95 not out, and still painting!
"I know I'm old; but I can see properly and my hands don't shake ... so where's the problem," asks Mr George.
Mr George is 95. And, probably the oldest painter here.
Clad in a "hole-full" baniyan and mundu(veshti), he exudes super enthusiasm while talking about his brushes. It all started when he was a child, slowly grew up to be a part-time painter of signboards (and part-time as a dentist's assistant). Has painted more than 250 portraits itself.
The other day when I went to his place, he spoke in Malayalam and I in Tamil but we understood each other perfectly. But as today was "official" and for my story, we had his daughter-in-law translating from English to Malayalam and vice versa.
The DIL spoke great English, was a cool translator and a sweet woman. Specially because she gave me Rasna at the end of the interview. :D
Mr George is 95. And, probably the oldest painter here.
Clad in a "hole-full" baniyan and mundu(veshti), he exudes super enthusiasm while talking about his brushes. It all started when he was a child, slowly grew up to be a part-time painter of signboards (and part-time as a dentist's assistant). Has painted more than 250 portraits itself.
The other day when I went to his place, he spoke in Malayalam and I in Tamil but we understood each other perfectly. But as today was "official" and for my story, we had his daughter-in-law translating from English to Malayalam and vice versa.
The DIL spoke great English, was a cool translator and a sweet woman. Specially because she gave me Rasna at the end of the interview. :D
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