JAI MAHABALI ...JAI HARTHAL....

JAI MAHABALI...JAI HARTHAL

As Kerala observed one more dawn to dusk harthal (Har Jagah Par Tala )today, I extend my gratitude and appreciation to all those who made it a grant success.  Any way, we mallus celebrate our festival of “HARTHAL” with much passion and enthusiasm just to compensate for the days we normally miss during our national festival of Onam, a time you will find us intensely engaged in helping the global companies to clear out their old stock. But then, by celebrating harthal, we try our best to ensure that our beloved king Mahabali’s principles that are portrayed explicitly in the much famous song “Maveli Nadu Vanidum Kalam….”are strictly followed in its true spirit and in real code. I hope my translation would help my non-mallu friends to understand the lyrics.

Maveli nadu vanidum kalam ( during the reign of king Mahabali) , 

Maanusharellarum Onnupole ( Everyone was equal- here you see, in a day when all offices and establishments are closed, there is no gainsaying the fact that there are no bosses or subordinates on this day-All are equal...right?)…  

Amodhathode vasikkum kaalam (people were joyful and merry- you won’t believe, we mallus gleefully float around on cloud nine the whole day as if we are abnormal)..

Aapathangaarkkumottilla thanum ( people were all free from harm- think yaar, with no vehicles on  road and we are all safe inside our houses, shoving our national food “porottachikenfry’’  down our food pipe as if we are starving all the time, what harm are you talking about...eh? ) 

Kallaparayum Cherunazhiyum kallatharangal Mattonnumilla ( measures and weights were right and there were no  unfair or deceptive  business acts or practices. - Ok, listen, any shop owner who dare open their  outlet on a harthal day, we make him sell rock stones and bricks the very next day..., what do you think..Ah?  And hence there is no question of anyone cheating of exploiting you) 

Kallavumilla chathiyumilla ellolamilla polivachanam (there was neither lies nor deceit and no one was false in speech either- ..ok , now come to the point, during harthal days, all politicians take off and go to their in-law's house. And obviously as you have no offices, schools or clubs functioning on a harthal day, our women folk get little or no chance  to gather and gossip on this day. Helloww....is there anybody in there...? ) 

Maveli nadu vaneedum kaalam manusharellarum onnupole...

Jai Mahabali...Jai Harthal....!!