me, they pretend to faint" "I feel terrible" "Okay, don't cry" "I'll come and complain to your Principal" "Please don't bother" "'Vasanthi's dizzy spell' is the most visited page in Fb" "Whom will you complain to about it?" "Record number of 'likes'" "Log in and see for yourself" "Everyone wants to know if I'm going to Ireland by train or bus!" "Everyone is so proud of their mom" "You are the only one humiliating me" "If she is so sensitive about a Facebook page how will she face real problems in life?" "Looks like Facebook will decide how people must lead their lives" "My darling mom!" "What is it?" "I'm taking you out for dinner" "Get dressed" " What is this flavor?" " Death by chocolate" "Death?" "Violence has crept even into ice creams!" "When I was in school we had only popsicles and vanilla ice pops" "And eat secretly without telling our parents" "If they knew, our backs got bruised black and blue" "I can't finish this Will you share some?" "Oh no!" "I don't want" "Eat what you can, the rest I'll lick to the last spoonful" "I'll go and take a look at the fish tank over there" "Watch your step" "Were you also teased in your office because of me?" "We are going to Ireland" "'We' means?" "Mithila and I" "She has to write a test" "She'll clear it with ease" "Since her school records are impressive she won't have hassles about admission" "I have found a 2 bedroom apartment close to school" "Computer programmers aren't in demand over there" "I might have to struggle a bit in the beginning" "But doesn't matter" "Besides, we can't leave my parents alone here" "Let's wait for a while" "If I get a better placement or if you can get a job I'll take you with me" "When will that be?" "One year?" "2 years?" "Till I don't know when I should simply go to work and come back" "And then?" "Your parents are healthy enough" "My world revolves around you and my daughter" "I'm not standing in the way of anyone's dream" "Without Mithi in my life I can't even imagine being here" "She's too young to understand" "As her mom, she needs me" "I need her too" "You isn't as dependent as you think she is" "She'll manage everything" "She spoke to me in a mature manner" "Anyway she'll be staying with me" "Such a golden opportunity shouldn't be" "For a 13 year old, more than opportunity there are many more necessities as priority" "She may not understand what I need to tell or do for her as a mother" "But don't you understand either?" "You may be a good father" "But you can never step into a mother's shoes" "Vasanthi, move with the times Not stick to old sentiments" "Be practical" "'Family' means parents and child being together" "When did that become old sentiment?" "If life is only about International school and syllabus my daughter doesn't need that" "My daughter should be with me" "I knew you will stick to your viewpoint and not budge an inch" "She is dying to study there" "As her dad I should make her dream come true" "If I leave her behind now what if something happens to her?" "I will ensure nothing untoward happens" "I'm not sure of that" "Trapped within 4 walls, I don't want her becoming another 'Vasanthi' hat's why I'm taking her with me" "Not stagnate watching the same old faces r be a slave to tradition" "Let her have exposure" "See and live in a different world" "Let go of her" "Study well" "Do your work yourself instead of troubling dad" "It will be an unfamiliar place" "New schoolmates, neighbors you'll meet and befriend" "Irrespective of what anyone tells you always check with your dad first" "Confide in your dad however trivial it may be" "Listen only to him" "No one else on earth will want the best for you other than your parents" "No one else" "Don't worry, mom" "I've downloaded Viber, Vonage 10 different apps on your phone" "I'll call you everyday after I get home from school" "It will be 10:30 p.m here" "You'll be in bed" "I'll talk to you till you fall asleep" "Whatever it is I'll ask only you" "Wherever I may live I'm your daughter, mom" "That can never change" "I'll call as soon as we land" "Come" "Don't worry about us" "We will manage" "But don't leave Vasanthi alone here for too long" "Shall I tell you that question now, ma?" "No, it's okay" "She has special class today" "Please pick her up on your way back from work" "I must go to Ireland" "I don't know how" "But I have to go for my daughter's sake" "I've lived for my husband and daughter for 14 long years" "By telling everyone my husband and daughter are abroad I can't stay here by myself even for a single day, Girija" "Parents generally ask 'where did you go?" "'" "Friends usually say 'long time no see'" "But you ask the wife" "'He got up only at 10:00 a.m, and didn't even have breakfast'" "'He said