This tree is around hundred years according to the few people I asked about it. They remember having heard form their elders that this tree came up after the field was submerged in a flood about hundred years ago. So the flood planted the seed to this place. During the recent flood, this field escaped submerging as it is well above the surrounding low lying areas now.
This tree is a home for scores of birds during most of the year during the night! The neighbours get used to the cacophony and when the birds do not perch on the tree during the rainy season, the neighbours find something missing!
An elderly person, told me that the village attracts some bird watchers during the winter season. So the villagers made a shed which can be seen in the far end of the road, which welcome the bird watchers for them to have good view of the birds in the tree at reasonable distance !In fact a tea shop close by provide them snacks and drinks.
The walk along the quiet village road in itself is refreshing. Except an occasional pedestrian and some others on their two or four wheelers, the road is unlike other roads of speeding vehicles and crowded sights.
I was keen to find if any one owned a bicycle in the village! All the people I asked do not know of any one ! They also told me that there were at least hundred bicycles in the village till about ten years ago! Is this a village without bicycles! I m not surprised if it is true, as except an occasional tile roofed house, all houses look modern with one or more cars in the port. There are more houses with cars than motorbikes alone. It is a progressive village because both edges of the road reaching upto the compound walls have well kept lawns or flowering plants.
I want to go on making more enquiries about this village because it story starts for me with the hundred year old tree!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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