I MINUTE CARICATURES IN TRAIN : 24.10.2014 (Friday)

I MINUTE CARICATURES IN TRAIN : 24.10.2014 (Friday)
Coimbatore-Palakkad Passenger -6-7.30 pm
Palakkad-Ernakulam Amritha Express - 10pm-2am

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I MINUTE CARICATURES : Palakkad-Ernakulam Amritha Express - 17.10.2014 (Friday, 10pm-2am)

Today was very special- hilariously so. For having drawn a sports team in full. The 11 self-declared freaky boys of my Siddani's age represented the Palakkad Tug of War team to tug at the State Meet at Kollam.

However, the sight of the collective malnutrition of the team kept on entertaining and saddening me at the same time at the definite prospect of a massive defeat in the wait ( I just got news that the Idukki team- the Tournament winners- with whom their first game was set with the pack of 11 mountain wolves with stone hard calves and crushing grip pulled the unsuspecting palakkadans in one less than average heave over to the Idukki side of the rope barely 5 seconds after the whistle blew.) In any case, the boys had sensed immediate defeat but looked goddamn happy. Everyone had his share of old version mobile. One by one, the boys retreated into self-imposed ignominy and silence when their battery played truant while their seasoned elder brothers who gymnastically jumped over to the upper luggage racks while the train was a minute before pulling up at the Palakkad station, enjoyed watching rare selfies received on Whatsapp, lying on their stomach. The rugged rail-lines intuitively contributed just enough gyrations to their fantasies on the move.

This picture in this series is of Ebin, the team Manager.

The last picture is of the 20 year old lanky boy I met at the palakkad station, who accompanied 2 other boys. The stockIer boy showed me their caricatures I had doodled in his college notebook, 4 months back in the train. Felt happy to hear that this would be one of the most precious memories of their train travels.

That’s all, friends....
BEST !

I MINUTE CARICATURES IN TRAIN : 19/10/2014

I MINUTE CARICATURES IN TRAIN : 
Palakkad-Ernakulam Amritha Express - 17.10.2014 (Friday, 10pm-2am)

Today was very special- hilariously so. For having drawn a sports team in full. The 11 self-declared freaky boys of my Siddani's age represented the Palakkad Tug of War team to tug at the State Meet at Kollam.

However, the sight of the collective malnutrition of the team kept on entertaining and saddening me at the same time at the definite prospect of a massive defeat in the wait ( I just got news that the Idukki team- the Tournament winners- with whom their first game was set with the pack of 11 mountain wolves with stone hard calves and crushing grip pulled the unsuspecting palakkadans in one less than average heave over to the Idukki side of the rope barely 5 seconds after the whistle blew.)

In any case, the boys had sensed immediate defeat but looked goddamn happy. Everyone had his share of old version mobile. One by one, the boys retreated into self-imposed ignominy and silence when their battery played truant while their seasoned elder brothers who gymnastically jumped over to the upper luggage racks while the train was a minute before pulling up at the Palakkad station, enjoyed watching rare selfies received on Whatsapp, lying on their stomach. The rugged rail-lines intuitively contributed just enough gyrations to their fantasies on the move.

The second last picture in this series is of Ebin, the team Manager.

The last picture is of the 20 year old lanky boy I met at the palakkad station, who accompanied 2 other boys. The stockIer boy showed me their caricatures I had doodled in his college notebook, 4 months back in the train. Felt happy to hear that this would be one of the most precious memories of their train travels.

That’s all, friends.... 
BEST !

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1MINUTE TRAIN CARICATURES - 02/10/2014

Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express - 02.10.2014 (Wednesday, 2-5 pm)

Today was special.

The Coimbatore I.T. office was abuzz with duty-doting officials revved up on the Swatchh Shapathh pledge. The volunteers bathed in street dust and sweat swept the racecourse road clean again and again in turn and some of them meandered across through by-lanes deep into Vadavalli to Ramanathapuram, Maruthamalai to Vellingiri hills in the sweeping trance. Everyone was too careful that he/she did not even as chance to set eye on an office file cover for fear of accidentally feeling like studying the file and getting the long eluded brainwave on a complex legal issue. In any case, most of them were long used to observing the files from safe distance for fear of developing similar insights.

I now wish, I had joined them. Was afraid that my lower back would snap again. But, I have forgotten when I last celebrated the 'Pooja' related 'Anaddhyaayam' . Vidyaarambham is one of the greatest ideas in our tradition, reminding the scholarly nerds that what they gulp down everyday from the books are only loads of proper nouns - man-made noises in the eternal silence.....

In the train, journey would have been too stuffy for me without the following 1 minute stunts. My handsome school mate of 38 years back, the Central Excise Asst. Commissioner friend, Joe Paul Mampilly with all sincerily readied the some of the shy chaps to volunteer for the Action. Joe, I am sure has the most expressive eyes and the most glowing smile in the whole of the C.E. Deptt. in India . Hi Ho !
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Here are today's do-or-die volunteers :

1. My IT colleague. Standing ta...aall on the platform, he started recounting his own caricaturable features one-by-one, thus completely squashing the curiosity of the young man sitting next to me, ready to watch the action on the paper. Finally, I fell on my knees and implored the long man not to divulge one more feature, with tears in eyes, but the damage had been brisquely done.

2. Shreejith. Works in Telecomsector at Bangalore.

3. Varghese, in Pharma co., Nova Nordisk, Bangalore

4. Sanoj, 3 's colleague in arms. Had the lion's heart to allow me to sit on his seat and the precognition that I would remain an immovable property in form and conduct till Ernakulam, Thanks buddy.

5. Nithya & Bhumika. Nithya was more expressive. A kid after 5/6 majors is the change I expect during these sessions.

6. Ashique . Works with the TN State Handloom Deptt, at Erode

7. Jerry & Bincy. The IT couple from Seimens, Bangalore

8. Finally the real kid, Archita (3)

SHUBHAM !

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