Bedridden with a cold and staying far away from the Uthradam rush, I suddenly sat up. I saw an Instagram Reel displaying a board that read "Onasadya," with Kerala dishes laid out. It looked like a canteen. They had also mixed in an Onam song. I realized someone made it purely for likes and to flatter the people at their company. I left a comment. Soon after, the justification brigade arrived. I stopped. Well, at least I got a thread for my blog. So, what I was saying is, we are surrounded by Malayalis who know absolutely nothing about Onam, the Onasadya, or its customs—even my own kids. Nowadays, Onam just means a set saree, a kasavu mundu, a printed shirt, and a Sadya. That's it. What is Onam? Why do we celebrate it? How many people actually know? Since I was born in Kerala, Onam to me is made of the stories told by my family and neighbors, and the traditions we followed. Today, if you search on Google, you'll get Onam stories. But that's not what Onam t...
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