Visiting places of importance is an obsession I still am possessed with. When I visit such places my moods get elevated. My hands get additionally empowered to perform another feat in my most preferred instrument the Chenda or the stringed favourite of mine the guitar.
On such occasions, I get transported to some worlds of the upper stratum. I used to fall into a cathartic trance during those visits.
Those moments are the accrued wealth of this life. Recently I was blessed with the company of a veteran artist and film-maker. Sree Sreenivasan- the man who broadcasted reels of soul-refreshing laughter to many a million of the Malayalam knowing mass. The cleansing laughter he triggered off must have worked better than a million rounds of psychological counselling or thousands of psychotherapy sessions. His broadcasts carried therapeutic properties.
I felt a shudder going down my spine when he touched my hands in a warm shake. I pray a bit of that therapeutic efficacies be transplanted to my drummings too.
