TRANSFORMATION.....how did I do this???

                                                       

On the left is a photo of me..  at age 30 as Superintendent of Police, about 20 years back. Dark (may be due to over exposure to sun) weighing around 75 kilos post delivery and face filled with pimple scars! I remained like this till around 2000. Keralakoumudi newspaper & their publications/magazine likes this picture of my ugly self so much that they use this lavishly even now when they refer to me in their articles/news. I chanced across this photograph again recently and realized how much I changed since then.

On the right is a photo taken around two years back. I am like this for the past 10 to 12 years, fairer, thanks to the comforts of the air conditioned office & car and less exposure to sun. I weigh 60-61 kg and my facial skin is devoid of any scars save the fading scar on the right forehead due to a bad fall I had on the road four years back. (That is another story!)

How did I change this much in less than 10 years?

With age, women tend to get fatter and uglier. The few exceptions are film stars Rekha and Sridevi. They have plastic surgeries and Botox injections to thank for and the daily massages at beauty parlors. I have neither the money to waste nor time for beauty care, but I have a great secret that I want to share with you. You too can become pretty if you do what I do every day.

1. Love and respect yourself.  Look at the mirror & smile at your beautiful image!
2. Tell yourself that you are beautiful, fair & slim. Over & over again. At least three times daily.
3. Do 20 minute exercises every day. Walking, stretching, weight lifting- anything. Or climb up & down the stairs. Do gardening. Clean the house, sweep the ground, clean the fans at home, cook, wash dishes. Just sweat it out for 20 minutes. It will do a world of good for you.
4. Throw the left overs of food to the waste bin. That is where they belong. Don't turn yourself to a waste bin, you are too precious for that!
5. Walk & talk like you are beautiful and attractive. Behave as if you are the best in the world. Feel it in your bones. And you will become that!
   
Those who have read self help books from authors like Rhonda Bryne, Deepak Chopra, Esther Hicks and Napoleon Hill would know about the 'law of attraction'. It says that thoughts become reality. I believed in this principle long long before I even heard about it or read the books of the authors mentioned above. Every achievement in my life came out of my thoughts and my fantasies- my job, my family, the books I wrote and published, the awards and recognition I got and now, my dream house. I have attracted the life I have dreamed of! 

It is possible. Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam believes in this. He exhorts children to dream a lot. Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Arnold Shwarzenegger, Jim Carrey.. all these people believed in this theory and manifested their dreams easily.

For me, it usually takes a lot of time to get my desires fulfilled. And I know the reason. I prevaricate, doubt & have negative thoughts. Sometimes I fear, feel guilty and ask unnecessary questions to myself. All this cause delay, but I get the wishes materialized nevertheless, if I persist.

Try it, it will work for you. But there is a condition.

Do not wish for anything that is harmful to others or that may hurt another in any way. And do not wish anything for others. Wish for yourself and you will get it sooner or later if it is a good wish!

Ask and it shall be given- so says Bible! So, ask.

WHY I WRITE MURDER STORIES???

My third Detective Novel got released in Trivandum on 11th November 2014 at 5.30 PM at the International Book Fair organised by DC Books at Kanakakkunnu grounds. The title of the Novel is Jagarookan- meaning Vigilante.

     This is sequel to my two earlier novels- Maranadoothan (Angel of Death) released in 2009 and Kuzhaloothukaaran (Pied-piper) in 2010. 

    As a police officer, one comes across crimes especially murders, very occassionally during their field posting. Murders are the most gruesome of crimes and each one is different. The motive, the act, the level of violence and the way it gets solved- are never same or similar in two cases. Each case is as unique as the finger prints of individuals. Yet, the definition of murder is same as per law, the punishment is also the same.
  I have always wondered why people commit murders. The circumstances intrigue me. Sometimes for self defence, sometimes for money, sometimes for revenge and at most of the times, at the spurt of the time- in anger, under the influence of drinks/drugs and without thinking. Cold blooded and planned murder are interesting, it is difficult to catch the murderer in such cases because he will be careful in hiding evidences. Despite all his efforts, when we catch him with sustained investigation, it gives immense satisfaction.
  Once such a murderer gave an interesting statement. He said that what he did was not a crime, but the biggest good to the society. The murdered man was such a bad person, so cruel and unwanted and hated by many that by killing him, he cured the society of a cancer! Such justifications makes me think to no end. This thinking makes me write about murders from a different angle. My first short story collection contained 7 murder mysteries and the reason behind each one. 'Manassile mazhavillu' (rainbow within the soul) was its title, quite unfitting title for murder stories. I likened the mentality of each murderer to the 7 colors of the rainbow and tried to give reasons for the same. One story from this book was made into a 25 episode TV series in Asianet long back.
  The idea of writing a Detective Novel  crossed my mind the first time when I investigated a series of murdes of senior citizens. It awed me to see the relief in the eyes of the relatives of the deceased when I questioned them. Of course, it was shocking, but most of them pretended that 'oh, it is no big deal. Anyway they were going to die soon.' They were more worried about the lost gold or money than the loss of their dear parent! Thus was born Rita Mary IPS, created in a little reflection of myself as a young, dedicated and honest police officer who solves crimes. I made her complicated, with a hidden past, as a complex character.
  I am happy with the three novels I created with Rita Mary IPS as the protogonist. People who read the novels appreciated them.

    Although my magnum opus is still the "Lotos Theenikal" (Lotos Eaters) an epic novel which was published in 2011, I want to write more detective fiction with Rita Mary in it!