Arakkal's last will and supper

The rain began on Wednesday evening, no more than a couple of hours before Yusuf Arakkal's sculpture was to be unveiled on M.G. About a month ago, Sara received a phone call from Scorpion Engineering Works, which had been housing late artist Yusuf Arakkal's one-and-a-half tonne steel sculpture for nearly two years. Enquiries are being made at the Vatican now and we’re optimistic.” A gramophone stands in one corner of the Arakkal's picturesque living room - "Yusuf's collectibles," she smiles. “Yusuf loved music – he was teaching himself to play the flute.” Their household help, Anthony, who has been with the family for two decades, supported this musical endeavour ardently, fishing out old tapes with songs Arakkal could learn. “I ensure it’s always clean and organised,” Sara remarked, as we stood, momentarily agape, before his Last Supper.