Pranam RITUSAMHARAM BY KALIDASAN
Each of these seasons is described as a pair of lovers who experience changes in their relation like the changing seasons of India. The poem starts with the description of *summer*. The dry weather and the extreme heat conditions make the lands extremely parched. Everyone yearns for a few drops of rain to soak the soil. But even in this time of extreme heat, one gets joy through mangoes and the cool moonlit nights. There is shown how young women try to entice their men who have lost their passion because of the heat. Their passions are restored and their longing reignited. It is also shown how people travel to faraway places due to work during summers and they get separated from their partners. Their love pangs and unfortunate distance that separates them is described in the poem. Even animals are shown to be going through a relentless thirst, looking for water to quench their insatiable thirst. They even forget animosity towards other animals and roam around in the search of water, letting other fellow animals come and go through their personal territories. There is no fear of getting hunted by the large animals as these big ones are suffering from sharp scorch of the sun. The poem ends with a description of forest fire caused by the heat of the son. Then come the much-awaited *monsoons* and the whole of India gets drenched and clean in the fresh monsoon rains. Everything looks spic and span and not a speck of dust is seen anywhere. The black clouds and the rumbling thunder add to the magic of the monsoons. Everything on earth is covered with the darkness of the rain clouds. Animals and birds get affected by this, they cannot contain their happiness. The peacocks break into dance of liberation and freedom, from the heat and misery. The rivers are shown to be flowing fast due to all the water added into them from the rain water. These rivers flow furiously towards the oceans, uprooting every tree that has been growing on its bank until now. The forests look all lush and luxuriant now; there are green trees and delicate flowers everywhere. With the thundering of clouds women are shown to be running towards their lovers because they are scared of it. These women have decorated themselves with flowers and they have put some perfume on themselves. The women who still have not heard from their lovers and husbands are shown to be sitting outside, staring at the thundering clouds relating the suffering of their longing hearts with it. Then comes the season of *autumn* where people look forward to celebrating festivals and spread cheer and joy. Though the weather remains pleasant, the afternoons can be hot and it is almost like a second summer. However, the weather changes and one can feel the nip in the air. This is when the frost season arrives. The sudden nip in the air, the chilly winds in the morning and nights and the biting cold all signify the season of frost. The women are shown donning jasmine flowers in their hair and their ears are covered in blue lotus. Then comes the more severe form of frost in the form of *winter* season. The temperatures drop really low and people are seen wearing layers of clothes. However, he severity of winters is not as much as in Western countries. It only snows in the hilly regions and the south of India hardly experiences any winters. It is shown that during the cold nights of the winter season, lovers are shown drinking wine together and igniting their passions with it and lose themselves in the long nights of love making and ardor. After winters, the weather starts to warm a bit and then comes spring season. This season is popular for the harvest festivals that take place and one can see blooming flowers all around. Thus, the variety of seasons in India is used to signify the changes that take place in the minds of lovers and how they change. Every change has some good and some bad effects, but in totality it is a pleasant feeling. KR IRS 17621 On Thu, 17 Jun 2021 at 11:49, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *SEASON* > > I referred my Oxford dictionary for the meaning of the word- *Season*. > > One most common meaning is the periods in to which the year is divided > according to *weather condition.* > > Second is a condition in which a particular activity is done *eg: - > cricket, music concert etc.* > > The third meaning is a to keep wood so as to use it for timber. One can > see at all times wood kept in Kallayi River for timber use. Many timber > merchants keep the wood as it is; some saw and make to specified > measurements, > > The fourth meaning a seasoned person- in travel, dealing with an activity > etc. There are some seasoned persons in all fields. There are seasoned > travellers- frequently travelling and staying in different countries. > Seasoned writers, seasoned directors of films, seasoned farmers etc. > > Fifth meaning is adding flavour -Thalippu. > > Now it is a period of more availability in varieties of mangoes and > jackfruits- A season for them. Though availability is more, and items are > perishable, still prices are high only. It made me to recollect the flower > merchants in Chaplain- Trivandrum. If at all they dump in waste the not > sold flowers next day, still they won’t reduce their rate. > > Whether entire plantain in the Kula is sold or not, merchants calculate > the price and fix for 50% of the plantains in the Kula. 50% of plantains > are considered perishing before sale. > > It was in fact a few years back I learnt the meaning of the word season > adding items for flavour mustard, curry leaves etc. are fried and added for > seasoning. There is a lot of taste difference between chutni and sambar > before and after seasoning. > > In Chennai now it is hot summer- It is difficult to go out even at 9 AM- > Even at 6 PM hot wind is blowing. However temperature is lesser comparing > to Rajasthan temperature. People go early morning and wait for covid > vaccination. With *pass* I had to go to a nearby Tambaram for a work in > Taxi. > > Most animals have a season for mating. > > During the month of mesham, Kanippo- Konna would be flowering. > > For stationary merchant’s school opening period is a season of selling > books and allied items. > > Though the pilgrimage to Sabarimala is there now every month, still > Mandalam and Makara Vilakku periods are told as season. > > Most of the temple festivals occur in a particular period. It is called > festival time. > > Mosquito breed and bite more at a particular period. Similarly flies are > more at a particular time. > > There are periods for cultivation. There are specific growing periods for > the plants and trees. > > In winter the air conditioning units are sold at a lesser rate to push up > sales. There is *aadikizhivu* for items like textiles in Tamilnadu. Now > it is extended to Tamilnadu also as aadikizhivu, in addition to Onam > season > > There is a period of processing mango Thira, mango juices etc. for > preservation. Similarly for preparing sugar from sugar canes. > > There is fare reduction in flights during passengers low season. > Satellites are placed to orbits during favourable time of climate. > > Summer season is school vacation period. Earlier days students used to > learn typewriting and shorthand. Now most children simply pass time with > their I phone. > > There is a Malayalam film “season” > > *Writer- R. 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