Birthdays

Wishing a Very Happy Birthday to Vaishnavi & Ramesh!

Vaishnavi's art is really good! Ramu C, enjoy your summer camp, hhahhaha! And I do hope you all get to go on your vacation too.
This week has been quite busy for me, that too out in the hot hot sun!
Monday, I went to Sankaralayam, Chetpet, as Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was honouring Kailash returned yatris. My orpadi Vasanthi roped me & some more ladies as volunteers too!
Yesterday, I attended the inauguration of the Paediatric Ward at the Cancer Institute, a labour of love created by friends of Mahesh, thru the Mahesh Memorial Trust. Ravi is one of the trustees, he spoke beautifully about how this thing came to be.
Today Vasanthi had a small surgery done to her ear lobes & I was with her at the Andhra Mahila Sabha hospital.
Well, tomorrow is going to be another story. My childhood friends Uma, Prema & Annapoorni are giving a novel gift for Rajiv & Nameeta - they have arranged dinner for the inmates of Vishranti Old Age home! We will all go there by 5.30 & I have been asked to sing for about an hour to entertain them. I have selected a number of simple, mostly Tamil songs. No pakka vadyam No mike. Hope they enjoy this.

Ramya is in Delhi, rehearsing with Rama Vaidyanathan - she is singing for her dance pgms. They performed in Khajuraho on 10th. The next pgm is on 19th at Calcutta. She said she had been trying Lalitha athai's phone, but there was no response. I hope she is able to "catch" them today!!!
Prasad & family will be shifting to Kovaipudur in a week's time - can't believe that the time has already come!!!
Hare Ram
Gayathri

FROM RAMU

1. Best wishes to Kethan and Ramesh on their birthday.
2. Thanks for the nice compliments about M.Vaishnavi, Ramki and Jayaramanna.
3. There is no suitable summer programme conducted for M.Vaishnavi anywhere nearby. So, I am having my summer camp now, having a nice time with her!!
4. Sarada and I are planning a visit to Coimbatore ( also Guruvayur and Tharapuram),leaving Chennai on 2 or 3 May and reaching back Chennai on 12 May. This plan is based on Akila`s short vacation the same time.
Ramu

Happy birthday, Ketan!

Best wishes to Ketan on his birthday, 14
April. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Vaishnavi and Ramesh

     Vaishnavi is a very intelligent, active girl.  She is surely a source of joy to her parents and grandparents.  It is a great experience to see children grow up, especially for grandparents, who are more indulgent than parents.

   Today is Ramesh (Vidya)'s birthday.  Best wishes to him

Jayaraman

VAISHNAVI

My dear Akila,
I think Vaishnavi is developing very well and she is going to be a very talented girl.

-Ramakrishnan.

Away for long

Belated wishes to everybody I missed wishing during my absence.

I have been out of action for quite a long time now as far as our blog is concerned. Main reason being no access to our blog anymore from office. And I just don't feel like switching on the computer at home in the evenings. Today I just forced myself to.

Vaishnavi's holidays have started and we are trying to figure out ways of keeping her engaged. Still wondering if she is ready yet to start music/dance. She is showing some inclination towards both. Anyway, my first attempt to keep her engaged is, I bought her this sand art kit from landmark today. It really is very simple and needed very little help from me. This is a picture of what we did together today.

Ketan's Birthday.

My dear Kumar,
Saradam and I wish Ketan a very happy birthday. I got the New Year Greetings you sent with the boys' photoes this year also but I have not replied to it so far. One reason is that I understand you have no time to see your personal emails. I keep all these New Year Greetings along with our family photoes. Hope all of you are well and in good cheer.

-Ramakrishnan.

Ketan's Birthday.

A lovable lady

My dear Ramesh/Vidya,
Saradam and I are very sad to hear about your grandmother's demise. She was a very good hearted and happy lady and it was so easy to feel friendly with her. I remember how she sang some songs during the Nalangu at your wedding. May her soul rest in peace.
-Ramakrishnan.

Obituary

Smt.Sitalakshmi aka Champa, grandmother of Ramesh, passed away in
Chennai on 3 April 2009, at the ripe old age of 97. Charactarising a quality which is almost universal in the 'pukkaham' of Vidya, she had a great attachment to many in our family, an unfailing sense of humour and sound, practical common sense. A great soul who will be missed by all those who knew her. May she rest in peace.