he'll be back home for lunch after 2:00 p.m'" "She'll narrate by the hour!" "Every wife is a witness to her husband" "I also wanted to be that kind of a wife" "And bear testimony to my husband's life" "Even if he didn't like it!" "Mithila feels ashamed to call me her mom" "He's embarrassed to introduce me as his wife!" "I don't know what I have done with my life" "But I've always been true to everyone" "My daughter shouldn't be like me" "She shouldn't become another 'Vasanthi'" "He said this and took her away" "I should've fallen dead when he said those words" "Vasanthi...?" "Then what was Vasanthi to him?" "What is she in that house today?" "I feel ashamed, Girija" "I lost myself only because I thought my family was there for me" "But now I have no one" "I must find myself!" "Everyone told me" "Even Mithila told me" "To check out Facebook" "I want to see it now" "Why do you want to rake that now?" "Just leave it" "How can it get any worse?" "Show me the comments" "'Vasanthi, are you a servant or a Govt servant?" "'" "'How terrible'" "'This is the real ritual of falling at one's feet'" "'Welcome, Tamilian lady'" "'Vasanthi, the President is on TV'" "'Switch it off' '10 million people in Tamil Nadu drink and are steady on their feet'" "'But why did you faint, Vasanthi?" "'" "Is this Vasanthi Chellamuthu of 1998 Economics batch?" "'" "'I don't think so'" "'It can't be our Vasanthi'" "Collector wants to see you" "He came only 10 minutes ago" "There's a lady officer inside his cabin" "We've never seen her in the department before!" "Maybe it's an enquiry" "Or will they ask her to demonstrate how she fainted?" "Collector is in there" "So pipe down" "Susan...?" "!" "She's my college mate" "Luckily, she's my friend too" "Dress code in our college was a big issue 20 of us were suspended for 15 days during exams" "One who fought with the Principal and made us go back to our class was this Vasanthi!" "Only after this episode, I became her friend" "In fact, she was my inspiration" "I must catch up with 14 years of our lives" "I have lots to ask and even more to share" "Who is that?" "What are you doing here?" "Leave this place at once" "Should we leave at once?" "Outsiders are not allowed inside" "Leave the premises now Or I'll complain to the Principal" "Okay, go and complain" "Susan, why get into trouble?" "He might actually complain" "'We'll fight...we'll protest'" "'Dress code is our wish'" "We'll fight...we'll protest" "Dress code is our wish" "Dress code is our right" "In our college none of us dress in a vulgar manner" "Nor do we pass hurtful comments" "We take everything sportively" "If their sister or mother's sari slips or slides unexpectedly or if their dress is transparent how will they react, sir?" "They should be the ones to learn to behave without differentiating" "Dress won't make someone a celebrity or a nonentity" "We cannot accept this dress code, sir" "Where is that Vasanthi?" "I don't know" "I must search for her" "I thought this is life and bent backwards" "Now I'm completely broken, Susan" "Is this Vasanthi talking?" "I can't think of any student who didn't glorify you then" "I didn't possess half your caliber" "But I watched you and wanted to study and behave like you!" "I took you as my inspiration" "And I'm the Chief Marketing Officer in a multinational corporation now" "What happened to you?" "I can't" "Don't tell me clichés like 'I lived for my family and kids'" "Even a mother who feeds her kids selflessly and goes to bed hungry is sent to an Old age home by the very same kids" "It's a selfish society we live in" "There are 5 do's a girl can do" "And 50 don'ts she should not do" "We can do the 5 which everyone likes" "But can't do the 50 we dream about!" "That's how simple a life of a woman is" "Since we are the answers for everything they thrive being the questions" "If we become the question nobody will have an answer!" "It's okay if you are the Vasanthi no one knows" "But how did you turn into a Vasanthi who's being mocked by everyone?" "Instead of just living isn't it more important to live with self-respect?" "Don't spend your lifetime being this Vasanthi who daily signs the attendance register" "It's natural for women to live for others" "But also set aside some time just for you" "You need an identity of your own!" "If you lose yourself your dreams will also be lost right before you" "You aren't like that" "Your dream is your signature!" "You can do it" "You definitely can" "In the way these girls dress and their carefree smiles a 'Vasanthi' is hidden" "I need to see that Vasanthi" "From now on I want to see only that Vasanthi" "Good morning, madam" "Madam, I read it" "Super!" "You truly rock" "Fantastic, madam" "What's