Raw Salt Stories with Amma K Chandra and Mumbai Manisha Railway Reservation Supervisor Vasai West.
Raw Salt Stories with Amma K Chandra and Mumbai Manisha Railway Reservation Supervisor Vasai West.
Raw Salt, Kal Uppu, Stone Salt Pans were available in lot many numbers behind our house at 114, Sankar Colony, Third Mile, Tuticorin 628008.
Years 1977 to 1987 ten years.
From my Class 1 to Class 10 times of study.
My mother K Chandra used to give me one Manjappai. Manjal Pai. Yellow Cloth Bag. & Tell me to walk to the innumerable Salt Pans behind the above said house or behind Natarajan Illam, Sankar Colony, Third Mile, Tuticorin 628008.
Just cross the Railway Track.
Behind Sankar Colony and the Railway Track, there is Thiru VK Nagar.
When walking along the Railway Track, which goes from Tuticorin Thermal Power Station TTPS to Thattapparai and forward to Vanji Maniyachi and Madurai Railway Road.
This Railway Track, Railway Road & the Goods Trains regularly supply TTPS Tuticorin Thermal Power Station with coal, water and transportation of various Goods regularly happen along this Rail Road.
We just walk along the Rail Road.
In just few minutes we can reach the Salt Pans of Tuticorin.
Huge Salt Pans.
My mother K Chandra strictly informed me that ask permission to the owners or the Supervisor sitting at the Salt Pans for free issue of one Manjappai Yellow Bag full of Raw Rock Salt, Kal Uppu, fresh from the Salt Farms, tell we are from Sankar Colony Third Mile.
Usually the owners or supervisors sitting for security watch at the Salt Pans adjacent to Thiru VK Nagar behind the Railway Track never deny one Manjappai Yellow Bag amount of fresh new industrial grade Raw Rock Salt Kal Uppu to the person asking. Usually they come with me to open the Panai Olai, Palm Tree Leaves or Tarpaulin which protect the Salt from rains.
One Manjappai Yellow Bag can contain 1 to 3 kg of Raw Rock Salt Kal Uppu, enough to meet the needs of family food salt for few months.
Whether this practice or culture is right or wrong we don't know. From 1977 to 1987 ten years that is from my Class 1 to Class 10 student years i remember doing this to obey the commands orders of Mother K Chandra.
We both convinced ourselves that we are taking permission from the Owners or Supervisors of the Salt Pan before taking the Salt to our home.
This is done by some families of the Sankar Colony or the Thiru VK Nagar people. Not all. Not everyone did such excursion, sight seeing activities.
I used to be friends of few Kallar Maravar people at Sankar Colony.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu.
Friends. Kallar. Maravar. Boys.
These friends & their family were running Then Mittai factory inside the Sankar Colony rented house. Those were 1980s for you.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu. Taught me to speak all the bad words, filthy language, third rated Tamil slang words as per Tuticorin standard.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu. Also taught me how to smoke Kattapeedi. Broken cigarettes. Local Cinema Halls. Fishing & bathing at many kulams, yeris, lakes near the Tamilnadu Fisheries University College Tuticorin.
When Fishing & Bathing at those unhealthy, unhygienic ponds, lakes, yeri, kulams, along with animals such as Buffaloes, Cows, Bulls of the village, i contracted the Brain Fever disease during 1980. Class 4 standard school time. Bathing in the unhygienic, unhealthy ponds lakes yeri kulams might have supplied necessary Virus or Bacteria to destabilize my health.
Many children during 1980s contracted such Brain Fever diseases in Tuticorin.
Many children even died during 1980s even because of that.
Many children were affected with Polio, permanent disability of lower limbs because of the Brain Fever.
Ilampillai Vadham is the Tamil word for such disease. Polio Attack.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu. Also used to carry one Air Gun. This Air Gun we used to shoot White Cranes at the Salt Pans or the open pond lake yeri kulams. Sometimes Mainah bird. Sometimes Parrot. Pigeons.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu. Used to apply Vasambu a herbal root on the tongue of the Parrot or Mainah just to make it talk more. White Cranes, Mainah, Parrots, Pigeon and so many birds and animals the Kallar. Maravar. Familes kept for their food or entertainment.
I was new to all these things.
Experiences.
I used to ask them to remove the bondage, thread keeping those birds animals. But they never did it. They said we eat them.
White Cranes. Mainah. Parrots. Pigeons. Goats. Chicken.
Clearly & undoubtedly it was a cruel thing towards animals & birds. But they did all those Cruelty without any remorse.
Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu friendship during childhood brought so many bad habits. Filthy language, swearing, using bad words, fighting, Kattapeedi, broken cigarettes smoking etc.
All types of wrong way of life.
Slowly the friendship with Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu ended with one Murder happened at their house.
Then Mittai factory owners wife had some illegal affairs with someone. So her husband murdered her by cutting her head at Sankar Colony Third Mile Tuticorin during 1985 or so. Hundreds of people went to see the head cut Thalai Illadha Mundam dead body of the slain woman near a open pit near the Railway Track.
My mother K Chandra told me NOT to see the gory blood spilled murder spot. Police came. Took the body. People were telling the husband surrendered at Police Station with the severed head of the woman.
This murder case ended the friendship with Ramar Dharmar Sethu.
Then Mittai Factory closed.
I don't know how the Ramar. Dharmar. Sethu family lived after that murder happened.
They were living at the edges of the Sankar Colony Third Mile Tuticorin area. Now vacated their house.
Sometimes we saw them on road, going to some shops. Hi. Hello. That's all. Not much spoken.
Year 2019.
Exact date is 31.03.2019.
Mumbai Vasai West.
Manisha Railway Reservation Supervisor told me at 10pm that we should go to some secluded areas, dark places, open area near her house. She came from office in her Honda Activa Red Colour Scooter.
Suddenly she planned this outing at 10pm. May be just to make anger, jealousy of her mother. Her mother Sheela will tell all this happenings to sister of Manisha, living few kilometres away. Her name is Madhuri.
Just to create Anger & Jealousy and also to have some fun after 10pm after her work ended, suddenly Manisha took me to the dark, secluded place behind the DMart, Vasai West, on the Umela Phata Road.
We sat & talked. I think she kept her mobile phone ON. I suspect she kept the mobile phone call was ON so that our two people talks at the dark secluded place can be aired, broadcast to retired SDGM M Mani son of Munusamy who is now dead regarding my first wife Muthu Lakshmi rape & murder case.
I suspected that our two people talks were broadcast, on air to some third person. May be it was SDGM M Mani son of Munusamy who is now dead inside Chennai Puzhal Jail on Goondas Act.
Or may be it was some other Police Officer again involved, arrested, on Bail regarding my wife Muthu Lakshmi rape murder case?
But I didn't bother much about it. Exact date was 31.03.2019. Exact time was 10pm to 11pm. Exact place was Umela Phata Road Salt Pan Industries near Vasai West Bhabhola Naka. Near Sai Mandir. After crossing the DMart.
Myself and my second wife Mumbai Manisha Railway Reservation Supervisor we had around one hour of talks at this dark, secluded place.
While returning to our house at Agarwal Doshi Complex Vasai West, on the same Umela Phata Road Salt Industry road, I told Manisha to stop the scooter.
We alighted.
I walked to the Salt Pans.
I saw pure, white, RAW, Rock Salt, Kal Uppu.
All my memories about Sankar Colony Third Mile Tuticorin rushed back in my mind.
I told the story to Manisha.
I asked the kerchief of Manisha.
I just collected one handful of Salt.
No owner or No security person or No supervisor of the Vasai West Salt Industry was present at that site, since the time was late night 10pm to 11pm.
I explained the free one Manjappai Yellow Bag full of free RAW Rock Salt from my Sankar Colony Third Mile Tuticorin days years 1977 to 1987. Childhood memories.
Manisha okayed the collection of one handful of Salt. Which we kept inside the kerchief of Manisha or some paper.
We reached home by 11.15pm.
Already Hot Dinner Food was ready.
Made by mother of Manisha Sheela Madam.
Manisha, myself, Tanishka, Apurv all sat to eat the Dinner Hot Food.
Usually Marathi Style Sambhar.
Hot Sambhar.
Hot Basmati Rice India Gate Rozana Basmati Rice or Dawat Basmati Rozana Rice bought from DMart Vasai West.
Manisha kept the kerchief and salt near the God Idol.
Usually it is the duty of Apurv, son to keep water while we are eating.
We keep water in a big jug and 4 to 5 steel glasses, tumblers.
Manisha told me Tumbler 
word is used by Marathis to indicate some other cups. Not for drinking water glass. Whereas all over India Tumbler word is used to indicate steel or silicon glass for drinking. It's a common English word.
word is used by Marathis to indicate some other cups. Not for drinking water glass. Whereas all over India Tumbler word is used to indicate steel or silicon glass for drinking. It's a common English word.But Manisha thinks it as a bad word. Derogatory non respectful slang word.