Jayaraman

FROM RAMU

1. Yes Ramakrishnan. Sometime from now, KN Rukku, PCJ Vimala manni and PSR Mythili will be shifting to Cbe.
2. We have settled down mostly in our new flat. Bus facility was better in our previous flat. So, Aishwarya goes by scooter after shifting here.
3. M.Vaishnavi is having a better time here in the evenings in the play ground. Many children assemble there and play till late evening.
Ramu

HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Narayanan and Rukku

Mythili and I send you our greetings and best wishes on your wedding day (though delayed). We wish you both Good Health and Happyness and many more happy returns of the day. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
mythili and chandru

Greetings

Hi all,
I have not seen the Blog for quite some time mainly because in the morning the power is off daily two hours here in Kovaipudur and in the afternoon it is so hot that we do not feel lke doing anything. let me wish all the best to KN/Rukku on their wedding anniversary, Sriram on his birthday and also Sudha on her Birthday, though quite late. I was happy to see the photoes of all of you.
I am very happy to see that Ashok has joined the blog and I do hope we will see some contribution from him regularly.
As most of you know, Prasad is winding up his establishment in Besant Nagar and they will be shifting to Kovaipudur on 23rd April night to join us. After a couple of months we may shift to a different house in Kovaipudur. This year many in our family are shifting residence and I wonder if it has something to do with the position of the planets. In fact quite a few of our friends in Kovaipudur also are shifting.
-Ramakrishnan.

BEST WISHES TO KN RUKKU

Best wishes to Narayana athimbare and Rukku on their wedding day. Praying for their good health and happiness.

Ramu Sarada

Happy anniversary!

Best wishes to KN and Rukku on their wedding anniversary today, 9th April.  Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Thank you chithappa and chithi

Sriram is away on pilgrimage to Sabari malai and is yet to see the posting. Thank you for the wishes! And thank you for including me in the blog!

Happy birthday, Sriram!

Best wishes to Sriram on his birthday, March 31. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

BEST WISHES TO SUDHA

Best wishes to Sudha on her birthday. Wishing her good health and prosperity and many happy returns of the day.
It is a long time since I saw Sudha. Hope she is fdine.
Ramu

Happy birthday, Sudha!

s!sBest wishes to Sudha on her birthday, 24th March.  Many happy returns!

When I made the list of celebrities for March, I had missed Sudha somehow.  I must thank Ramaa for reminding me about it.  Where is Sudha right now, Coimbatore or Ithaca?  Ramaa, can you tell us this and also tell us about Sudha's present work?

Jayaraman

FROM RAMU

1. Almost twenty days since I checked mail. We shifted our house on 13th Friday and so could not see mails for sometime. After shfting, after hundreds of phone calls to Airtel, we got the broadband connection yesterday night. The Airtel telephone number, has changed to 4201 6064. TATA phone number is same 6551 3778.

2. It was really sad to know about Kappukka`s demise. K>Nagar days with Kappukka used to be excellent.She used to be a good support for Sarada also.
Ramu

Welcome Ashok

Ashok, a hearty welcome to the flamily blog.  We look forward to your participation and contributions.

Jayaraman

Thank You PCJ Chittappa

Thanks for including me promptly PSCFAMILY blog so promptly on my request. A belated thanks for the birthday greetings.

A TRIBUTE TO MY DEAR KAPPU AKKA

I can never forget my akka. I learned so many things from her. She was an accomplished person always willing to help. She used to remember vividly about Shreebagh and those old days and could narrate a number of incidents of olden times. Once she even drew the plan of Shreebagh and explained to me. I still remember so many incidents about Kappukka. She was very good in needlework and smocking on frocks. I could write so many of her qualities. In short she was a amazing person. I will miss her.
Mythili

Kappu athai

I am speechless. I have a lot of childhood memories associated with Kappu athai, VR athimber and everybody in that family. I always link Kappu athai with her very special "Thayir toffee" that she used to make for me. I think it's high time I learn how to make that now, just to keep her name alive.