up?" "Everybody is praising you sky high!" "With good reason" "I'll tell you" "Madam, my son showed it to me" "I felt so proud" "What is it?" "I'll show you in Facebook" "Dear Facebook friends A big and warm hello" "I'm Vasanthi 36 years old" "This is my true identity" "Dear boys and girls in Facebook who hide their true identity using Suriya and Nayantara's photos as their profile pics" "I'm the one who fainted when I met the Indian President" "I disgraced all of you and our nation to bow your heads in shame" "Due to other priorities in my personal life and because daily like all of you I couldn't afford to be in Facebook ...let me 1st apologize for this delay in E-meeting you" "Even though comments and cartoons about me were remarkably funny if I share with you the actual event ...it will help your creative juices to flow even better!" "Please focus your attention 100%" "I was waiting in the hall" "Surrounding me were 7 Black Cats 4 White Cats Only one was a female" "Messages kept beeping through wireless nonstop" "That the President was on his way" "Not a whisper" "Trust me!" "I was the only one breathing" "Tup!" "Door opens" "And in walks the President of India" "The most important second in the history of the world" "The President stood right in front of me, clasped both his hands" "And said, 'Namaste'" "Giving up all your spare time as offering to Facebook" "Exhibiting without inhibitions ...your love and personal space ...to Tom, Dick and Jane in the most willing manner" "Friends who render such social service" "This dizzy spell isn't new to me 1st time I had this dizzy spell when I met a man" "I became his wife" "The 2nd time I fainted I became a mother" "By fainting in front of the President I became a 'sister' to every one of you" "'Fainting' has always placed me on a pedestal" "There's a lot of time left" "My dear kith and kin Wait and see" "Hats off, no one will open their mouths again" "There is 1 more mouth to zip!" "Good Lord!" "Please come" "I'm just looking for the kind of design you'll like want to meet Tulasi'ma" "She fell sick yesterday" "The boy in our shop took her to the doctor" "Do you want her address?" "Yes" "Please wait for 5 minutes" "I'll get it for you" "My inbox is overflowing" "Do you know how many of my friends praised you?" "From where did you pick up this courage?" "One day I just thought I'm Mithila's mother" "That's all" "You should have seen dad's reaction, ma" "He saw the video 2-3 times" "He inserted his ID card in the ATM" "He took the milk packet into the loo!" "His system is corrupt Needs to be reset" " Where is dad?" " Not yet back from work" "Do you water our plants daily, ma?" "This will be cleared within the next 2 days" "I've asked for help to dismantle" "Why, mom?" "Flowering season is over" "To plant fresh vegetables I must start all over again" "Who is here to help me do all this?" "Food is my main problem here" "The food we eat once a year in India we eat 365 days here and that's terrible, ma" "Just make some yummy food and send it to me through whatsApp" "Very soon I'll be in Ireland" "Don't worry" "Show me your cheek" "Love you, muah" "I came to see you" "Welcome me with open arms" "I heard you aren't well" "Old age is catching up on me" "Really...you came only to see me?" "Of course This is for you" "Why did you go to all this trouble?" "All grown on my terrace" "Sit down" "I'll get you coffee" "No, not now" "I have 4 sons" "None of them visit me to find out how I am" "Believe it or not" "Just this morning I was thinking, if I had a daughter would she have neglected me like this?" "And you are here now" "Then what...am I not your daughter?" "I'm of no use to anyone" "And just to see me you came all this way" "Come inside" "If you need to go to the hospital let me know, I'll take you" "That isn't a problem" "I'm quite mobile" "What we need is the confidence someone is there for us" "There should be" "That's enough assurance to live a 100 years" "Who has that kind of time nowadays?" "In spite of your busy schedule you took the trouble of visiting me at home" "I won't forget this till my dying day" "I'll take leave" "This is extremely clean" "This is eggplant from the market" "If you find an insect inside then it is devoid of chemicals!" "If the vegetable was sprayed with insecticide how will the insect thrive inside?" "Take a look" "Nowadays like cheap dyes in textiles they also inject dyes into fruits" "Look at this duplicate" "How mouth watering it is with its ripe red color" "Are people eating this crap?" "Do they have a choice?" "Even the winner of 'Masterchef' can't get the right flavor using this" "This generation is oblivious to a tasty gourmet meal" "This is the bitter truth" "If you give me