Rangula Ratnam

I was in Chennai last weekend. Merina beach is one place I love to go every time I go to Chennai. The place is vibrant with lot of people, kids, girls etc. etc. I can just sit there on the beach and spend the whole evening alone.

I was crazy about this “Rangula Ratnam” in childhood. But it was very difficult to get pocket money from dad to spend on this. Only time we get to ride on this is the day after Kanuma, when we go to the river bank and spend the evening there with friends and family.

I was given only 10 or 20 paise per day when I was in primary school. My sister was given only half of what I get… gender bias. So, getting 50 paise to enjoy a ride was very difficult. Still remember those days. It’s very refreshing to see kids enjoying a ride. How ever small, that joy can never be forgotten.