Maniji
For the past one year since feb 2020 my haircutter is my wife; we
amazoned a machine and ho first time I thought oh its centralised hair with
emptiness all around; and I had lot of breeze, cool; and behold when I see
the TV actors Cricketers and MS Dhoni I thought I have become modern like
youngsters of today. And today morning had the haircut and shampoo bath
Nice and cool KR IRS 4421
On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 13:09, APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote:
> One thing I decided before returning to my ancestral village for a
> permanent stay from Tokiyo is to have a barber coming home for my haircut
> like for my father and grandfather. On returning to the village, my
> neighbour took me to a barber for an interview with me and he readily
> agreed to come home, whenever I need him. Though I am advanced in my age,
> I rigorously dye my hair, like the Japanese who are very meticulous. The
> life is going on smoothly and today was a day of complete “Pattabhishekam “
> – a word used for haircut in villages!
>
>
>
> Mani
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>
> *From:* 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 [mailto:[email protected]]
> *Sent:* 04 April 2021 12:14
> *To:* Patty Thatha; Iyer; Kerala Iyer; Venkat Raman;
> [email protected]
> *Subject:* [iyer123] HEAD- THALA
>
>
>
> *THALA- HEAD*
>
> Today after coming out from the men’s beauty parlour after a haircut,
> various thoughts came to my mind relating head. I had no expectation my
> area would develop this much. Opposite to my home four shops have come and
> one of them is men’s beauty parlour. When they compelled me the first man
> for haircut, I agreed to be the first man for haircut there.
>
> The first itself was head hair. Though hair is grown in many parts
> visibly, still the hair grown in the head alone is always used with
> adjective- Thala in Malayalam and Tamil. Thala is always added to muti and
> told- *THALAMUTI.* Many times for distinguishing hair grown in other
> parts we may add the part as adjective. If one was searching to find a
> barber on those days- It was told as to cut head hair- Thalamuti.
>
> In fact today in the beauty parlour the hair cutter himself was growing
> hair and beard. Usually a tip top person. For my warm enquiry he replied- I
> am going to temple to take hair sir. Offering hair to God is done in many
> Muruga temples, and Tirupati Balaji temple. This offering hair is not so
> common in Kerala Muruga temples as my information goes.
>
> Head hair will grow more with females. Baldness is very very rare with
> women, though it is there. But baldness is seen with most males though
> exemptions are there. I have seen a person aged about eighty with full
> grown hair in head, that too black. No grey hair. Similarly I have seen
> women having baldness . Hair growth in males and females is related to
> genes also to a great extent.
>
> If a young person started to ask questions to his parents and elders
> rather than obeying- it is told as THALAYEDUTHHU- This is used more with
> male wards.
>
>
>
> The fate of a person is often told as – What is written on head-
> THALAYILEZHUTTHU, though no body has written anything on the head.
>
> *Thalakku vannathu thalappavotu poyi* is a usage for narrow escape in
> accidents and incidents involving a person. *THALAPPAVU* is turban.
> Probably Turban would have been in usage from early times. I have seen many
> elder’s photo’s only with turban. Head covering with sari end is
> compulsory with many communities among women while talking to elders and
> strangers.
>
> The weight taken on head is called THALACHUMATU. On those days most local
> transportation of grains was done by carrying on head. There used to have
> resting places along roads where directly from head the load could be
> relieved on a raised granite slab supported on Pillars. In Tamil it is
> called Chumai thangi. Chumatu thaangi in Malayalam. These chumai thangai
> were an indication of location.
>
> Head ache is called *THALAVETHANA*. A person who has to be getting rid
> of somehow or a thing somehow to be washed off is also indirectly told as
> THALAVETHANA.
>
> A person having BP or having diabetics may often experience
> *THALACHUTTAAL*. There could be many reasons including over dose of
> medicines. An immediate attention requiring incident.
>
>
>
> Clay on head*- THALYIL KALIMANNU* on head is a usage to mean a person’s
> listening and understanding power is lesser.
>
> *THALAYATTI* is a usage meaning a person always agrees to another with
> out any thinking. This need not be due his agreeing fully, but due to
> situations. Tanjore is famous to make idols which will always move the head
> on tilting and not falling down. It is called *THALAYATTI BOMMAI.*
>
> Though hair is beautiful on the head, on falling it loose all its
> appreciation. It is immediately removed out. However hair shaved in temples
> especially of women are used to make artificial female hair (Thiruppan) and
> wigs.
>
> A wife’s talk compelling him to change his earlier version is often told
> on account of *THALAYANA MANTHRAM. *
>
> The leader is called THALAIVAN in Tamil.
>
> A person with slightly flat head is called *Chatti thalayan *in
> Malayalam. Other way if the head is oval he is called Thenga moonchi in
> Tamil.
>
> *Thalayatathe val aata means (Without head talking and least important
> talking) *
>
> *Thala marannu enna theikkal** means going beyond limits*
>
> *Writer-R. Gopala Krishnan, 73 dated 21-4-2017. Reposted on 4-4-2021 with
> additions and editing*
>
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