vegetables that are so fresh and organic our wedding feast will be the talk of the town" "I take full responsibility for it" "Why did you bring me here?" "Don't say a word" "Just nod your head" "I'll handle it" "It is only for your benefit" "Come with me" "I have made a list of vegetables" "Sir...?" "Come in Good afternoon" "Oh!" "I know you" "She was the one who visited my shop" "This is chef Selur Pichai" "Good afternoon" "Please take a seat" "The vegetables you gave Tulasi'ma were delicious" "She gave us some" "Without fertilizers clean and also tasty" "I want you to supply the same quality" "I'll buy it for whatever price you quote" "No rush, you can deliver in September" "You have 5 months to grow fresh supplies" "Then no problem, sir" "Whoever cooks with your vegetables will definitely dish out a tasty meal" "This is a list for 2000 guests" "How many?" "2000" "If we need more?" "My 2000 can easily accommodate 200 more" "This is for my daughter's wedding reception" "All credit goes to Tulasi'ma" "Is that so?" "Let's go" "Tulasi'ma told me about your 5 acre farm" "Don't supply to anyone else" "I'll buy the whole lot from you" "But don't use pesticides" "I'm not prepared to poison my guests!" "Tick whatever items you can supply from this list" "Rest I'll outsource" "If you tell me within a week, that's okay by me" "Thank you" " I'll take leave" " Please do" "I'll deal with you outside" "He has given a list like Hanuman's tail!" "With this header 'Lord Muruga's support'" "Onion 40 Kg" "Tomato 35 Kg" "Carrot 25 Kg" "Potato 20 Kg" "Green peas 5 Kg" "This is a list for a whole market" "Are you mad or what?" "I thought he needed vegetables for his house" "I had no clue it was a wedding order, dear" "You said I own a farm of 5 acres" "I thought it would add to your image" "Tell him my huge farm split into 2 in an earthquake" "I'll lose my job, dear" "Give a convincing reason" "Why ask me?" "You must only pay for your mistakes" "You said you are like my own daughter" "Okay, I have an idea" "He asked me to tick what I can supply" "And he'll outsource the rest, right?" "I'll tick the header with God's support" "Ask him to buy the rest outside" "What's the matter, sis?" "This is my problem" "What is this?" "Onion, tomato...!" "You call this an order?" "Bro, don't forget my commission" "Go and fetch the party" "Come inside, sis" "We must deliver separately to the hotel" "Bro, this is the lady who ordered" "Mani, help with the delivery" "Okay, bro" "Madam, don't lose the list" "Send it a week before the function" "I'll bill you according to that day's rate" "If it's bought a week before won't the vegetables rot?" "Will be fresh even for 10 days 1 day for plucking" "1 day for packing 2 days in the lorry" "2 days with me 3 days in the retail outlet" "4 days in your fridge" "It will altogether add up to 15 days" "Growing vegetables in our back yard is a thing of the past" "We spray all this pesticide to only increase shelf life" "Onion over there is from Pakistan" "If vegetables shouldn't ripe ...and if fruits should be ripe ...we have to resort to some gimmicks" "But they want organic vegetables" "No problem at all" "At that point of time, dip them in mud like this" "They'll be as good as new" "For flies to squat on it all you got to do is spray this" "It will become organic" "Don't you have real, organic vegetables?" "Such vegetables don't exist in our country" "Promptly in the seed stage must mix chemicals" "And spray fertilizers 4-5 times till they grow" "What happens to the consumer who eats all this poison?" "Poison won't scare him away" "Only price will make him run a mile!" "It isn't as if tomatoes are for the rich and eggplants for the poor" "It is one and the same for all" "You need any of the items here let me know, I'll have them delivered" "Spray carbide all over" "It has to ripen at the same time" "Did you hear me?" "Okay, bro" "Is Mithila there?" "Ask her to call me when she gets back" "Talk to Vasanthi, she is here" "Go ahead, dear" "I'm at work" "I'll call after 5 minutes" "Okay" "I'm expecting a call from my husband" "I'll call you later" "Sir, I'm Vasanthi speaking" "Tell me" "I'll take up your order" "I'll pay you an advance whenever you want" "Where is this place, Vasanthi?" "Netherland" "Many countries have succeeded in this greenhouse concept" "Is this feasible in our city?" "Most farmers are having a tough time" "And that too how will you succeed here?" "Terrace is ideal for boozing" "And playing cards will be a roaring success" "How's this possible?" "What is the budget for this greenhouse?" "Up to Rs 20,000" "If we grow vegetables in 10 terraces we'll get enough produce for 2000 people to eat" "Enough to supply a wedding at one go" "This