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