KN Athimber's writing is simply too good. That last Monday article really touched my heart - every time my admiration grows and grows! Pattabhi Chittappa's writing is also a class apart - even now when his articles are reproduced, we can see the difference in quality. A big namaskaram to their caliber - konjamaavadu namakku pass aaguma!
I could not find Aishwarya's comments. Chittappa, can you please bring it out - like you did the first time?
Clock-calendar is a nice addition. But I wondered if it was taking the place of the picture slideshow; Happy to see the slideshow on now :)
Gayathri

Birthday wishes to Adhitya & Ramesh

Bset wishes to Adhitya ( birthday on 1st ) and Ramesh ( today ) on their birthdays. Praying for their good health and prosperity.
Ramu Sarada

The blog

I have added a clock/calendar to theblog. Also a search tool through which we can recall old posts. Comments on changes and improvements are welcome. To remind members, do not add comments through the 'comments' tab under posts. They will go unnoticed. How many of us saw the comment of Aishwarya on of the recent posts?

Jayaraman

KN

Ramu has spoken well about KN. 54 years in one organisation must be a sort of a record for any profession. The great thing is that KN has held the respect of not only his employers but also the respect (and affection and admiration) of all his colleagues and subordinates. All of us wish him piece and good health in his retirement.

I agree with Gayathri on chakkai pazham. It must be crisp and not over-ripe to be edible, for me. And I must try out the vazhaipazha-varatti one of these days, though it seems like a lot of work!

KN`S ARTICLE

Many would have read the excellent article of KN in The Hindu of today 29 June 2009, in the Readers` Editor column, in which he has mentioned that this is his last article in Hindu. ( Probably I am too small to show my appreciation!). 54 long years ! This shows how his dedicated work was liked by everyone in Hindu and the fact that he is coming out on his own shows that the dedication is still there as young as a fresher. As I was reading the article, I started getting a feeling that Hindu will stop coming to my house from tomorrow!!
Sometime back, Sri.Kasthuri, took KN personally for checking KN`s hearing and got him a set of hearing aid. Personally, I consider this equal to getting a Padma Sri.
I have no words to show my praise for KN . May God give him good health and mental peace in the days to come!
Ramu

Hey, that fruit topic has got us going! Thanks Akila!

J chittappa, Vivek hates “even LOOKING at” bananas! One kela with our breakfast is a must every day. I do have a salad of cucumber & carrots every day, but it is special on Ekadasi days with the extra fruits in it!

Palaa pazham – it’s got to be just right – crisp & sweet. Even a slight over-ripeness can spoil the texture and taste. The palaa pazham we had bought for sradham did not keep for even a day, S made chakkai varatti out of it that same evening! Rukka athai-athimber, J chittappa-chitti had the fortune to taste it! Sadly, I hate the taste (or smell) of cooked pazham, so left that joy to others!

S is a great one for buying fruits. But he doesn’t buy as much here as he used to in Bombay. Two reasons – kids not here, attitude of the sellers. S gets a kick out of getting a good bargain, & he does not get that satisfaction in Madras, heheh!

If Akila likes- here’s what I do with over ripe bananas – mash them, cook with vellam. Add elaichi, roasted cashew. It should be cooked till all the water goes. Add a little ghee. This is my version of chakkavaratti! Kela-varatti, if you please!

From Ramu

1. Curd rice with "malai pazham" ( ofcourse curd should be good ) for touching is something I love. This used to be a regular item in the menu in CAS`s house and as a school boy, I used to have it daily in their house along with Balu.
2. Nowadays, we read frequently that most of the fruits are adulterated in one way or other. The vendor from whom I buy banana regularly, refuses to give me a particular variety of "pachai pazham" saying it will cause stomach pain, on regular use.
3. No one will dislike "palaa pazham" and we have never really enjoyed it after K.Nagar days. Kappu akka used to buy regularly during season and used to distribute to everyone.Appa also used to buy or sometimes bring from Baachaa appaa`s house and there used to be big session for cutting the fruit, appa leading it and all of us assisting him.
Ramu

Fruits

To hear that someone hates 'even bananas' made me smile. I do not like them much myself. My preference is for mango, papaya, sapota, grapes etc. etc. Gayathri, why wait for Ekadasi to eat salad? We have some everyday, mostly raw vegetables. But this is part of lunch, which comes after a breakfast of cereal and fruit and is followed by dinner, apart from the odd snack!

