Water
Watching movies is a favorite pastime especially at weekends. So, after the week-long trial and effort when Saturday brought rain and I felt as much as comfortable, I decided to watch this Deepa Mehta film 'Water'. Water left me in tears. The harrowing conditions of the widows characterised so well by Seema Biswas and Sarla and the other ladies tore the heart. Lisa Ray's angelic countenance left a crimson stretch in the affected mind. The eunuch, the child, the 'fatty cow', 'Kaalu' the dog, 'auntie' the parrot and the 3 deaths: that of the parrot, auntie and Kalyani in the Gandhian era solemnised the sick agony of the widows in the triumphant victory of men in their manipulation of the scriptures. 'Didi's silent faith and honest confessions stood as a raw protest against the traditions and customs symbolised by the ruthless cutting of the hair ( Sarla & Kayani) and snatching away the keys from Madhumati the 'fatty cow' and the