Kappu is no more

We record with deep sorrow the passing of Kappu, one of the most powerful personalities of Family PSC. She had been ailing for long and now God  decided to call her home. May her soul rest in peace.

Thambi's birthday

     There was a nice gathering at Raheja Residency on the evening of 12 March to celebrate Thambi's birthday.  Here are some photos taken on the occasion.

Happy birhtday, Thambi!

The PSC Family warmly greets Thambi (Appa, Thambi Anna, Thambi Periappa, Thambi Mama, Thambi Thatha ...) on his birthday, 12th March 2009, as he completes 89 and steps into his 90th year.  Ramaa and Ashok tell me that 12th March has always been observed as the birthday.  As we recall the times spent with him with pleasure and nostalgia, we wish Thambi all the best on his birthday.  Many happy returns!

Happy birthday, Rajiv!

Best wishes to Rajiv who celebrated his birthday yesterday, 8th March.  Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Moving house

Best wishes to Ramu and family on the occasion of their moving house.  Hope they will be very happy in their new home.  Surrendering and again getting new connections for gas, ration card, phone etc. are vexatious problems in India.  God knows when they will also be simplified.

Best of luck, Ramu.  Look forward to your return to the blog very soon.

FROM RAMU

We are shifting our house on Friday 13th. We have started our packing and will complete on Thursday. The new address will be Flat-G 1, Block - II, Jains Ashraya Phase III, No.199, Arcot Main Road, Virugambakkam, Chennai - 600092.
I may not be able to check mails and post anything in the blog also for sometime.
Whereever I go for address change like bank, gas, etc., all want address proof.
Ramu

Very Happy birthday...

To Kumar anna, Ashok anna and SriLakshmi manni.

Akila, Mohan, Vaishnavi

Happy birthday

Birthday greetings to Krishna Kumar (4th March) and Srilakshmi (5th March). Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Oops!

Vimala just now pointed out that Raju's birthday is not in March but in September.  Only then I realised that I had included Raju instead of RAJIV!  Gayathri, why didn't you think of this when you did your post?

I think I shall have to add an 'E&OE' to such posts hereafter!

Birthdays

This time, instead of missing out on wishing, I thought it would be better to wish the Birthday celebrators of the month, think of them & wish them a
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & a Wonderful Year of Good Health & Peace
TO: Ashok, KrishnaKumar, Srilakshmi, Raju Peripa, Thambi Peripa, Arvind & Sriram.

One more to be added: Rajiv's Brithday is on March 8 too.

There seems to be no Wedding Anniversaries this month.

Gayathri

Happy birthday, Ashok

Greetings to Ashok on his birthday, 3rd March.

Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

BEST WISHES TO ASHOK

Best wishes to Ashok on his birthday. Wishing him good health and happiness in the days to come. Many happy returns Ashok,
Ramu Sarada

FROM RAMU

We will be shifting our house soon, as our present house owner has asked us to vacate.
We have seen a flat in Arcot Road, not very far from our present flat and we will be paying the token advence today. We are planning to do the milk boiling on 07th and if possible we will shift on 13th, even though our present flat will be for us till end March.
Ramu

Happy birthday, Vasant!

March is here and a new set of celebrities of the month. But our list fo February had an omission. That is the gentleman featured in the picture above, Vasant Krishnan Jayaram, grandson of Ramaa. Ramaa had given me a CD with the pictures of her famioly members and, lazy man that I am, I have delayed acting on it. Apologies to Ramaa!

In the slideshow alongside (not yet activated), the picture of Ashok is one taken by me in 1982, when he visited us in Geneva. I found that I could not locate any other good photo of Ashok in my computer, though I am sure that I have some pictures hiding somewhere!

Wedding receptions

     I fully agree with Gayathri re. wedding receptions.  They have become routine-ridden, without  any  interaction between the guests and the newlyweds.  Having to stand in line for several minutes, all the time wondering if there is sill room in the first 'pankthi' for dinner, is far from  a pleasant experience.  And the usual experience is that the couple arrive at the reception quite a bit behind time, the excuse often being that the bride had gone for a professional make-up.  The noise level is usually very high, making conversation difficult.  If you add a live concert, the picture is complete!