Fruits

Akila,
Those muffins sure look yummy! Does Vaishnavi not like fresh fruits? Is that why you are trying to camouflage them? Vivek is another fruit hater. He gets nauseous even looking at bananas! Ramya was ok with fruits separately, but never as fruit salad!
As for me I have quite recently discovered that I love pomegranates, green grapes mixed in my curd rice! I welcome Ekadasi days because I make for myself a "Super Salad" with lots of fruits and dates!

The earrings look good. Sad that I am past the age for all that!

J chittappa,, so perseverance paid off! Good you got the cheque!

Gayathri

Sincere apologies and a promise

I am extremely sorry for not being regular in posting to our family blog. As Gayathri akka said, perippa you have taken soo many pains to keep it going now. So, now I promise to be more regular in making posts to our blogs.

Thanks a lot for your wishes on my birthday Perippa.

Now, on our updates.. I have taken a new hobby in trying my hand at making beaded jewellery. Here's the first result.

It is amazingly easy to make. Another area where I am concentrating now is baking. The main idea is to give home made snacks to Vishnavi for school.

So, I baked these banana muffins (eggless). And guess what, Vaishnavi did not even touch it!!! So much for my trying to make her eat fruits and something home-made. Even my last attempt at making apple cinnamon muffins was a big flop as far as Vaishnavi was concerned. I guess I just have to be patient till she develops a taste for fruits.

Hathway

I got the refund from Hathway today. It took some effort, tracing their present phone number and location. Ashok helped. When at last I got through, I find that my cheque is dated 12 May and the company never contacted me about it. I went posthaste and picked up the check. I hope it won't bounce.

Best wishes to Aparna

Best wishes to Aparna on her birthday today, 26 June. Many happy reyurns of the day.
Ramu Sarada

Random thoughts

Yesterday morning we were at Sri Parvathi, what used to be Venkatappa's house, attending a gathering organised by Ashok to flag off his new venture, a place for holding small functions, birthday parties and so on. He has done up the place well and I hope it will be a success. There were many familiar faces from PRS family, including Lakshmi, present owner of the house. Also Padma, Sridhar's wife presently visiting India. She celebrates her birthday today. Our best wishes to her. Malvika has her birthday tomorrow, 23rd June. Best wishes to her too.

Ramakrishnan and Saradam were planning to visit Chennai for a short while, arriving tomorrow, in connection with the sale of the flat in Deepak Apartments. But he has called it off, as he is feeling quite tired. I hope he gets better soon.

Best wishes to Kristin/Kumar, Mani/Bhuvana and Lux/Cheenu on their wedding anniversaries.

Best wishes to Mani-Bhuvana manni & NG-Lux

Best wishes to Mani - Bhuvana manni and NG - Lux, on their wedding day today 22 June. May God give them good health and peaceful life in the days to come.Many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

Dear Chittappa-s,
Thanks for all the praise!! The 'ice' on my head has helped in cooling down what has otherwise been a terribly hot month!
I really loved every minute of the workshop with Vedavalli(Amma). I had read about the 72 Melaragamalika, but had never heard it sung. It is truly a monumental work, and the most amazing thing is its simplicity & logical progression. But it is a tight-rope walk - the kind of focus we need to sing it - I am sure we can keep Alzheimer's at bay if we try out this one song, hahaha!
I now got hold of a cd where MS has sung this piece. And, my God, what perfection! I am now working on it on my own, with the recording we made during class. Once I am confident, I have decided to hone it on MS' rendering.
I had told Rajam sir about my joining this workshop right at the beginning. But somehow he sort of dismissed it as - bits and pieces of a raga, nothing to rave about. But he never dissuaded me from joining and learning from another Guru. And he was also good enough to attend the function and give away the certificates. So I was doubly blessed.
Gayathri

From Ramu

Jayaramanna has posted the picture from Hindu of 19th June , Gayathri in full concentration in the music class. I saw the picture in The Hindu and showed it to Sarada also. We were talking about Gayathri for sometime, how she keeps herself very busy in so many activities. It is not very easy, I think. We always appreciate her. It is always in a corner of my mind why Gayathri has not become a popular karnatic singer, in spite of her sufficient knowledge and talent!!
Ramu

Music workshop - Gayathri

Here's a picture from today's The Hindu, Friday Review. Gayathri participated in the workshop conducted by Vedavalli on Mahavaidyanatha Iyer's Melaragamalika. See the absorbed learner in the photo above!

