Asin has badly injured her right leg while practicing martial arts Kalaripayattu in Kerala.

The leg, apparently, was so swollen that Asin could hardly move let alone walk the ramp at a film awards event that will take place a few days later.

However, our spunky South Indian lass has been taught by her parents to keep her word no matter what comes. So off she went limping to Macau all alone, and hiding it so well that no one knew the pain she was going through. Adding to her pain is the fact that Asin takes no allopathic medicines. Now thats called true professionalism.

“Yes, that’s true,” admits Asin from her new home in Green Acres Andheri. “It’s not just about the martial arts training. I’ve been brought up in an atmosphere where we don’t use artificial foods articles sweetners, spices, etc. In our home sugar is called ‘white poison’. We use only gur. I don’t take aerated drinks, chocolates, and junk food. And yes no allopathic medicines. Only ayurveda.”

Asin is now back in Mumbai now. And instead of heading straight to her parent's care, papa’s little girl, now suddenly all grown up, headed straight to her new home where she’s nursing her leg and recovering in isolation.

Laughs Asin, “Why does that surprise you so much? Asin laughs heartily. ‘Everyone  presumed I couldn’t take a step without my father just because he accompanied me everywhere. But eventhough I was the only child I was always taught to be selfsufficient and independent.”

Hence, although her parents live a stone’s throw away from her in Mumbai Asin doesn’t  keep turning them for help or comfort.

“They live just two kms away. But they don’t come here at all. And I don’t visit them once in a while. I’m in this spacious house all alone. Even the domestic help comes only during the day time. It’s just me and my injured leg, and guess what? I‘m just not  feeling sorry for myself.”

And the fact that she’s using the ayurrvedic treatment prescribed by Kalaripayattu adds  to the time taken for her healing.

“But I am enjoying my enforced time at home. I’m making new friends, learning to be selfdependent.”

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