En pennenru pirandhayo...

Namma oorla mattumdhan chumma pora ponnai pidichu vambuku izhuppanga pasanga-nra oru wrong notion-oda I have spent all these years-nu recent-adhan realize pannen. Ofcourse, we have all read in stories that this kind of eve-teasing/pranks happen in all countries, aana naan adhellam merely avanga community-kulladhan irukum, nammalai madhiri vera countries-lerndhu vara makkalkitta katta mattanganudhan ninaichitrundhen.

Recent-a oru naal naan pattuku work mudinju road-la poitrundhen. There was some traffic jam on the road, or people were waiting for the green signal. Naan super-a paraaku parthutte nadakkara case - en appa ellathaiyum observe pannanumnu sollirukarakkum ;) - so that day was no exception, nallave paraaku parthuttu nadandhutrundhen.

On one such radar scan, I noticed 3 guys in a white van on the road. Window pakkathula irundha aal/payyan (indha oorla yaar enna age-ne puriya mattengudhu, erumaikada madhiri irukaravan ippodhan 15 vayasu aagudhu-nran, sema sleek-a dress pannitruka lady says she is 45) was watching me, and I could sense that he was telling something to his companions about me.

The next second I averted my eyes and started walking ahead, not wanting to draw trouble if any. Oru 4 steps dhan nadandhirupen, I heard a voice to my left "Excuse me!!" from the van. Aaha Usha, edhuku koopidaranunga ivanga-nu I looked at them, and the guy was showing a map and asking me if I can help them find directions. Seri, naatuku naalu nalladhu pannanumnu yaaro periyavanga sollirukanga-nu I went near the van.

When I went near the van, edho oru patchi told me not to get too close - evalo cinema-la parthirukom, van-la ponnai izhuthu pottu thookitu poradhai ;) and though it does sound adventurous, reality-la thappikardhu is not an easy joke - so oru 4 feet thalliye ninnunten, edhavadhu kokku makka nadandha kooda appadiye escapeit.com pannidalamnu. Since I stood a little away, this guy had to stretch his left arm to show me the book, and his right hand to show me some place to which I was supposed to help him with the directions. All I could see was that he was showing some dot on the map and asking me, and when I was about to look at it closely, his hand shot outwards to touch me saying "this dot is you!!"

Thankfully (to my brains, that is) thalli ninutrundhadhala I was able to scurry off from that place, with them laughing inside the van like lunatics....ada paavigala, enaku munnadi oru aal poitrundhan, enaku pinnadi kooda sila per vandha madhiridhan therinjudhu, ellaraiyum vittu ennai enda vambukku izhukareenga?? Oru mudivoda dhan ellarume sutharanga pola iruku naatla..ennai partha avalo makki madhiriya theriyudhu?

Ok, ippo thodardhula what big deal, it wasn't something severe-nu kooda one can argue, but I suppose it is part of Indian mentality that we don't like some stranger touching us. Also, enaku innum kooda puriyala if this prank was coz I am of a different color or if it was for my gender or just because they wanted some bakra to play a prank on. Either ways, inimel yaarukum help panradhilla-nra oru top-class policy-a follow panradha decide panten :)