  We need people who are willing to abandon mere custom for sense.  Anyway, the present custom is itself not very old.

Thanks

Hi everybody!!!!!
I've been out of the scene for quite long too.
First thanks for all your B'day wishes. And then, thanks to EVERYONE who came for Rajiv's wedding at Pune & the reception in Madras. But for your presence & wishes, it could not have gone off as well as it did!
To be honest, I do not like the idea of people standing in a queue & coming up on stage. In fact that was precisely why we did without a formal "Reception" at Ramya's wedding. But in Rajiv's case, I had no choice. And TSS & I had to be on stage to introduce everyone to Rajiv & Nameeta. Left to myself, I would have preferred to be in the hall, going around, meeting and talking to everyone. I am really sorry for making you all go through the rigmarole of coming in line, & then posing for picture!
But true also, that it feels nice to have photos with each & everyone on this occasion!
Rajiv is still without a net connection in his new house, so I think it is going to take a while before he puts up the photos on the net. Will give the link as soon as it is done.
With thanks again,
Hare Ram,
Gayathri

FROM RAMU

1. Belated birthday wishes to Rukku and Gayathri. Many happy returns.
2. I could not check mail from 19th till 23rd as we were in Trichy.
3. We had tickets for departrure by Kanyakumari Express leaving Trichy on 22nd at 00.40 Hrs. When we went to station on 22nd night, we found that our tickets were for early morning ( like flight )! We had to take a bus on 23rd and reach here in the night.
Ramu

Heelllloooo

Loong time, no posts/updates on our blog!!! Hope everybody is doing well. All's well from our side. Appa and amma have gone to Trichy and should be back tonight. They were supposed to return today morning, but due to some slight confusion with the ticket, they are coming tonight.
I had taken off 2 days last week from work (actually worked from home). Mohan is doing fine too. Seems he spoke to Sowmya akka sometime last week. But as his project is nearing completion, work is a little hectic. So, he would be visiting them after his project is over. In the meantime I am preparing a list of things we need mohan to get from there ;).
A very happy birthday to Rukkumma and Gayathri akka.

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Gayathri on her birthday today, 21st February.
Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUKKU

Mythili and I send you our best wishes on your birthday. We wish you all the very best and wish you many many more happy returns of the day.
mythili and chandru

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Rukku on her birthday today, 20th February.
Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

Best wishes

Here's wishing Kartik and Sukanya all the best on their wedding anniversary. Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

BEST WISHES TO KARTHIK SUKANYA

Best wishes to Lt.Col.Karthik and Sukanya on their wedding anniversary.Wishing them happiness, prosperity and many happy returns.
Karthik`s this anniversary`s gift must be the salary revision for Lt.Col.s and above, which was a long pending issue with the Govt. All the best Karthik.
Ramu Sarada

Wedding Anniversaries

Our Greetings and best wishes to Sundar,Charu, / Kartik,Sukanya on the occasion of their WAs.
-Ramakrishnan and Saradam.

Wishes

A very happy (belated) anniversary to Sundar anna and Charu manni. Wishing Ujjwala manni a very happy birthday.

Akila

Happybirthday!

Greetings to Ujwala on her birthday today, 7th February. Many happy returns!

BEST WISHES

1. Best wishes to Sundar Charu on their wedding day.
2. Best wishes and happy birthday to Ujwala. Wishing her good health and happiness and many happy returns of the day.
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthdy

Birthday greetings to Sarada. Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

SARADA THANKS JAYARAMANNA

Sarada conveys her thanks to Jayaramanna, for extending his best wishes , in person, on the eve of her birthday. And she conveys her namaskarams to all elders seeking their blessings on this occasion.
Ramu

Rajiv Nameeta Wedding

Hi friends,
I took some photoes at the wedding and give below the link to the web album,
http://picasaweb.google.com/pcramki/RajivNameetaWedding?feat=directlink
-Ramakrishnan.

Congrats

Wishing Rajiv and Namita all the very best on their wedding. Wishing them hoards of happiness, great health and prosperity to share.

Hope to meet everybody at the reception tomorrow evening.