is the estimate" "Plus we will be eating organic food" "Mutton is even more healthy" "Goat is organic!" "Only if you read the newspaper daily will you realize the truth behind that lady's words" "Baseless arguments and pointless digs are reasons why India is vegetating!" "Shall we do this?" "Definitely we will, Vasanthi" "I need some time to mobilize funds" "Even if we have to pledge our jewelry it's okay, we'll do it" "See you, Vasanthi" "You want to grow vegetables on a terrace" "And supply for a wedding" "Do you have any brains?" "You'll never change" "It's my bloody fate" "No, all of us intend to join" "Don't do anything" "We've got very little respect left" "Please don't tarnish even that" "From fainting to wedding will you keep humiliating me?" "Whatever you do won't take off" "You have a Govt job till you retire" "Attend to it, enough" "What did my son say?" "Don't trouble yourself" "Go to work" "Take adequate rest" "I want to take a loan in my name" "Sugar level is okay" "Liver function okay" "Your cholesterol is high" "You must run" "Out of this city?" "What happened to your terrace antics?" "As usual, problem for men is their male chauvinism!" "All the ladies are fine with my idea" "But they don't have the money" "If I can take a loan" "If we can walk 4 kms a day?" "If cholesterol is reduced?" "In 2 weeks, I'll sign guarantee for your loan" "Sounds good to hear" "If it's a loan on your insurance only if you're above 40 ...you need to show a medical fitness report" "Then what's the hitch?" "Whole world knows of your fainting spell!" "So you are implying the media will support me" "I don't regret being an only child" "I'm born with pain" "Suffering is not new to me" "Childbirth is the pinnacle of pain" "If there is any pain worse than that it is when her husband humiliates her" "I have gone through that too" "Suffering is not new to me" "I will walk" "Even if I can't I'll surely run" "Vasanthi...?" "I've been a teacher for 40 years" "But about organic food or a hygienic life style ...not even once have I taught any student" "Thinking that reviewing is knowledge my entire generation has crumbled to fall" "But as a form of atonement I intend going door to door" "I'll explain your concept to everyone in this area" "Don't worry your pretty little head" "Go ahead boldly" "We are all here for you" ""With wings flapping fit freedom on my wish list"" ""I fly into horizons expanding"" ""Into yonder blue skies ascending"" ""To sounds of the universe new music to traverse"" ""I walk on shores extending to meet my goal pending"" ""A wish list of my very own"" ""A dream where men don't wear the crown"" ""A journey seeking new responsibility"" ""My sandals will be my new wings of identity"" ""I walk baby steps enlightening"" ""I revel in a fresh re-awakening"" ""With grit I venture into this green adventure"" ""With great gusto my dream I follow"" ""I run with faith and hope Hurdles I intend to cope"" ""In a square world I thought we lived"" ""4 walls they were I realized later"" ""I am setting foot on a journey to the rim of the earth bravely"" ""I detached myself from 'me' I drifted about aimlessly"" ""I seize the day 'carpe diem' My 'live life to the fullest' anthem"" ""Darkness in my mind eclipsing light as a trailblazer I'm clasping"" ""To the sun's rays of radiance I want to add my little luminance"" ""I gain ground with steps bold to empower women in our world"" ""Entering exciting territory to gather many a trophy"" ""With wings flapping fit Liberty on my wish list"" ""With sunshine and success mine I sprint to the finishing line"" ""In our world with sounds varied echoing with applause rallied"" ""I race towards victory"" ""To etch my foot prints in history"" "Top Indian architects, ministers many celebrities are gathered here" "A request" "Don't forget to wash your hands" "These vegetables are from our market" "Endosulfan, Ecolex, chlordane, fungicide" "Some other chemicals might have also rubbed off on to your hands" "Liver, kidney dysfunction depression and cancer" "'Food is medicine, medicine is food' ...is what our forefathers have said" "They have set a timetable in diet and lifestyle which is our treasured legacy" "Without being selfish they planted palm trees in their backyards" "They thought of the needs of the future generation" "All this has become folklore now" "Carrot with Vitamin A is good for the eyes" "Tomato with Vitamin C gives immunity" "String beans is a source of B complex" "Eggplant provides calcium" "Besides this, Endosulphan and Furidon ...and many other toxic stuff abound in these vegetables" "The skin of the apple used to be nutritious" "Now it only contains wax" "Even if poisoned vegetables are expensive poison is sold