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Three years!

 As Alter Idem turns three today, I have been thinking about how it came to be...... It started out as one of the by-products of my lonely evenings, and continues to be that! The name of the blog...... I had come across the term Alter Idem (meaning - 'the same, yet different') some years ago. It must have stayed in some corner of my mind. Because, it was one of the first names that came to me when I was thinking of a suitable name for my blog. And, the picture on the header.... Travel anywhere in the Malnad between 8. a.m. & 10. a.m., and you will run into the cow/ goatherd with his wards. I have often wondered about the cowherd - have thought about how a profession that used to be represented by someone as multi-faceted as Lord Krishna has come to be represented by someone who's generally classified as 'good-for-nothing' ! Of course, they're a nuisance to other road users. But, then, there's something nice, peaceful and reassuring about the ent