Vamsi’s Tabloid

Some 1 month back here in Hyderabad, the weather was abnormally cool. There were Clouds in the month of March and the air was moist. Cool breeze was traveling through the air … as if it just doesn’t care about the abnormally hot Sun of the month of March.

Well … the cool breeze seems to have had its day. The Sun has returned to its glory. The month of April has brought with it … Harsh realities of the power that Sun over during this period of time … and its quite visible.

Sun is having a blast. Literally.

The human body has to adjust this sudden shift of Cool temperature to Hot temperature within a matter of 15 or so days …

Suddenly … the air becomes so light … the skin burns when even for 5 seconds the body is exposed to the harsh rays of Sun. This is Sun’s way of making you keep indoors … all the time. And during the day … even one trip to your nearby grocery store … is the “bahana” for sweat to cover your whole body … and that makes the most perfect recipe for “cursing the sun”.

But you still want to go out during the daytime … its because you like the comfort that Rayban glasses provide to your eyes in hot sun … and you literally enjoy the “world” during that time!

And the situation in coastal cities during Summers is just so mesmerizing to even comprehend. Ladies use latest “Summer Collections” of clothes which include Bikinis on the beach … display them “hands on” to their boyfriends. It must be understood that the heat of summer is just too harsh … and this is a perfect justification for ladies to try those “Summer Collections”. Good for Ladies. Good for Gents.

When you get back to your home … after seeing the “beautiful world” through your “Rayban Glasses” … bringing those wonderful Cool drinks, Chocolate Icecreams, Ruh Afzas … and enjoy them under the comfort of your fan in your house … suddenly your body gets a new lease of life. The sweat sticking to your body like glue … evaporates because of the “air from the fan” … and you curse yourself for “cursing the sweat” previously!

The evenings are no better. You have had your dinner. And when it is the time for you to retire to your bed … after some 2 hours of having a sound sleep … suddenly you wake up and find the kurta has become wet on your back … because of sweat. Then you curse why the hell … did you not have Air Conditioner in your house!

But, nature has it own way of healing the human body. After months of Cold Weather … you realize the small discomforts are a way of nature helping you to stay healthy. This does not mean that Air Conditioner should be done away with during summer. But, I accept that I “enjoy” the whole experience that Summer has install for me.

I confess … I am not financially sound. And that is reason enough for me for not buying the Air Conditioner. But I have no regrets. The whole experience of sitting under the fan after a walk in the evenings of summers … and experience the sweat evaporating from my skin … thereby making me feel ecstatic … is reason enough for me to feel contented … with “Mother Nature”.

Its because I know that within 2 months … Monsoon will begin … and this whole experience of the Harsh realities of Summer … will become a passe …

I enjoy watering plants during summer evenings … I enjoy that occasional beer during evenings … which makes summer for me more interesting and in high spirits!

Summer … I think is the perfect way of life. During Day … it is very hot … and during Night … it’s warm and sweaty! … Perfect way of living life indeed!

But … I have only one complaint during summers. And that is Dust. There is lot of Dust in the air during summers … and Indian Roads are the perfect “no entry areas” … which is ironical.

And what better way to enjoy summers … than having Mangoes … and Mango Juice!

Happy Summer!

Vamsi Krishna Karra