PRAYERS TO JANGA MANII

Our namaskarams to Janga manni on her birth anniversary.
She was a wonderful mother and so many things are to be learnt from her .
When ever we happen to meet some old Mylapore people, or some old family friends, or some old school teachers, or even some distant relatives, we feel so happy to hear them talking about appa and amma with full of praise.
When appa`s birth day was posted in the blog, it went in my mind about amma`s..
But did not try to find out and we feel guilty.

Ramu Sarada

Janga Manni's janmanakshatram

This is the month of Adi and today's star is Tiruvadirai. That is, today is Janga Manni's janmanakshatram. Let us all remember her role in our lives and thank God for having given us a wonderful mother.

The following is what I posted in our blog on this occasion last year.

"How many of us ever bothered to find out what mother (Janga Manni)'s birthday was? Recently I asked Ramakrishnan if he knew the date and he rang up today to say it was 12 August 1909 (Month of Adi, Tiruvadirai star). Though we missed out on the date, the month (August) is still current. Let us remember Manni with gratitude for her unfailing love, simplicity and good nature.NAMASKARAMS."

Happy birthday, Ramani!

Best wishes to Ramani on his birthday, 30th July. Many happy returns.
Jayaraman and Vimala

SHRUTI

My dear Shruti,

We are happy you are back home and recovering from your fever. As soon as you are quite well, you should celebrate your Birthday in whatever way you want.

Many Happy returns and good health.

-Saradam and Ramakrishnan.

PSC MEMORIES

Ramakrishnan`s memories ( written on July 13 ) was I think when appa was a District Judge. At the time of appa`s sashtiabdhapoorthi at Suprabha, I was only 9 years and I have seen appa only as a retired person. He was going to court as a Lawyer for some years and then retired from that too.
I have never seen him sitting idle . There was no TV at that time. He used to see the obituary column in The Hindu first after morning coffee, before taking bath. ( many of us do this even now ). After bath he used to do an elaborate puja, in his own room, for which he used to do all preperations himself. Then he will take his own insulin injection, after boiling the needle, again in his own room. He will read Ramayanam or Mahabharatham for about an hour and then complete the days work of Company Law Institute, which sometimes will extend till 4 PM.In between, he will take a breake and write Sri Ramajayam.
His afternoon nap was exactly from 1 PM to 2 PM. After the nap, he used to takeup letter writing to people , for an hour. Then gardening for sometime, before going for a short walk.
( Shall continue. Power cut time now)
Ramu

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHRUTHI!
Glad to know you are back home. Prayers from us for your speedy recovery.
Gayathri & Sundaresan

Best Wishes

Dear Shruthi,
Wish you a very happy birthday and a speedy recovery. Get well soon.
Akila, Mohan, Vaishnavi

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Shruti on her birthday, July 21. Right now she is in Child's Trust Hospital, being treated for possible typhoid. Get well soon, Shruti and we will have a birthday party then!

Vimala and Jayaraman

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SHRUTHI

Very Happy Birthday to Shruthi. May God give her good health and happiness in the days and years to come! Many Many Happy Returns of the Day.
Ramu Sarada

Thanks for the wishes!

Dear PC Periappa(s) and Periamma(s),
Thanks a lot for the wishes. I am sure that with your Blessings, the year would gr888!
I have joined Cognizant....getting settled in the new work place.
Koushik
(I am unable to login with my Gmail acnt. So, using Akila's acnt)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns to Kaushik. Also our best wishes for success and good progress in the new job with Cognizant which he is going to join now.

-Saradam and Ramakrishnan.

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Kaushik on his birthday today, 15 July. Many happy returns!
We should also extend to Kaushik our very best wishes in his new career at Cognizant. May he find happiness and satisfaction in his work and rise to great heights. All the best, Kaushik!