cheapest in India" "Our grandmothers had a dozen children" "The kids were raised not only by the mother" "Anyway that's quite impossible" "Nature lent a hand too" "Now with 1 or 2 kids we rush to pediatricians so often" "The previous generation suffered only from old age" "Now even the unborn baby has a heart problem" "At a tender age of 5 kids wear glasses 10 year olds are diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or cancer" "Many more diseases" "Rather than being healthy we give importance to beauty" "Children should study in a reputable school" "A cushy job in a corporate firm" "We think of buying a house" "Or saving our funds" "Why don't we think of being healthy?" "We destroy fields" "And build concrete jungles" "Time should not reaffirm 'men are living graveyards'" "This is the right moment" "We should spring into action" "We should trust our motherland" "In future, when we build houses reserve at least 1 cent space to grow trees and a vegetable garden" "On terraces as greenhouse" "Just like water harvesting was feasible greenhouse is possible on each and every terrace" "Friends, my fainting spell was the talk of the town" "In another week's time we'll be supplying organic vegetables for a wedding with a 2000 guest list ...grown on neighboring terraces only by ladies" "We should carry out 2 good deeds at once" "Each individual in his or her lifetime should plant a seed for at least 1 tree" "For our children to lead a healthy life in every garden or terrace we should grow vegetables" "We should go back to respecting the soil as our mother" "And merge with nature like our forefathers did" "I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart" "I came here today like just another meeting" "In fact to prevent food from being adulterated Govt is taking many steps" "But beyond that, your 'need of the hour' talk should reach the public for sure" "I'll inform all the members of the Legislative assembly" "This should change into a movement" "Volunteers like you should take the lead" "Definitely" "I'm glad" "I'll take leave" "Meeting was a huge success" "Minister himself" "Go inside, my dear" "You've changed a lot?" "!" "Past 2 days, you didn't even show your face on Skype to us!" "Where is Mithila?" "She has her exams now" "Our neighbors are Tamilians" "Their daughter and Mithila are classmates" "Nothing to worry" "Are you happy now?" "We leave on the 2nd" "You've got just enough time to pack" "How can I suddenly...office?" "Take 1 year off" "We'll think about it later" "Not just that" "I have some commitments here" "Did you see our terrace?" "Yes, I did" "I saw the neighbors' terraces also" "I've also spoken to dad" "He'll take care of it" "Loan isn't a big deal" "Food and climate are major problems in Ireland" "Mithila is having a tough time" "I don't know how to take care of her" "I feel bad about all this" "Thought of employing a housekeeper" "But that would cost easily 50 to 60,000" "And that too part time" "What?" "For being so frank" "If you had found a good housekeeper would you have applied for my visa?" "Oh!" "Madam has learnt to retort!" "If wives keep cooking thrice a day husbands will get bored" "So wives now are forced to think differently!" "Before taking this decision you could have discussed it with me" "Okay, what are you saying now?" "I've joined hands with many people boosting everyone's confidence I've taken up a big project" "If I leave half way it won't be right for sure" "I need some time" "Mithila, your mom isn't keen on coming" "I don't know" "Ask her yourself" "You've got lot of commitments here" "You find it tough to come over now" "Tell her yourself" "Mithila...?" "First stop crying" "Okay, I'll be with you" "I know, I'll come" "I'll come" "Is this your 5 acre farm?" "Your speech has been published in The Hindu" "Through the Food Safety department our Govt is raiding the district markets" "This self help group with only women really rocks!" "Congratulations" "Only 6 more days for the wedding" "This is like a wedding in your own family" "Distribute these invitations please" "All of you should definitely attend" "We will, sir" "Everyone will come for sure" "But I doubt if I can make it!" "I'm going to Ireland with my husband on 2nd" "But vegetables will be delivered to the wedding hall on the 5th" "I'll arrange everything before I go" "Oh...!" "Is that so?" "I'd have been glad if you had attended" "It's okay" "Have a safe trip" "I'll take leave" "Why all of a sudden, Vasanthi?" "I must go for Mithila's sake!" "I've applied for a year's leave" "Only after I go there I can decide anything else" "Girija will really miss you" "You're both like twins" "I bought you a gift" "But I forgot to bring it!" "I have a gift