My own recollections of the house are shrouded in a fog of childhood memories; sticky bits from summer vacations in Kerala. I vaguely recollect somebody handing me a Plav-ila spoon while playing the courtyard; of tossing pebbles into the kitchen well; of clambering atop the wooden staircase in pursuit of bigger siblings.
It had been ages since I stepped into the house, so during a visit to Trivandrum in July-Aug 2006, Acchan sketched a layout plan. On 15th August 2006, we traveled to Puzhavaadu, to take a look at the house, first hand.
We first went to Acchan’s nephew, Mr. Gopalakrishnan aka “Rajappan”. His was a pretty house designed in the “Baker Style” by Mr. G. Shankar, located quite close to Govindaniketan. Despite being rather busy (his daughter was getting married in a few days), R-ji had arranged for one of his contacts, Rajesh, to accompany us to the house.
As we walked through the drizzle to Govindaniketan, it was quite clear that R-ji was genuinely concerned about the old house. “Ithu unnu sherikku nannaaki edutthaal nallabhangi-aarikkum!” (If it were repaired properly, it would be a beautiful house!).
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