Prayed for Rajan this morning. Appa called to tell me his surgery was at 9.30am IST. Hope it is over and that he is recovering. Continuing our prayers.

If Ramu chittappa's laptop was alive, and if he had attended, he would have written about Sridhar's son Vikram Govind's Upanayanam Reception. I suddenly realised I could share that too! :)

It was a very nice evening get-together at the Hyatt. Another chance to meet up with family. Vikram looks a LOT like Sridhar, with a sweet dimple on his cheek like his athai/peripa. At 13, he is almost as tall as Sridhar! We were told he plays the guitar, veena and trumpet - we had a sample of the last one. Karaoke and mike set were arranged and Sekhar (Viji's son), Vijay (Mahi's son), RamNarayan, Raji (Rama's daughter) and others sang. As usual I quickly finished off an abhang (got lost having taken a high pitch).
Padma (Sridhar) looks not a day older than on her wedding day! She said she's staying for 2 months this time, wants to catch up everyone & promised to visit. Looking forward to that!
Prathima in Europe & Shobha in the US did not attend. Lakshmi's (Rama's daughter) husband Jayaram did the compering and added fun to the event. The BIGGEST surprise was Naana athimber singing. He doled out Mohd Rafi songs like a pro - too good!

Hare Ram
Gayathri