MY REPLIES / COMMENTS

1. Vidya Ramesh. Thank you very much for your wishes for my 60th birthday.
Yes. We had a simple jolly time on 15th itself as Koushik was here . We went out for dinner, all of us, I, Sarada, Mohan, Akila, M.Vaishnavi, and Koushik. ( Dont ask me whether we went to a middle class restaurant.........). Actually, my tamil star is on 13 Oct and we will be participating in Ganapathy Homam, Mrithyunja Homam and Bhagavathy Sevai, at Matha Sri Amruthanandamayee Ashram here.

2. The photo gallery is superb, Jayaramanna. And thanks to KN for sending them. PSR and Mythily are really good. The picture of Kunjappa doing japam at K.Nagar front room............I think it must have been end of seventees, when we were alone with him there!!! My mind again and again goes back recalling those days!! Sarada recalls how Kunjappa used to do his daily japams, poojas, etc., without disturbing anyone, in his room itself!! He used to keep all pooja materials in his room itself, so that he need not have to come inside a few times because he thought that even that might disturb someone!!!!

3. M.Vaishnavi refuses to believe that it is Akila with Kunjappa in that picture. She says it is she!!

4. I wonder wether Hotel Saravana Bhavan should be called a middle-class restaurant!! The food is quite tasty but costly too. I would very much like to tolerate the food quality of Uduppi Sukhanivas type hotels as it will be cheaper . But only the atmosphere and hygeine in those hotels stop me!

I feel the same rule applies to transport also. Are autorickshaws a middle-class transport!!!
I just can not imagine getting into a bus these days for many well known reasons. At the same time autos are quite costly. So, we are forced to avoid going out, if possible.

I think the lower class people have many advantages these days, in many respecs.


Ramu