Best wishes Kumar Kristin

Best wishes to Kumar and Kristin on their wedding day today 19th June. Wishing them good health and prosperity. Many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

OUR Family Blog

Dear J Chittappa,
First I guess apologies are due for non-response from most of us in the Blog. You have taken so much pains to create this blog which can connect the entire clan at a click. And you have worked to make it appealing both visually & content-wise. Only when I saw your previous mail did I realise what we might lose if YOU take the backseat. I do hope we will all make an effort to post once in a while at least & not allow this to sink into oblivion.
Sorry, I have no clue abt Hathway. Hope you are able to trace them - it's not just the money, but the callous attitude that makes one seethe.
Gayathri

From Ramu

1. Hathway set top box in our flat is changed to SCV. We had taken set top box in our previous flat just before shifting and it was SCV there. After we shifted, we got the box only after a month since, in the new premises, it was being changed from Hathway to SCV. If we had shifted a little earlier, probably we also will be in the same position as Jayaramanna.
Ramu

Hathway

Does any one know whether Hathway Cable & Datacam still function in Chennai? I had my cable TV cable connection terminated in Febaury 2009 and the company were supposed to refund the deposit of Rs.999 within 45 days. But so far not a whiff from them. I went to their Besant Nagar address yesterday and they are not there. Their various phone numbers now seemingly 'do not exist/are temporarily not being serviced/do not answer'.

How is this for business ethics?

The blog

Looking at the performance of our blog over the last two years, I have come to the conclusion that some changes are warranted. Hereafter, there will be no routine posts FROM ME re. birthdays and other events. Members are welcome to drop in and view the posts whenever they wish and to contribute whatever they would like to.

My contribution for today. Ramesh and Ujwala are visiting with us for a couple of days, mainly to sort out some routine things prior to our move to Brindavan. We are enjoying their company. Mostly we are all home bound, dealing with paper work.

Saradam, Charu and Ramakrishnan are all understood to be indisposed. I hope they will recover fully very soon.

Jayaraman

Birthday greetings

Birthday babies of 9th June - Saradam, Akila and Siddharth. Happy birthday and many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Greetings from Ramu

Best wishes to Saradam manni, Sidharth and Akila on their birthday today 09 June.
Wishing them good health and happiness. Many happy returns,
Ramu

Greetings from Ramu

Best wishes to Rajani - Sekar, Ujwala - Ramesh, Neeraja - Anand who celebrated their wedding anniversary in the last few days. Wishing them good health and prosperity. Many happy returns.
I used to have a list of dates and used to send greetings(sometimes) .During shifting in March, I have lost the master list.
Ramu Sarada

Greetings

June is here, already two days gone and I am late in updating the layhout of the blog. Rajani and Sekar had their wedding anniversary yesterday 2 June. Ujwala/Ramesh and Neeraja/Anand celebrate theirs today, 3 June. The family extends to them its heartiest greetings and wishes them many happy returns.

In the side panel, in the item 'dates to remember in June', if there is any omission will members please let me know?

From Ramu

Nice posting from Ramki . Only yesterday I was thinking that Ramki used to sit in the computer after, noon nap ( I saw this when we were there ) and why there is no posts from him. If now the computer is upstairs, he may not check mail daily. Hope Ramki is fully settled down in the new house.
Hope Ujwala`s exhibition was a success. It is nice to hear that she is using her talent well.
Ramu

Greetings and Congrats

In our new house in Kovaipudur, the computer is in Prasad's room upstairs and to some extent this reduces my frequency in looking into the mail. I have just gone thro all the postings by you all and I join in Congratulating Jyotsna and Prashant for their excellent performance and also my greetings to Ujwalaa. I hope the exhibitiion was a great success. Many happy returns to Aishwarya on her birthday. Vivek has joined the Ashram Matriculation School here in Kovaipudur in 8th Standard.
Mowli's demise makes us sad when we think of all the old days and it was a blessing that he did not suffer much in the end.
-Ramakrishnan.

