MORU OF A SAVIOUR

For over 10 years, residents of Kumara Vijayam Apartments have been serving 200 litres of refreshment per day during summer

-  DHEEPTHI OJ

AS the devilish summer sun tries to squeeze out your last ounce of energy, the gates of Kumara Vijayam Apartments in Mylapore are thrown open to you. What awaits you there is an ultimate bliss: a glass brimming with rich, thick buttermilk blended with the coriander leaves ground with ginger, green chilies, chat masala, and asafoetida. It is an invite you can hardly resist.

The tradition of serving the refreshment to passers-by has been a part of the residents' annual ritual for a decade. From May 1 to June 15, the complex ladles up to take on the summer. The hubbub is constant as one of the residents is handing out the drink, another washing the used cups and the third one, refilling them. Around 200 litres are distributed on a daily average at the apartment free of cost during the 45 days when the sun rises to bother us.