Pranam Why we say Koti? KR IRS 6721 On Tue, 6 Jul 2021 at 13:23, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote:
> *KOTI-AYA-CLOTHES LINE* > > Dear friends, > > Though Malayalam word for clothes line is AYA, in Iyer homes the clothes > line is mostly called KOTI. > > Today I was putting my clothes after washing in the newly erected > clothesline with pulleys at either end. My wife seeing the way I was > raising the clothesline slowly, commented -*looks like you are raising > the flag in the mast. I commented, “Athuvum koti, ithuvum koti.* > > Lady servant cleaning the compound nearby could not control her laugh. > She said, sir rendu vartha pesinalum , athu chrikka vaikkum(I talk very > less. But my talk would make others laugh) > > I thought today my posting can be about clothes line(KOTI). > > Sincerely, > > Gopala Krishnan 6-7-2021. > > > > 1. *Cloth lines inside home.* > > During my boyhood days clothesline was erected using lengthy thin bamboo. > If inner corridor was there it was the place at least two bamboos were > erected for putting washed and dried clothes for daily use. The bamboo > was suspended from the roof (mostly from rafter) just above the hand > reach. Outer corridor such clothes line was mostly erected using an iron > wire, mostly galvanized. It was used to dry clothes during rainy period. > The convenient point to connect either side was Kazhukkol (rafter) on > either side. > > Though marring the beauty of room, clothes line was erected in rooms also, > connecting to walls using nails. > > 2. *Wooden cloth stand* > > Some homes made cloth stand with steps in which dried clothes were put. > Being made of wood, it was not used outside. These clothesstands had a > problem of tilting if more clothes were put. *But it gave a better look > in homes. It was kept in bed rooms. * > > Not washed clothes were put in large baskets made of cane. After the > appearance of plastic, large such baskets with lid were appeared. Something > similar to latest waste box with lid appearing in airports. > > The only change in years was , instead of bamboo rod in corridor, plastic > wire was used in many homes and hooks were erected on walls to connect it. > > Wooden stands had to be made with carpenter, not readily available in > furniture shops. > > *2 Clothes line outside home* > > This was most essential, and was tied one end to a beam of the home, other > end to some tree branches. Or between two tree branches, the clothes line, > at hand reach. If tree branches were not there a bamboo pole was erected. > > In some modern homes two RCC thin poles were erected with a ring at top. > An iron wire was erected in between them. The cloth lines are always > erected on sides not hindering entrance. > > *3 Dhobi homes and river banks.* > > It was very common to see clothes lines erected either sideways or in > parallel using any vertical poles with wires. Urgent clothes were dried at > their home after washing at home. > > In river banks, using poles erected on sand tying coir/plastic wire washed > clothes were dried. I had seen lengthy clothes lines in parallel erected by > dhobis in Kodaikkanal, after washing clothes in the stream water. Though no > ghat was there, the place was called Dhobi ghat while I was working at > Kodaikkanal during 1973’s. Now the name may be changed) > > *4. Clothes stand* > > Cloth stands in stainless steel appeared by 1990’s. Most homes had two > or three, one to put washed clothes, another to dry clothes. Limitation was > lengthy cloths like dhoti, sari could not be dried on them. > > *5. Some Engineers thinking* > > Many homes newly built, are provided with expandable clothes line. There > are up to six thin pipes of length three feet. By just pulling one by > one appear. As required, we can use. But it occupies space in the room. I > have provided it in two rooms, and one corridor. One in corridor is maximum > used by me. > > *5a. Clothes lines in portico* > > Always portico has more height and some engineer thought of clothes line > which can be above. Like a cradle six clothes lines in plastic wire in > parallel are connected to stainless rods at either end using hooks, a > central stainless rod hold the two other rods in position. Using pulley > erected at top either end, the cloth lines are erected and lowered using > plastic wire running between pulleys, To hold after raising, the plastic > wire is held in a hook on a wall making a loop. The same can be used in > flats also in the portico. The cost is only about 1000-00 including > technician work. *I have erected it in my portico. * > > *5b. further modification* > > This is using a set of pulleys erected at either end on a frame work in > stainless steel angle. It is fitted on either end of the clothes lines end. > Cloth lines are stainless steel rods of 5 feet length, not plastic wire. > Nylon wire is passed inside the rods. By pulling the nylon wire the > clothesline is raised. It is held in a fabricated frame work, using a > plastic rod at the end holding in the frame work. Cloth lines can be raised > or lowered individually. > > This looks quite neat, though the cost is very much around 7000-00. This > also I have erected in my portico. > > Inner wares are put in the first type, which is erected in the back of > this one. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1697018532.5902710.1625558023924%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1697018532.5902710.1625558023924%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoosiyV0UN_v2hPE4RgkDOKFpK_Sj9-GCP7r%2BLPM6cRNWw%40mail.gmail.com.
