Dear John, It was only 5 years ago, when …

Comment posted Lifestyle of Kerala Syrian Christians by George Mathew.

Dear John,

It was only 5 years ago, when I was 45 years old that I first heard of ‘Abraham Malpan’ and that was from a Syro Malabar person none other than my ex-boss ‘Mr. Xavier Kalangara. He was very suprised that a staunch Marthomite like me had not even heard about Abraham Malpan. Xavier will vouch for this. I remember the laugh that Xavier gave at my ignorance (I am not criticising, I now know that mine was really laughable). This happened in Doha.

I too dont’ read and write Malayalam but can manage speaking.

As Jackson said, this is the case of hundreds, if not thousands of Keralites who grew up outside Kerala which is not our fault. But we all have this love for Kerala and our lost heritage. I think the Psalm/Bony M should go like this…. By the rivers of America, there we sat down…. … we remember Kerala…..’

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