Akila, Mohan, Vaishnavi

RAJIV`S WEDDING TODAY

Rajiv`s wedding is today. It is now 11 AM and muhurtham would have been over. Must be a great relief for TSS and Gayathri. Even though we could not attend the wedding, our mind is only in Pune now. Wishing Rajiv and Nameeta a long, happy, prosperous married life.Looking forward to meet them in the Chennai reception on 4th Feb.
Ramu Sarada

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRIYA

Best wishes to Priya on her birthday today 31st.We pray for her good health, happiness and also for the good health of her father, on this occassion. Many Many Happy Returns, Priya.
Ramu Sarada

Birthday greetings

Best wishes to Ravi and Priya on their birthdays, 29 and 30 January. Thank you, Ramu, for the post. Vimala and I (and KN and Rukku) have had a great vacation here in Kovaipudur for a week and are scheduled to leave for Chennai tonight. Being away from home and my own computer made it difficult for me to post my messages in time.

Many happy returns, Ravi and Priya!

Jayaraman

BEST WISHES TO RAVI

Best wishes to Ravi, on behalf of PSC family, on his birthday today 29th Jan.Wishing him good health and happiness on this occasion. Many Happy Returns of the Day, Ravi.
If Jayaramanna is in town, he would have posted promptly, birthday wishes to Ravi, on behalf of PSC family. He and also Ramakrishnan, are not in town.
Ramu Sarada

Wishes

A very happy birthday to Mani Perippa and seeking special blessings on his special day.

Akila, Mohan, Vaishnavi

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANI

Best wishes to Mani on his birthday. May God give him good health and happiness in the days and years to come! Many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday!

Best wishes to Mani on his birthday, 22 January. Many happy returns!
Jayaraman and Vimala

Greetings

Many Many happy returns to Perippa and perimma on their wedding anniversary. Also, a very happy birthday to Varshaya

GREETINGS FROM RAMU SARADA

1. Namaskarams to Ramakrishnan and Saradam manni on the occasiuon of their wedding anniversary. We continue to pray for their good health and peaceful life in the years to come and many happy returns of the day.
2. Very happy birthday to Varshaya. Wishing her all the best in all her endevours and many happy returns of the day.
Ramu Sarada

Greetings

Best wishes to Ramakrishnan and Saradam who celebrate their wedding anniversary on 20 January.  And to Varshaya whose birthday it is as well.  Many happy returns!

Jayaraman and Vimala

FROM RAMU

1. I checked with the Vaadhyaar on 18th Jan, about the Tamil New year day and he confirmed that it is Chithirai 01, as for as we are concerned.
Kapaleeswarar Temple have printed the new Panchamgam with Thai as new year because it comes under the Govt.
Ramu

FROM RAMU

1. The pictures of 11 Jan posted by PCJ are good. Particularly, the picture of Prasanth, a little close up from the side, is excellent.
2. Sarada and I went to Raju anna`s house for Janga manni`s ceremony on 18th Jan. Vaadhyaar assistants were there by 8.30 and the chief ( Ramudu vaadhyaar`s son ) was there at 9.30. NG,Lux and Rukku were there. By 12 noon, we had lunch.
3. Wednesday 21st is the upanayanam of two grandsons of Mrs.Chandra Gopalan ( NG`s sister) for which I have got an invitation. I am thinking of attending it at Adyar and then going to KN`s house to see PGS and Lalli who are expected from Delhi by noon.
Ramu

Welcome Aishwarya

Here is the link to the pictures taken on 11 January. A bit of an odd collection but ....

http://picasaweb.google.com/revati32/PartyAtDeepak11109#

Jayaraman

TAMIL NEW YEAR

1. When it was announced by Kalaignar sometime back that Pongal day will be the new year day, it disturbed me very much, like Ramki says, but I took it as so many other things Kalaignar says and ignored it.
2. Now I wonder whether new panchangams are ready in the shops!
3. I am absolutely sure that this will be reverted back if JJ comes to power!
Ramu

