A TRIBUTE TO MY GREAT FRIEND

My dear Raja…

A year has been passed since you left us sending shock waves. It is hard to believe that you are not with us. We still believe that you are in an official tour and would come back soon. Not a single day goes by without us thinking of you, because you were so close to our hearts. You were so sincere and caring to all of your friends too. You used to keep continuous interactions with all your friends. That is the legacy of a great friend -- and you were certainly one of the finest, the best friend in the world. Everybody felt something special inside of you.

One evening at Vardhmankrupa

When we came here from Trivandrum, we didn't know anyone. It was Sasi (the first Malayalee friend I got in Ahmedabad) [ you call ‘Nair Sasikumar Krishnankutty’] taken us to Vardhmankrupa where you, Ayyapan and Sekhar were staying. I was really happy that day that I got three friends from my native - Trivandrum. That was the beginning…

On the terrace of our home at Ashokagar

At our rented premises

"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." For us, you were such a personality. You, ofcourse with Geetha, helped us a lot to get through the worse times in our life and shared our worries and happiness at all times.

On the day housewarming

Owning a house in Ashoknagar was my dream and that dream would not have been materialised without your effort, support and cooperation. The role you played in achieving my that goal is unforgettable.

At Meghaninagar

Meghaninagar AG's Staff quarter was our favorite hangout, when you shifted there. I think you got the Title of "Jayamaman" from there (first called by Sreekutty and Dinal). Your company minimized the distance between the Ashoknagar and Meghaninagar and we spent our valuable time there. Those days will never fade away from our memory.

You always cared and loved all the children with lots of love and affection and you got the great and unique title "JAYAMAMAN" which nick name lovingly used by children as well as adults. I fondly remember the birth of Malu, when you both stayed with us for a long time to help us and to share our unforgettable golden moments.

Trivandrum Group

Rakshabandan

Dear Raja.. You were a great coordinator. You also had excellent managerial capability. If at all any differences of opinion amongst us, you meticulously managed to lead us like a GrouplLeader... and we celebrated all festivals together. But now...when the main Man is missing... we feel missing everything....

Onam Sadya at Ashoknagar

Amongst countless moments of life, these are some special ones, which flashes our memory on and often. It is very easy that the life is a mixture of sunshine and rain and... every day of our lives will find hardship and pain etc. etc. When we feel the reality, it is very difficult to digest and control ourselves. This is life.. One has to actually pass through all these phases of life either willingly or unwillingly.

You are my great friend and truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.  

Good friends are like stars…. we don’t always see them, but we know they are always there.

With lots of love,

SUNILRAJ, SARASWATHY & MALU

ONE TREE MANY LIVES

ONE TREE MANY LIVES 
a film for children and nature lovers

SYNOPSIS:   In an age crammed with TV, computers, and electronic gadgets, children are isolated from the simple pleasures of exploring nature. Interaction with flora and fauna seems to be mostly through television and a trip to the Natural History Museum once a year. There are many things that parents, guardians, and teachers can do to help children develop a love for nature : Enhance their enjoyment of nature by giving them magnifying lenses, a pair of binoculars, or a simple telescope. Encourage your children to observe things they see and record them. Give older children a simple camera, if they show an inclination for photography. 

 This short film ONE TREE MANY LIVES visualizes a class discussion by  a group of nature loving children on the World Environment Day.  It also depicts a  successful experimental story of a nature loving parent who gifted a camera to his school going Son to develop love for nature and the encouragement of his teacher in the school.

 Caring for plants, and seeing them grow and develop, is a wonderful opportunity for the children to know the cycle of creation first hand. This short film ONE TREE MANY LlVES is all about the caring and observation by young students of the life of one tree in the compound of their school and the many lives around it.  Santosh comes to the school regularly with a small camera gifted by his father on the last World Environment Day. His inclination for nature photography helped his friends to develop the skill of observation of the natural world and apply most of the knowledge gathered from it in their studies.

 Many animals, such as birds, squirrels and a variety of insects, spend much of their lives in trees. These animals are born in trees, live in trees, raise their young in trees and seldom come down to the ground. Trees provide them shelter from the weather and from enemies.

Trees provide food in the form of fruits, nuts and leaves.  Many people pass trees and don’t realize that they are a home to all these living creatures. When ONE TREE is cut MANY LIVES will be ruined. ONE TREE AND MANY LIVES portrays the wonderful experiences of young school children in their class discussion about nature through real interactions with it. The film ends with an appeal to "Do'nt cutting down Trees" .

I selected a tree in the IIM campus to observe and picturize the life of one tree, in a year. I hope, this short film will be a visual treat for children and  nature lovers.  The main narration is given by Varsha Sankara Raman, daughter of my friend Sankara Raman (Ayyappan).  Teacher's voice is given by Dr.Anita Vidyadhar.  

                                                  Created by : SUNIL RAJ

 

NATURE Ek TEACHER