"Manashanti lodge" ... this is a name board I have been seeing every day to work. As we leave the Srikaryam junction and proceed towards Chavadimukku, there is a Triveni Supermarket. Right next to the supermarket, there is a narrow road and on the side wall , the name "Manashanti Lodge" is painted.
The name intrigued me. I started to give meaning to the name...Manah=mind and Shanti-peace. So the word Manashanti means Peace of Mind and did the name suggest that the lodge offers you peace of mind?? In the middle of the busy junction?? The building of the lodge is not visible as it might be build to the back of the supermarket. Or does a lodge by this name even exist? It could a name of an old place? It could be the same building where the new outlet of Indian Coffee house was opened last month....guesses are many. And I don't know the truth. I have not stopped to step out and check if a place like this exists or not.
Whether it is existing or not, the name can draw a lot of guests if the place actually can give peace of mind to the tired and haggard minds driving back home...and what kind of peace of mind is the place offering? Is it a meeting place? Is it a meditation centre with lodging? Or is it just a creative name given to the owner's aspiration to offer peace of mind! The answer could be any of these or none of the above!
Yet, everyday I see this name, I interpret it differently! :-)
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