Hark the herald
This picture was taken in 2005 at our home on Bull Temple Road, just before we were leaving to church for the Christmas mass. Seen in the picture are my parents Richard Louis and Hariette, my sister Madonna and brother Oliver.
Christmas has always been a special time for the family because every member of the house gets involved in the preparation. I am usually given the charge of making the crib, my brother decorates the tree and my sister helps my mother in preparing all the sweets and savouries for Christmas.
My father is one of the seniormost scriptwriters in the Kannada film industry and he has made a lot of close friends over the years and they all come home for Christmas. Every actor or theatre artiste who comes home never leaves without performing.
Theres a lot of singing and dancing that lights up the festival. My brother plays the keyboard, sister is a good standup comedian and my mother renders the only Konkani song that she knows. Everybody who visits us is pulled into a celebratory mode.
Interestingly, we have had a regionalised Christmas celebration because ours in the only Christian household on our street. The noise …read more
