A Cassia fistula tree stands tall outside my mother’s house. Largely ignored throughout the year, in summer, the golden yellow flowers erupt in showers just in time for the Vishu celebrations. I first ...
Yellow spells joy and prosperity. And that's why Vishu, the Malayalam New Year, has a lot of yellow in it: The ‘konnapoo', gold and ‘kasavu', the ripe cucumber, jackfruit (the insides of course, silly ...