Visited Thodupuzha last week to meet up with my friend who had undergone the angeoplasty operation a few days back. While staying at his rented house fully enjoying the tranquility, in the middle of a 2 acre plot mainly consists of rubber trees, suddenly came up an urge to find out Rajumon. No news of this Rajumon for a few years. No news of him after the college days. We were together at the college.. played cricket, bunked classes, watched movies, had food from local road side shops and stayed together near the Meenachil river.
Memories are precious.. which make you proud that you lived a fantastic life so far.. Like telling I had a rare collection of diamonds, emaralds.. or I had great elephants with Gajaraja title at home or had the sword of Tippu Sultan like that.. For me, I have these precious memories.. memories of togetherness with my greatest friends.. to cherish for my entire life..
Heard that he became a lecturer at an Engineering college.. But he is in oblivion..
No phone calls, no emails, no facebook, orkut etc.. But anyhow I got his number one day. One of my friends working as a teacher got his number and shared it to me. But I couldnot get him on mobile. It seems he quickly changes his mobile number, if he has any number active.
On Saturday, I started in the morning to Kaliyar from Thodupuzha. Got down at Vannappuram near to Kaliyar. There I was welcomed by the shades of a huge mountain behind the scene just like a fantastic background image. After a good break fast, I started enquiring about Rajumon at a few shops there. Nobody knew him! Probably I was not at the right place L
Visited Vannappuram post office. They directed me to visit Kaliyar post office as they did n’t know him. But I decided not to give up my mission and proceeded to Kaliyar. On the way I saw a committee office of the Communists and for nobody’s sake enquired there also. I thought it would be of no help as this guy was not a follower of the red flag. But from there I got some valuable information of the place where he lived. I was repeatedly saying myself the name of that place while travelling in a private bus to there. This helped me not to forget the name J
At Rajumon’s place
Met a few guys out there and they told me how to reach there. But they insisted I should catch an auto as it would be a tedious process to walk upto that place. But I continued walking after throwing a faint smile at them.
Walking.. walking.. walking.. Asked a few people on the way. Finally reached the destination without any trouble.
I was imagining throughout the journey how Rajumon could face this surprise. I was in an ecstatic mood.. Oh God.. am going to meet him soon.. Nobody has done this so far.. Within no time, I planned to visit the Thommankuthu water falls nearby along with the local guy I had missed long back.. Now the Paradise Regained!! What about meeting his friends out there.. Visiting their village club.. Watching Rajumon under the bar as a strong Goal keeper or as a Shoib Akhthar emitting tough targeted bouncers on the cricket field.. He would be overwhelmed upon seeing me there. Chance of a heart attack for my friend!!
But my bad luck, I was told by his relatives staying nearby that they were not at home.. They had gone to somewhere last day. They didn’t know when they would come back. After all, this Rajumon was not present. He used to come home very rarely, once in two months or so. Got his number from there and walked back. You know, he was again not available even on this new number!! Thats him. Rajumon.. Hey dude, I won’t spare you my man.. I will come back..