Happy birthday!

Best wishes to Aiswarya on her birthday, 31 May. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Exhibition of Ujwala's Paintings

Mythili and I send our best wishes to Ujwala for the grand success of the exhibition of her paintings at Dhaka.
Mythili and Chandru

Ujwala's solo expo

Ujwala is holding a solo exhibition of her paintings for a week in Dhaka, starting this evening.  I tried to post a copy of the invitation in the blog but could not.  But there is a link below.  Thought I would at least pass on the information.

We wish her success in the event.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ujwala/3558797521/

Birthday greetings

29th May 2009
Happy birthday Sundar. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

From Ramu

It was sad to know the demise of Mouli anna. Sarada and I went for the condolence on 27th to Periappa`s house and the old cot, easy chair, etc., brought to my mind, again, those K.Nagar days, long long back. Recently, Papa was saying that she stayed in Periappa`s house for some time/years(?) and had the oppartunity to be closer to Shantha manni.
When I was a small boy, Periappa used to come with Babu,Lalli,Sriram,Uma,Bharath and take me,Lux,Lalitha,Rama,Ashok to Marina beach, every Sunday. He used to sit on a folding chair near the water, to supervise us. How nice were those days!
Ramu

CONGRATS!

Huge Congrats to our family SCHOLARS Jyothsna and Prashanth!
Hats off!!!! And ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE STUDIES!
Gayathri & Sundaresan

From Ramu

1. I happened to be in Coimbatore during Prasad`s birthday and we were able to wish him personally.
Ramu

Greetings

May 10 was Prasad's birthday and I missed it.  I feel very bad.  But our good wishes are with him.  May he have a great year.  

Jayaraman

Congrats, Jyotsna!

Congratulations to Jyotsna on topping her school in the 10th standard Board exam.

Jayaraman

Jayanth's birthday

     I missed posting greetings to Jayanth on his birthday.  Forgot.  Papa had spoken to me from Coimbatore on that day about some thing else and even then I did not remember the birthday.  I called Papa the next day. Jayanth was away on a study tour some where.  Funnily enough, Papa said neither she nor anyone alse in her home had remembered the birthday!

From Ramu

Nice posting from Jayaramanna on Kamala manni. Raja athaan introduced me to Mylai Thirupugazh Sabha and used to take me for bhajans regularly on Tuesdays. We used to go to bhajans to various places for about ten years. During that period, I used to go to Kamala manni`s house very often. A great lady,
Ramu

Best Wishes to Jayanth

Best wishes to Jayanth on his birthday. Wishing him the best in his future endeveours.Many happy returns,Jayanth.
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday

Best wishes to Uma on her birthday, 20th May.
Many happy returns.
Vimala and Jayaraman

Kamala Manni

The demise of Kamala Manni a few days ago will have saddened many of us who have known her for a long, long time. I was reminded of her Lakshmikara presence in 'Akka aam' and later in her home  in Alwarpet. She played a big role in the family. Thinking of her brought back memories of her father G G Krishna Iyer's home on Murrays Gate Road, known to us as 'the Plot', his wife and children - G K Rajagopalan, G K Narayanan, Sakku ...
I am reminded of the lines in Isaac Watts's hymn  "O God our help in ages past:
Time like an ever rolling stream
Bears all its sons away
and we are left with memories.

Wishes

Best wishes to Ram, Shankar anna-Priya manni, Raju Perippa-Padma perimma. A very happy birthday to Mythili athai. I missed wishing her this year :(

Happy birthday, Ram!

It is Ram's birthday today, 14th May.  Best wishes, Ram.  Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Wedding anniversary

                                Shankar and Priya - Wedding Anniversary, 13th May
                                                             Many happy returns!
                                                           Vimala and Jayaraman

Best Wishes to Shankar Priya

Best wishes to Shankar Priya on their wedding day. Wishing them good health and happiness always. Many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

Best wishes

Best wishes to Raju and Padma Manni on their wedding anniversary, 11th May.
Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Happy Wishes to J Chittappa & Chitti (belated again, I am sooo sorry I didn't remember when we met yesterday!)

Happy Birthday to Mythili Athai - for once I am doing it on the very day!!!!

