We are all slowly coming to grips with the new situation.. Brindavan continues to have visitors and there is a small crowd talking and eating together. The Subasveekara Homam is fixed for Thursday the 27th Feb after which slowly the visitors will go one by one and then the vacuum will hit us. But what to do, we have to force ourselves to continue our routines and accept the situation and learn to live with it. But, it would have been much more difficult to see Jayaram go through Chemotherpy and the related effects. God has been kind to him. May his soul rest in peace.

J chittappa - can't believe..............

Struggling to come to terms that you are not with us any more. You have truly proved that you were a 'punyatma' - it is everyone's wish to get 'anaayaasena maranam' - God saw to it that you went to Him easily. Full credit to chitti and the family to take the right decision that you had wanted.

What will become of this blog now? It's lifeline is gone :( :( :( :(

Hare Ram
Gayathri

We will all miss his luminous presence...and will always remember him for what a fine and dignified person he was. Sadly no one would have been happier to see me contribute to the blog than him and it took me this long to figure out how to do this.

Incidentally, this picture which I have been intending to post for a long time, was the last ever picture appa (Nott Narayanan) took before he passed away...

here is a link to http://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.in/

Hahaha chittappa, I did not sing. Bombay Gnanam staged her play Bodhendraal at Shanmukhananda and Chembur Fine Arts over last weekend. I was roped in to come in leading a Bhagavataal troupe in the last scene with the backdrop of present day Govindapuram. Recorded bhajana music was played.

CONGRATS TO KUMAR ON HIS LATEST MEDAL!!!!!!

I will be in Madras coming weekend for my Goa machinar's grand daughter's wedding. My train tickets were bought well in advance, but with my leg still not ok, I am a just a bit apprehensive - I am travelling alone too :( Hope I get back with no further set backs .....

Hare Ram
Gayathri

Gayathri's post

Gayathri, I wish you had added an audio clip as well.  very nice post.  Your father said that this was a pic of one of your stage appearances.

Jayaraman

I had not opened the family blog for quite some time. So, here's wishing this great Family
A BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

Thought I would send a humourous piece, but chose this picture instead, hahahahahahha!

Hare Ram
Gayathri
 

Birthday

Meghna turns 18 today.  She can now vote - vote Nota, NaMo, RaGa or whatever.  Our best wishes to her on this milestone day!

Jayaraman

New Year

Best wishes to all in the family for 2014.  Let us hope it will bring us all peace and happiness.  May it be a year of improved international understanding and national betterment.

Jayaraman

Happy New Year

Wishing the family a very happy healthy prosperous year in 2014

All of us at VISHRAM wish all of you a happy new year and a year of health, good tidings, joy and prosperity. 

Ramakrishnan.

Hello Family

Just a week more to 2013!! Though we say this each year, I somehow feel this year has flown real fast.

Here are a few pictures that I took of Netra and Trilok at Vidya akka's place last month

happy new year

here is wishing  all the best of everything in the New Year

Rukmini,  KN

Birthday

Wishing 

Sumant 

a very happy birthday.

Many hapy returns!

13th December

Greetings, wedding anniversary

Best wishes to Aishwarya and Koushik on their wedding anniversary, 7 December.  Many happy returns!

Concert, temple

Gayatri, we will miss your concert in Chennai as we return to CBE on 10 December.  Raju told me yesterday that he saw your concert listed in Periava's programme.

We went to the Ratnagireeswarar temple this evening.  A number of devotees seated, chanting Rudram and doing Rudra archana.  And an equal number of women seated, reading out some slokas.
Very inspiring.

It has been a dull day in Chennai today, with brief showers, now and then and cloudy weather the rest of the time.

Jayaramanl

O God! Accidentaa?! Praying for and wishing speedy recovery to all of them.

J Chittappa, how long will you be in Madras? We are coming there on 20th late night. I will be singing at Sakatapuram Periyava's camp (at Hemamalini kalyana Mandapam) on Sunday, dec 22nd.
Ramya will be dancing with her Guru Kripa Bhaskaran on Dec 31 at Bapalal auditorium, Tiruvanmiyur, and for Kartik Fine Arts on Jan 7.
Hope Vivek's leg problem gets cured by Siddhar Arul.
Hare Ram
Gayathri

very sad about the accident

Birthdays etc.

Let me join Ramakrishnan in greeting Vichu on his birthday.  I have been in Chennai since November 22 and have not been able to do much blogging.  Thus, some birthdays have gone unnoticed - those of Bhuvana, Vimala, Pavitra.

For those of the family who may not be aware of it, Rama, Sriram, Raji, Bhavani and Sudha had a providential escape some days ago when the car in which they were travelling to Tiruvannamali overturned near Jenjee and came to rest on its side.  Raji sufffered a broken cervical vertebra and has to take absolute rest for some time.  Bhavani broke her arm which was reset with a screw.  The others, by the grace of God,  got away with minor pain and discomfort.

We pray for the early and complete recovery of Raji.

Jayaraman

Saradam, I and others at Kovaipudur wish Vichu a happy birthday and many happy returns. I however doubt if he will see this and I have sent him a separate mail. I have been remis in not visiting the blog for quite some time. So let me wish Prashant a happy Birthday, better late than never. I think he is in Madras now.

Before Gayathri and group visit to Kovaipudur we had Sekar, Rajani and her mother. After Gayathri's visit we had P.R.Kumar and Mala. Next monrh Ravi plans to come to Coimbatore with Srilakshmi and her mother and make a trip to Pudukode and he has asked us to join him.

The pain in Vivek's left leg is worrying. (he had a minor surgery in the right leg in August). Now even the MRI shows nothing wrong but he says the pain comes intermittantly and is sometimes severe. The doctor (Dr.Vinod) said this may take some six weeks to cure and has prescribed exercises only. 

It's been a whirlwind two weeks - after Ramya and Netra arrived, we've spent a lot of time at Rajiv's house. Ore ragalai daan, with both the babies.
Then the CBE trip, then Mardras. Unfortunately Netra fell terribly sick there and has recovered only in the past two days. Her nappy rash is still not completely cleared, so we've been doing a LOTTT of hand washing. With the baby screaming her head off all the time, paavam, all of us, especially Ramya vaadi poyittaa. Rajiv & Nameeta were very supportive, both physically and emotionally.

I went to Kutch with Anuj's parents and a few more family members. Ramya and Netra's got cancelled, of course. So after a very looooong time, I have been able to sit at the comp to check mail :)
Now back to routine - and get set for my father-in-law's shraddham on Wednesday.

Hare Ram
Gayathri