Pongal and New Year

I cannot believe that anybody wanted that Pongal day should be the Tamil New Year to say that now, a longstanding desire of many people has been realised. The Govt said that many scholars were consulted before making the change and now the High Court also has said that an elected Govt can make such changes. I do not believe either. The Govt could have started a new era (sakaaptham) like Salivahana Sakaptham and named it after Kalaignar instead of interfering with a traditioanal practice. When a New Year starts we must hae a number or name to identify it. In the Christian calendar, we have the numbers and this is followed world wide and in Hindu calendar we have the names. I suppose it will not be long before a new calendar is started as Kalignar Aandu No.1. What will happen to this when a new Govt is formed ? This is nothing but arragance that whatever the TN Govt says will not be questioned by the Centre or anybody and the judiciary is under the Govt's influence, whatever the method. I am sure that even in the other Southern States (Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada) which are also called Dravidian, the New Year starts with the Sun in Mesham though, the Telugu calendar is based on the Moon's position.and their New Year Yugadi comes about 15 days before the Tamil New Year on Chithirai 1st.

-Ramakrishnan.

Our Pongal

Seeking everybody's blessings on this pongal and , as perippa says, new year. For people who care for some e-pongal, here it is.

My mother-in-law is here to celebrate pongal with us. So, we are having a good time with her.

Talking about the new tamil new year, wonder when the new Panchangam would be released!!! Would that also change to "Thai maasam"!!! Somebody at work told me that pongal used to be celebrated as new year in olden days. Is that really so?

Pongal

Our heartiest good wishes to Aishwarya (and all others of the family) on the occasion of Pongal. We enjoyed the Sunday lunch (co-hosted by KN/Rukku and ourselves) when some of you were with us. Wish you all could have stayed a bit longer, as Ramu says.
I took a few pictures and shall post them very soon. I have to cull out the not-so-good ones and edit a few and I am feeling too lazy righ now!
Pongal also marks the dawn of a new year, as declared by our government. Some TV channels show people speaking about their long-cherished desire having been realised! Funny I never knew about it. When will the government announce the name for the era and the names of various years?

PONGAL WISHES

1. Best wishes to all on the occasion of Pongal.
2. This is the HEAD PONGAL for Koushik Aishwarya. Her aunt and husband came home with a small " seeru" and there was a full "karumbu" also. Like Kunjappa, I cut a portion of the karumbu into small pieces and Koushik enjoyed well.
Ramu

FROM RAMU

1. We had a very nice time on Sunday 11th with PCJs, PCRKs, KNs,TSSs , Shankars and Prasada. Lunch was very good and I had to be careful not to overeat.
After returning home at 1.30PM, we realised that we could have spent some more time with all.
I think Sarada and I should plan another visit - go to Besant Nagar for lunch, stay till evening tea and come back.
2. Ramya`s dance photos are very good.
Ramu

Ramya at Mylapore Fine Arts 4.1.09

Picasa Web Albums - revati - Ramya at Mylapore Fine Arts 4.1.09

Here are some pictures taken at Ramya's performance on 4 January 2009. Sorry about the delay in posting this.

Satyameva jayate!

Vimala and I were also talking about the crisis in Satyam. Let us hope it will not affect the people working there or the prospects of the company in the long run. It is a pity that one of the top Indian IT companies should have earned for itself (and, in the bargain, for India) such a bad name. All the best, Akila and Mohan!

Satyamites in the family

Dear All,

Am sure, after reading/hearing the news about Satyam, everybody would be worried/curious to know what's happening. So far, our clients have responded quite positively and encouragingly. We even have got 2 new projects yesterday. So, only time would give us an answer about the management. Small concern is that both Mohan and I are with Satyam. So far, so good...

All's well that ends well.
Akila.

Happy Birthday

Wishing Meghna a very happy birthday and many many more.

Akila

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGHNA

Best wishes to Meghna on her birthday. Wishing her all the best and many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday!

Best wishes to Meghna on her birthdy, 8th January. Many happy returns! You can see the birthday girl in this picture, with her sister and grandparents.

SLIDE SHOW

It is a good idea that Jayaramanna has posted a slide show of people who have either birthday or wedding day in the month.
Ramu

FROM RAMU

Mani had invited us for lunch and all of us were there yesterday . We had a nice time for a couple of hours. Vaishnavi had a very good company with Vinayak and had a jolly time. Aishwarya went to office from there and we returned home by 1.30 PM
Ramu

Akila's blog

Hi Akila,

I visited your blog and found it interesting, though I know nothing about the subjects of cross stitch etc.  But I remember I have done a bit of embroidery on one or two  handkerchiefs when I was very young and was passing through that fancy.  I think Ramakrishnan also did some thing like that.  We also used to remove a few warp (or weft) threads near the borders to make the hankie lookdifferent.

