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Douse of cold water revives âdeadâ Indian
For awhile there he was a "good" Indian...
NEW DELHI: An 80-year-old Indian man, whose relatives thought he was dead, came âback to lifeâ after being doused with cold water as part of the funeral preparations, a report said Sunday.
| "Mom! Where's the toilet paper?" |
Velusamy, who uses just one name, âwoke upâ Friday when he was bathed with cold water, as is traditional for Hindus before a body is burned on a pyre, the United News of India (UNI) news agency quoted family members as saying. âItâs very cold,â muttered VeluÂsamy as he got up from the ground at his home in the village of MolaÂpalayam in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, minutes before being taken to the funeral pyre, the report said.
| Lucky fellow. It was almost very hot... |
The initial surprise gave way to joyous scenes as Veluswamyâs relatives rejoiced at having âgot back grandpa back from the other world,â the report said.
| "Yeah. Well, I'm back. What's with the torches?" |
Velusamy was thought to have died of old age after his sister-in-law tried to wake him up for supper. She found him lying âlike woodâ and got no response to her frantic calls or after sprinkling of water on his face and chest, UNI said. The rest of the family rushed in and âconfirmedâ the head of the family had died.
| "Grampaw's kicked it! Where's the will?" |
Relatives, neighbors and others were informed and the funeral was fixed for Friday morning.
"Goin' to a funeral, eh? Who died?"
"You did, Grampaw!"
"Oh. I guess I should lie down, huh?" |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-12 |
