Kalikav ∙ A hut on the rock for three cents. Only the piece adjacent to it can be said to be soil. It is the heart of the water itself. Therefore, Vellan buried the body of his daughter Mini there. With the thought that she too should sleep in his fluttering heart.
Mini (24), the second daughter of Vella, belonging to the tribal community of Kalikav Parassery, died last day at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital due to excessive bleeding during childbirth. The locals insisted that the body be buried in the Putamanna public crematorium, 6 km away, but Vellan did not agree.
At the insistence of Vellan, relatives and locals buried Mini in a shed called the kitchen in Tunduman next to the house. The baby born to Mini is now under the care of her husband Nitish. This is their first child.
20 years ago, Vellane, who was bedridden due to illness, was brought from Manchola Hill to a rented house in Pakhtakkund. When he could not find a suitable place, the Panchayat intervened and built a house for Vellan at 3 cents in Parapuram. Here the soil is only on the stove slope.
Water is brought from the mountain through pipes for this family, which is facing a shortage of clean water. Vellan’s family consists of his wife Neeli, two daughters and a son. Neely and eighty-five-year-old Vellan are suffering from various ailments. Elder daughter Bindu and son Vinod are the mainstay of the family.
English Summary: Father entombs daughter deadbody in fireplace shed