My blog

Finally, I thought it's time to give the link to the blog I started last month.

http://mostly-xstitch-and-somemore.blogspot.com/

I am dedicating it mostly to cross-stitch and my other hobbies and interests to keep me going :d

HAPPY NEW YEAR for all

Mythili and I wish everyone in the PSC family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. We also wish Aishwarya success in her new assignment at the Hindu, Chennai.
mythili and chandru

HAPPY NEW YEAR for all

Happy 2009

Wishing everybody a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2009.

We welcomed 2009 at our cousin's place with Aishwarya being the special guest :d. Mohan welcomed his new year with some original Tamil dvds, haha.

Aishwarya joins work today. Wishing her all the best and loads of success.

Akila

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thank you Jayaramanna.
Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous 2009 .
Ramu Sarada

New Year Greetings

2009 is here.  Best wishes to everyone for the new year.  May it bring peace, joy and good health to all.

Been some time

Belated Birthday wishes to Jyotsna.
I have been quiet for a while now. I normally check the blog from office (luckily that is still not blocked from the satyam network). Every time, I check in a rush with the intention of posting my replies/wishes later. Sometimes, the number of people I am supposed to wish just piles up and I end up missing wishing them at all. So, please excuse me if I have missed anybody's birthdays/anniversaries.
We have just a day more left of the year 2008. So, wishing everybody a very very happy and prosperous New Year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JYOTHSNA

Best wishes ( sorry, I am late by a day ) to Jyothsna. Wishing her all the best and many happy returns,
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday, Jyotsna!

                       Best wishes to Jyotsna on her birthday, 29 December.  Many happy                                                                              returns!

                                                   Vimala and Jayaraman

FROM RAMU

1. Jayaramanna, that Cabinet Formation is really nice. Where from!
In this also, south is completely ignored like the cricket team! So a reshuffle will come soon after election.
Ramu

Suggestions for Cabinet formation

A 'Punny' Suggestion

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Salman Khan for Prime Minister Yeah, what's the harm in that? MGR was cut-out to rule TN. Jayalalitha loomed large after him. NTR introduced Rama Rajya in AP much before the BJP coined the phrase. Now Chiranjeevi has jumped into the action. Govinda has been MP No. 1. Jaya Prada, Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra… The list is endless. So why not go all the way and get Salmaan Khan to rule the country. Here is a speech that he could use while campaigning. Deer Voter, I stand before you with open arms and bare chest to seek your vote. We have heard enough about Rama Rajya. What I promise you is Drama Rajya. You will all get enough Khan-a and peena. And plenty of gaana too. In order to improve the ratings of Lok Sabha TV, I will put together the most attractive council of ministers ever. I, Salman, will personally look after finance. I promise to sternly punish income tax evasion. There will be no black-bucks in this country. My friend Shahrukh will take over the home ministry. He will ensure that there are no riots. No hate. Only love. Love. Regardless of age, caste, religion or er…gender. He will ensure peace. There will be Home-Shanti- Home. Sunjay Dutt will handle the defence portfolio. He is an opinionated fellow, so he'll never sit on de-fence. I will also confer on him the TADAsaheb Phalke award. He will ensure that we are always armed and ready. Dharmendra will take over animal welfare. He has promised to drink the khoon of any kamina who harms a kuttha. And to take good care of all soovar ke baccheys. Aishwarya Rai, will be the minister for environment. No one can doubt her love for trees. She will ban weeding, and encourage wedding. Foreign affairs will be handled by Neena Gupta. She has a Viv-id perspective in this area. Rakhi Sawant will be put in charge of rural development. She has constantly worked for the upliftment of the masses. The health portfolio will be handled by Saif Ali Khan. He has promised to examine potato chips and pronounce them as completely Saif. You might wonder why Amitabh has not been mentioned so far. That is because the Big B will be my nomination for the President of India. To ensure that Raj Thackeray will allow him to return to Mumbai after his term, Amitabhji has requested that be referred to not as Rasthtrapati but as Maharashtrapati. With this star-studded council of ministers, I promise you a lot of action. Every village will get lights and every villager a plot. We will open a dialogue with Pakistan. Our industries will improve their production. And the country will have some direction. Vote for me. Together we Khan. Note: If some of the connections are not readily seen please click the links,- e.g. "Foreign Affairs", "Upliftment of the masses" . If you don't like puns you need not read this.

