Kumbalam, 2005

This is the house Veena grew up at. It is named 'Pearl View'. Veena's maiden name is Pearl. This is at Kumbalam, near Kundara, Kollam Dt. Every time we visit, Veena laments the poor condition it is kept now. She remembers how good and productive the property used to be kept when she was growing up. They used to have good crops of Coconut, Jack fruit, Cashew Nuts, Pine Apple, Black pepper, Tapioca (Yuca) and Plantain.
Her mother was a good steward of the land. With almost no support from her husband, she largely dependent on the income generated from the land. Luckily Veena didn't have to face any hardship since she is the last one and her brothers started working by the time she was in school. With her mother’s dedication and support of extended family, they are all well settled now. They had another big property like this which they donated to the church.