Shocking story of Jimikki Kammal : Blog# 309

Shocking story of Jimikki Kammal

Wonder what the lyrics of the song, Jimikki Kammal mean? Read the below story and find out J. Click here to see the lyrics of the song. Go through the lyrics quickly and then read the below story.

It was an early morning at the beautiful town of Thrissur in Kerala. Milu was having her morning tea. She suddenly heard her mother shriek. She was startled and she spilled her tea on the Mathrubhumi newspaper she was reading. Theirs was an old Kerala house with a vast compound. She thought of running to the open well first. Then she realized that the sound came from the courtyard inside the house. When she reached there, she saw her mother bawling with tears pouring. 

Worried, she asked her mother “What happened, Amma? Tell me!”. Her mother struggled for words and said “Your father…”. Milu couldn’t believe her ears. She asked “What happened to my dad? Tell me Amma! Tell me!”. Her mother angrily said “Your father is fine! But he stole my Jimikki Kammal!!!” Milu couldn’t believe her ears. She had planned to wear it for the Onam celebration at her college. She had already posted a couple of pics on her Instagram handle with hashtags #jimikkigirl #jimmikkimybestie and of course, #daddysprincess!

 

She told her mother. “Amma! There is no use crying. You should steal something which is equally valuable to dad!”. Both of them started thinking. Suddenly, an idea struck both of them! The brandy bottle that his friend gifted him! Without wasting a second, the mother went inside the bedroom and finished the bottle of brandy! Milu watched in shock. “Amma! I never knew you are such an accomplished drunkard!”. 

Intoxicated, Amma started talking to Milu. “Milu, Years before, there was a time when Chakara (Fisherman’s festival) and Vallamkali (boat race) happened together near our shores. During that time, many people lost their towels. It was at that time that I realized waves should not try to befriend the wind. Also, the warlord of the time was a womanizer.” Milu asked “What are you saying Amma? You are not making any sense!You please keep quiet and take rest!”

Amma continued “No! I want to talk. I need to give you some life lessons today. Do you know that prawns have the ability to jump only till the knees? At best, it will jump in to a pan. Not beyond that. I don’t want you to be prawns. I want you to be a Salmon who jumps across rivers and travels through the world, my dear”

 “You shouldn’t waste time playing board games. Please know that those who trouble you will never find their own life easy. Karma is a bitch!” Milu was shocked to hear her mother using the B-word.

“There are times in life when you so want to see a ray of sunshine but you shy away from stepping in to the sun. But if you don’t allow the Sun to shine on you, how will you ever see the ray? ” Milu wondered if her mother has always been this smart!

“Dear child, we take on many roles in our life. It is time you changed the current one you are donning now and faced life for what it is. Be more responsible. Be a grown up!”

“Once, your dad and I went to Malayattoor church for the festival. Something which we thought will have devastating consequences in our lives turned out to be nothing. We were so relieved. When we stepped out of the church, there was a mid-summer rain which reflected our state of minds!”

p.s. If you haven’t got it already, this is a satirical take on the lyrics of the song “Jimikki Kammal” which is taking the world by storm :). You may watch the song in the below video.

Here is an equally popular version by Sheril and her friends from Indian School of Commerce:

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