 

FROM RAMU

1. Very interesting to read both PCRK`s and PCJ`s posts about birth and rebirth. Some points mentioned were running through in my mind when I expressed that next birth as a bird may be better. I have full faith in Dharma . I used to get many doubts about the dos and donts. So, I used to think that best way is to blindly follow what our elders have taught us and what our parents used to do.
I am not able to express anything more eventhough so many points are there in my mind, mainly because I find it difficult to express in words!!
2. Welcome Aishwarya to the blog.
3. PCRKs will be Chennai from tomorrow for a month and I hope we make a couple of visits to Adyar.
Ramu

Birth and rebirth

Ramu's and Ramakrishnan's posts will make us all think about what our role is in this birth.  It is only the rare soul who has some idea of his earlier avatars.  Such people become subjects of study for parapsychologists.  All that we can do is have total faith in dharma and live according to our conscience.  The Gita (as we are learning from Velukkudi Krishnan's talks)  tells us of the different ways by which  one can realise the Supreme Being.  The simplest is karma yoga, provided it is practised without thinking of its fruits.  But religion itself has become a great bone of contention, producing hatred and violence.  How great it would be if all religions would merge into one and every one becomes a citizen of the world! (Ramakrishnan should recall the famous essay on the last phrase, as it was part of his reading in college, if I remember aright.)

Maiden post

Perippa and all others,
Namaskarams. Thanks for such warm way of welcoming me into the blog. I hope to do my bit of contribution to this well-maintained blog gradually. As of now, I’m in the process of associating names with faces :) I know it’d take a good deal time but just hope to be a fast learner. Akila has promised to help me with that. Following the posts in here regularly will, perhaps, help me a bit more.
Aishwarya

Next Birth

My dear Ramu,
You are assuming that in the next birth, you will be born a man or woman. This subject is fascinating and I have got a lot of doubts. Actually, only man is capable of sinning or earning punyam. But they say that the actions of previous seven births will influence your next birth. So, how does one work for redemption. Most of the Mahaans and sages were destined even at birth to become such mahaans, how ? Many of them led unworthy lives early and suddenly God made them great sages. How to explain these things ?
For long, I have felt that what we may be taking with us to the next birth is a part of our knowledge, wisdom, feelings (vasanaas ) and I have thus tried to gain knowledge (which I would like to carry forward) and tried to have good positive thoughts always. I have not gained any knowledge worth mentioning but I have been able to generally have good thoughts and whenever the bad thoughts/emotions surfaced I have consciously tried to overcome them.
One more thing. It seems when a person dies, he is not born immediately. Several years may be spent as Pithrus or something, depending on your earlier Karma.
So, as I said, I have more questions in my mind but we have not reached the level where we can expect to get the answers. Be good and have faith. That is all we can do.
-Ramakrishnan.

Aishwarya's Mail Id

Perippa, Aishwarya's mail id is aishshankar@gmail.com.

Akila

FROM RAMU

Yes Jayaramanna. Even my school admission was quite simple. When I joined P.S.Secondary School in class 6 and also P.S.High School in class 8, I went alone. The Head Master asked father`s name and asked me to pay the fees.
Even when Koushik had to be brought from Hyderabad, for class 11 admission, I approached the Head Master of DAV School, Mogappair only once. After seeing Koushik`s marks he was given a seat.
As usual, this year also I saw a long long que in PSBB,K.K.Nagar, at 05.30 AM , for getting Application for LKG. Our neighbour was mentioning that if a parent is in Hindu, it is easy to get a seat in PSBB .
When I consider myself lucky, the thought that how I am going to face these things in my next birth, really scares me! Sometimes I even feel that it might be better to be a bird!!!!
Ramu