Hare Ram
Gayathri

Celebs of May

  Thank you Akila, for the info on another May celeb.  Have added her in the panel and in the slideshow.  

Jayaraman

Happy birthday, Mythili!

It is Mythili's birthday today, May 8th. Here is wishing her a very happy birthday and many happy returns.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes conveyed on my (and Vimala's) wedding anniversary. Ramakrishnan's post reminded me of the quality of rail travel in the 'fifties, when there was no reservation except for the upper classes. Some times passesgers would get in through the windows as the doorways were blocked by people or baggage. I remember our Puja vadhyar, who was accompanying us to Madras for the wedding (of Thambi, I think), trying to secure a seat from unwilling passengers on the strength of his going for a wedding in the judge's house!

Jayaraman

Another celebrant

Perippa, we have another member in our family now whose birthday also falls in May. Aishwarya celebrates her birthday on the 31st of May. Please do include her in our list too.

Hello and wishes

Wishing Papa athai, Cheenu athimber and Divya a very happy (belated again!!!!) birthday. A very happy wedding anniversary to Vimala perima and J perippa.
Ramki perippa, we had a copy of that tape and then somebody took it, Mani Perippa if I am not mistaken. I think he even converted that to a cd.
Mohan is back this thursday!!! I am not sure whether that is good or bad. Good coz he's back, bad coz he should get a project immediately here. Anyway, ellam nanmaikke, so just taking it by the day.

Vimala Jayaram WA

Saradam and I wish Vimala and Jayaraman a happy Wedding Anniversary and many happy returns. We had made a short movie of the wedding with a 8mm camera in colour and later I got it converted into a video tape. Now the tape seems full of fungus and the VCP does not work. But, I remember seeing the video some time ago and we have in it Mannargudi Paati, Kappu, Thambi, Padmini, Saraswathi and of course Appa and manni. Vimala's father was old and so the functions were performed by Vimala's elder brother Rangu. If I remember right, there were no rail reservations then and on the return journey Jayaram and I travelled sitting at the door of the coach the whole night. Kumbakonam was hot but we enjoyed a session of tiffin at the Venkateswara Hotel (Thambi and a few of us). Usha did not come for the wedding because she was in Peruvemba, having delivered Gayathri in February.
-Ramakrishnan.

Happy birthday, Cheenu

Best wishes to NGS on his birthday, 29 April. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Best Wishes to NG

Best wishes to NG on his birthday. Wishing him good health and happiness. Many happy returns, Seenu,
Ramu Sarada

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIVYA

Happy Birthday, Divya. Wish you all the best, good health and prosperity. Many happy returns.
Ramu Sarada

Happy birthday, Divya!

Best wishes to
Divya on her birthday, 26 April. Many happy returns.

Vimala and Jayaraman

BEST WISHES TO PAPA

1. Best wishes to Papa on her birthday. Wishing her good health and many more happy returns of the day.
Ramu Sarada

Sorry, Chandru and Mythili!

     I find that I overlooked Chandru/Mythili's wedding anniversary on the 18th April.  For the life of me, I can not say how.  I look at the blog every day, often more than once.

  Here's wishing them a happy anniversary and many more to come.

Jayaraman

Happy birthday, Papa

Best wishes to Papa on her birthday, 22 April. Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Dear Jayaram chithappa,

sorry for not responding for such a long time to the query on Sudha's whereabouts.
Every time I access the internet I seem to exit as fast despite telling myself that I should this time take time to browse, search or at least access our blog...

Sudha is at Ithaca, gone their with the data collected from the farmers, hoping that the data would be sufficient. If not she wi supposed to come down in June to mmm... the basics...

Krishnan and Hasta now have a cute little grand child - born on Ramani mama's birthday, March 24th.

Thank you

Thank you perippas for you comments on Vaishnavi. Actually, there are quite a few summer camps that are conducted daily from 9am to 12pm. But I don't want to send her again to something like school and with the same timings. I just want her to attend some short classes about thrice a week. Found a few keyboard and music classes nearby. Problem is Vaishnavi says she will not go to the keyboard classes. Still looking for some good music teacher nearby. Worst case, appa would start a summer camp at home by teaching small slokas and bhajans to her hehe!!!

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!