Vimala and Jayaraman

MEMORIAL DAY

It is very nice to read Jayaramanna,s and Ramakrishnan,s writings. I am also moved.
Not a day passes for me without remembering appa ( and amma ). Even though Sarada,s association with appa was only 7 years, she also used to remember him very frequently and used to recall what appa told her on different occasions. In the later days, when only me and family were with appa and amma, appa changed his dinner time to 7.30 PM ( from 8 PM which was his dinner time for many many years ) and insisted that Sarada should go to bed by 9 PM , because I was going for work in shifts.
I wonder whether there is anyone matching him!!
Ramu

Sumanth's upanayanam

Sumanth, son of Ramesh and Vidya, received his Brahmopadesam today. Here is the link to a web album containing a few pictures taken on the occasion.

http://picasaweb.google.com/revati32/SumantSUpanayanam

MEMORIAL DAY

I am moved by reading what Jayaramhas written. To add to what he has said, I just want to say what I often think and say. Nowadays we are all 'tense' always and tension is the most often used word even in TV serials. But, Appa was never tense (or bored). He accomplished so much every day starting with the Ramayanam reading in the morning, then dictating judgements to the stenographer who comes home, bath, lunch and off to court. I have seen him in court a few times and he was majestic there with his tall figure and gown and before taking his seat he would display folded hands - was it a greeting to the advocates or a silent prayer to God tha his judgments should be correct ? In the evening, he would play tennis in the Officers' Club and then off to the other club for some Billiards. Back home and Sandhyavandhanam and reading the case papers till dinner. After Dinner we wuld all sit around briefly for some convesaton. With all this, I am amazed at the number of Homoeo books he readand made copious notes on the medicines. We used to go for a picnic once a month or two months even if we went to the same place again and again. He used to make me Jyaram sing, particularly 'Maye' in Tharangini Ragam and'AiyeMetha Kadinam'from the film Nandanar.

Though e had a large family, he invited two cousins of ours (Kittu and Panju) to stay with us and study in school. He had a large heart. Wherever he went he was treated with much respect.

Anda Naalum Vandhidadho !

-Ramakrishnan.

Memorial Day

Today, 13 July, is PSC's birthday. He was born on this date in 1896. I recall with pleasure and gratitude the times spent with him, the great contribution he made to moulding all our lives, the values he gave us and the affection he had for us all, never demonstrative but always there. If the family is now as close-knit as it is, it is due to the manner in which father steered us. Namaskarams, Appa.

Jayaraman

Wedding anniversary

Best wishes to Sundar and Charu on their wedding anniversary today, 13 July. Many happy returns!

Happy B'Day

A very very happy birthday to Sowmya akka.
Akila

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOWMYA

A very Happy Birthday, Sowmya. Wishing you a Happy and Peaceful life and Many More Happy Returns of the Day.
We are late in wishing by a day because there was a power shut down here from 9 am to 5 pm on 7 July, for maintenance work. So that EB can cut the power only for 2 hrs., on other days!
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday, Sowmya!

Best wishes to Sowmya on her birthday, 7th July. Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Birthday

My dear Ramesh,

Wish you a happy birthday and many happy returns. I am late . I did not check the Blog last two days.
Ramakrishnan.

Wishes

Dear Ramesh anna,

Wish you a very very Happy birthday.

Akila

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAMESH

Dear Ramesh
We wish you a very Happy Birthday. And we pray for your Happiness and Goodhealth on this day. Many Happy Returns of the Day.
Ramu Sarada

Birthday greetings

Best wishes to Ramesh on his birthday, July 3. Many happy returns.



Vimala and Jayaraman

ARANGETRAM

Ramya/Gayathri,
Saradam and I are very happy that the function went off well in spite of minor hitches. When you had told me that Ramya's feet were full of blisters due to the strenuous practice sessions, we were much worried.
-Ramakrishnan.

Wishing Aditya a very very happy birthday.

Great to hear that Ramya's arangetram went off well. I guess this is what all of us were expecting to hear :)

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Aditya on his birthday today, July 1. Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

Arangetram

Thank you one & all, for your wishes. The Arangetram yesterday went off well, in that Ramya's dance was good, my voice 'behaved' decently in the 3 items that I sang. There were a few backstage hitches, like- we realised we had not got one piece of Ramya's dance costume & Anuj had to drive all the way back home & fetch it; The special audio system that Ramya had arranged- the main man didn't turn up but sent his assistants instead, & so the final effect was not as good as we wanted. But I think the selected items, the dance & overall standard was good which carried the day.
Sowmya's being here was a great moral & physical support- I don't know what I would have done without her.
We are yet to get the photos & dvd. Will post as soon as we get them.
We are off to Chicago & onward to Durham tomorrow. Clearing up all the stuff at home, returning the many vessels etc that we had borrowed - it is really like the aftermath of a huge wedding! As we had only today for TSS to see Madison, we went around the University Campus, walked down the Monona- Mendota lakes.
Looks like we will be able to relax only after reaching Durham!
Gayathri