Ok, anyhow, while eating the dinner I wanted to drink water.
I asked for the Water Jug and Water Tumbler Glass kept near Apurv.
He said he won't give it.
He denied to hand over the water to me.
Suddenly, Manisha striked son Apurv, on his thighs. Ordered, give water to Pasupathi, he is asking it many times. Pass it ON. Immediately.
This scene was noted by Sheela Madam. My Maamiyaar. Mother in Law. She is an excellent cook. She cooks delicious meals. She prepares wonderful Marathi namkeen, sweet delicacies by tradition. She is Total Vegetarian. She has never eaten Non Veg food. She can cook all Veg and Non Veg food for people. She got angry with Manisha. She scolded Manisha why are you beating son Apurv for a small issue like delay in passing drinking water to Pasupathi while we are all eating the Dinner Food on the floor of the Hall. 14 by 14 size Hall. With Balcony. Sofa set. Dining Table.
The Dining Table is not much used. Sometimes one or two persons sit there to eat. Whole family eating like 4 to 5 people together eating always happens at the Hall Floor only.
Apurv is disturbed.
He is used to beatings, warnings, chidings, discipling methods of Mother Manisha.
Tanishka also received many times belt attacks, beatings, plastic children scale attacks from Mother.
They all accept it as their fate.
Mother can use forceful methods to discipline the children.
But Sheela Madam didn't like that even an inch. She started shouting, scolding Manisha.
She wanted high preference to Apurv. She wanted more priority to well being of Apurv. She disliked beatings, warnings, chidings discipling methods of Manisha.
Next day morning first thing after bathing i saw the God Idol.
The Salt and kerchief or the paper which held the Salt all are gone. Missing from the God Idol area.
I asked Manisha.
She said her Mother Sheela and her sisters husband Vishal informed her it is NOT a good practice to keep RAW Rock Salt taken from the Salt Industry from the Salt Pans of Vasai West the Umela Phata Road without seeking permission from the owners or supervisors or security watch people at that area.
It amount to Chori. Theft. Loot.
Just one handful of Salt.
Just one kerchief full of Salt.
So either Tanishka thrown it away.
Or Sheela Madam thrown it away.
Date 01. April. 2019.
This happened.
April Fools Day.
Monday.
So the Salt was thrown away.
Manisha.
Sheela.
Tanishka.
Vishal.
Madhuri.
Decided it is NOT good to keep Sea Salt. Raw Rock Salt taken without permission from the Umela Phata Road Salt Industry.
They may be correct.
They may be right.
02. April. 2019. Some more things happened.
01. April. 2019 Monday myself and Manisha went to LIC Nalasopara to hand over the cheque she wrote towards payment of dues of her life insurance policy.
I had cut the phone calls of Manisha 15 to 20 times by the afternoon of 31.03.2019.
She called from her office work.
She enquired about submission of her single cheque to LIC Nalasopara branch.
I told her vehemently.
We both should go.
I can't go alone.
I can't submit the cheque without her presence.
Because it was a Blank Cheque.
Because it had some mistakes in her signature.
Because LIC Nalasopara may NOT accept the cheque.
Because LIC Nalasopara branch may tell some mistakes about the cheque.
So I flatly refused Manishas demand of this work.
I had cut her phone calls 15 to 20 times on date 31.03.2019 afternoon 3pm to 4pm.
I explained all the mistakes done by Manisha regarding signature of a Cheque or maintenance of her cheque book.
She took around 6 hours to 8 hours to understand all the realities, genuine concern about how a working woman should maintain her cheque leaves or cheque book or signature.
Already many times she changed her signature style at Indian Bank.
Already many times her cheque is rejected or bounced & penalties paid loss of money at SBI State Bank of India and Indian Bank for reasons citing wrong signature.
So these are all faults of working woman. They are very casual with cheque leaves or check book or their signature.
All my disciplining, warnings, advice heeded & accepted by Manisha on date 31.03.2019.
Bank Account close date.
On 01.04.2019 we both went to LIC Nalasopara branch. She asked the LIC Manager what is the amount to be filled on the cheque. He saw the required outstanding amount on his office desktop computer. He told it. Manisha wrote the amount in her own handwriting. She signed the cheque. The cheque was immediately accepted. Passed. This is the best way of operation. Standard Operating Procedure. SOP. We both walked from LIC Nalasopara branch to Railway Station Nalasopara.
We had many talks.
Next day 02.04.2019 was another Bomb Blast. Bomb Attack on our married life.
I will write about that later.
For now the Salt Story with K Chandra and Mumbai Manisha is over.
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