for madam" "Book...right?" "Must be a Tamil book" "But you won't understand a word" "Am I right?" "No, you're wrong" "Don't be alarmed" "The question Mithila asked the President" "Mithila's friend Vani is my neighbor" "She told me" "Vasanthi..." "Vasanthi" "What are you doing here without packing your bags?" "Don't worry" "All the vegetables in Ireland are organic" "You know what Mithila asked the President?" "She did tell me" "One day when we fought you said a girl's dream will expire after marriage!" "It seems her question was triggered by our fight" "Hats off to that question!" "Indira Gandhi was the only lady among the 14 Prime ministers to hold office" "Among our 15 Presidents Pratiba Patil was the only lady" "Why?" "In this nation are there no intelligent, capable women?" "Or has someone hacked their dreams?" "Who decides the expiry date of a woman's dream?" "Today in many states women are the leaders" "Many of them who fight for a cause are women" "None of them have lost their dreams" "Nor melted in their own tears!" "I'm not coming to Ireland" "My daughter asked me such a question" "I'll make her understand!" "Call her now" "1st time I'm acting against your wishes" "I'm your wife" "Respect that bond and understand me" "'Not only in Tamil Nadu but all over India...' '...she popularized this Greenhouse scheme'" "'Though an ordinary clerk taking a loan in her name...' '...she created awareness in the entire neighborhood'" "'Legislative council appreciates Mrs Vasanthi'" "'Today is my mom's birthday' '2 years ago, on this day I looked at this same page...' '..." "I've cried nonstop reading the sarcastic digs at my mom'" "'Today in the same page...' '..." "I'm being respected as her daughter'" "'For every house serving poison-free food...' '...my mother is the main reason'" "'People praise me too!" "'" "'If someone asks me what I want to become in future...' '...my answer will only be' '..." "like Vasanthi!" "'" "'Thank you Vasanthi for being my mother!" "'" "'It is a year since I've been away from my mom'" "'When I cried, my mom said...' '...the present generation of girls should cry only for a valid reason'" "'Let wimpy women who cried at the drop of a hat...' '...be wiped out completely with our generation'" "'You should stand as example for all the tears shed by women world over'" "'Sure, mom'" "'I am suddenly struck by an unexplainable fear'" "'Today is an important day in my mom's life'" "'Namaste'" "'Today my mom is here'" "'Not for the question I asked'" "'But as an answer for that question!" "'" "2 years ago, I wanted to meet an ordinary woman ...who asked me an extraordinary question" "I was disappointed" "Today, I'm meeting the same woman to discuss how to implement her vision on a national level?" "You fainted" "But you woke up" "Young man, you should be very proud of your wife!" "You introduced 'me' to myself and made me understand Delhi and Chennai are only 3 hours apart" "Susan, thanks, I owe this journey to you" "I'm going to Ireland for a month" "Then my husband, Mithila and I are planning a trip to Europe" "Must see the world, right?" "I'll also be in Europe at that time" "We should meet up too" "Definitely" "Before I forget, happy birthday" "Today is a day I can never forget in my whole life!" "I have found my husband and daughter with respect intact, Susan" "This is Vasanthi" "How old are you?" "It doesn't matter" "'Your dream is your signature!" "'" ""In your mid 30s or 40s if you are is your life a watch under repair?"" ""Only if respected, should you be happy?" "If self respect intact, you'll be royalty"" ""Chitragupta, the record keeper, Brahma's son is my neighbor"" ""I looked up Brahma's register your name wasn't listed there"" ""Time is available Your worries please bundle"" ""Loads plenty and profuse Put donkeys to good use"" ""Happy...happy Always be happy"" ""Happy...happy In all ways be happy"" ""Every moment in time daily a hen lays an egg diligently"" ""A pan underneath is waiting for the egg that's worrying"" ""To live life (truth)fully today has dawned specially"" ""Try smiling daily Ear to ear happy"" ""Happy...happy In all ways be happy"" ""Happy...happy Always be happy"" ""Life isn't a kitten furry to run away in a flurry"" ""Dogs neither are we to chase it mindlessly"" ""Life isn't a straight or bent road to gauge how much farther to go"" ""If you cross only half a well dive in, you might as well"" ""Happy...happy We might as well be"" ""Happy...happy In all ways be happy"" ""In your mid 30s or 40s if you are is your life a watch under repair?"" ""Only if respected, should you be happy?" "If self respect intact, you'll be royalty"" ""Happy...happy Always carefree"" ""Happy...happy Forever on a joyous spree""