The life and functioning style of pujya Late SRI POLA VENKAIAH CHETTY was a saga of human excellence. He was karma yogin to the core and always guided by his own consciousness and intellect. He shuns idle talk and always believes in hard work with discipline and dedication. He was a parama bhaktha in essence and digested Geeta sara, which manifested in all his actions.
His gruhasthashrama is a guide and an eye opener to all his successors. His business life started with a paltry sum and he toiled hard and expanded it to the present stage. His marriage with Smt.Balalakshmamma, who brought all the fortunes to him and he is blessed with Lakshmi kataksha from the day she (his sahadharma charini) entered his life.
His indomitable spirit and confidence in the ultimate reality sustained him in the tragic events faced in his own life. He was never depressed or suppressed by the play of the destiny and believed Geeta shloka:
Ananyaa chintayantho mam
Ye janah paryupasate
Teshaam Nityabhi yukthanam
Yoga kshemam Vahamyaham.
He was a Gandhian from head to toe and also a three dimensioned personality. He is aware of his responsibilities towards the society he lives and contributed his might and wealth to its service. He was actively involved in the establishment and smooth functioning of many institutions including Raghava Kala Mandir and Vasavi Kalyana Mandiram. His preference to "Service above self" was so much that it made him to start "Pola Balalakshmamma Kalyana Bhavan" at his own residential premises.
He strived for the upliftment of the Harijans. He regularly served food and clothes to the people at the leprosy colony.
He is fond of Guru seva with shraddha and bhakthi and was the cause of the establishment of Shivananda Ashram, Bellary even at the ripen age of 85. He is an epitome of simple living and high thinking, never tempted to exposures of wealth.
He trained his family members also in a similar fashion and he inspired them to serve humanity and love the less privilaged.
Let us re-dedicate our lives to emulate his noble example and feel his chaitanya around us. We pray may his soul rest in peace.
-Gondi Keshava Lakshmi Narayana
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
AYYA - MY WONDERFUL FATHER
‘’Mavanavarantha adhrushtashali hindhe yendu huttilla mundhe yendu huttalla’’ These were the words of my brother in law Mr.Nagaraj Gupta (Hospet). Having seen my father for over 60 years now, Bava is aware of his nature both positive and negative.
I feel it is a matter of perception of how one feels about a person. I say this because to opine on a person whether he is positive or negative means to actually highlight our ‘ego’ and in this process we should correct it. Most of us perceived our father as ‘strict’. I feel this is an incomplete statement and over the years I have realised he is not just strict but actually a strict disciplinarian. We have seen this in many instances with his manners, principles, punctuality etc. Rajani has appropriately highlighted this in her blog on how my father used to be on time. This is the discipline he followed ........ and he still follows.
My father is a self made man. He got married at a young age of 16. Despite this he completed his education. He gave a lot of importance to education and he wanted all of his children to complete their studies. He wanted all of us to be graduates. Even after a long day’s work he used to come home and help my elder brothers and sisters in their school work. I being the youngest of his children was not lucky enough to get his guidance in studies and even to this day I regret missing this interaction with him. By the time I started my schooling he had lots of responsibilities to take care of both at the business front and at home and I feel this was the reason for this. On the other hand he used to drop me to school every morning in his car and in the evening he used to pick me up. At times he had to wait for 10-15 minutes for me to finish at school but he patiently waited. I really miss those days. This quality of his has taught me the importance of spending quality time with family. Nowadays we are busy in our own world that we fail to give time for our children (family). I feel very lucky to be born to such dedicated parents.
My father had a strict exterior but was very protective and caring of us. He never said ‘no’ to our wants and needs. He ensured we got the best quality in whatever we wanted. Nowadays we say that we are very tired at the end of the day after the household chores but despite having 11 children to look after, never did our parents every say that they were tired to look after us. One day my father was filling a tub with water. My mother suggested to him to take help from one of us for which my father replied ‘’Manamu kanindedhi valki cheseki valtho chepinchukoneki kadhu’’ (We beget children so that we do things for them not to get things done from them).
I should say my mother supported my father very well in all walks of life. Though my mother’s name is Balalakshmi it’s more befitting to say that she was truly a Bhagyalakshmi in my father’s life. And with this ‘Bhagya’ my father enjoyed all the maximum gruhastha celebrations namely 60th Birthday, 70th Birthday, 80th Birthday, 60th Wedding anniversary, kanakabishekam as a couple. They performed the marriages of all their children with the same enthusiasm and dedication. My father was there when my elder daughter Shilpa’s marriage was being fixed. He proudly mentioned to me then that he was mediating for a marriage for the 24th time. He clearly records all his dealings and incidents in his mind and his memory power is superb even today at the ripe age of 97.
My father is a man with principles. He never liked bargaining in shops. If a customer bargained and gave a few rupees less he would return the whole amount back. When he went out shopping he followed this principle and never bargained in shops. He is one of the leading businessmen in Bellary. He achieved this without compromising any family ties. In spite of having such a busy family and business life I do not know how he used to find time for social work. He did all these activities with full dedication and never for the sake of doing it. He is a practical man and never talks unnecessarily. I am reminded of the proverb ‘ Mathu adidare ayithu. Muthu hodidare hoyithu’ (Words once spoken can’t be taken back like a diamond once broken can’t be mended). We lose credibility and respect by talking unnecessarily but my father commanded respect with his few words which always had relevance to the situation.
Once there was an excursion planned from our school and I went to my father to ask for permission. For whatever reason he said no. Obviously like any other child tears started rolling down my cheeks and I burst out crying. Seeing this, my father eventually agreed to send me to the school trip. When I went to him to seek permission for future trips he used to remind me of this episode and say ‘If I say no then you will cry. So go and enjoy’
Once we were all going in a bus to Harapanahalli for our uncle P.C.Pandu’s marriage. On the way we encountered a cart with flowers, milk etc. In delight my father pointed this out to me as I was sitting next to him. Not realising that this was a good omen I asked him ‘Is this bad?’ To this my father became angry and pointed out ‘Ninni convent lo chedvichindhanki nuvvu itle matladathi’ implying I did not pay heed to hindu culture and traditions. It is no surprise to anybody the importance he has given to Hindu culture and traditions. He wears Khadhi even today and you can see books relating to Hinduism, philosophy, Adhyathma etc in his room which he reads daily. In the name of ‘’progress’’ and ‘’recognition’’ we aspire western tradition and attitudes and we are forgetting our own traditional values. My father did not preach this but he set a positive example by following it sincerely.
One Day my father was in the audience when I was part of the Republic Day parade. Though everybody said we had done well, my father congratulated me but at the same time corrected me by pointing out that my posture was wrong and my back was not straight. He always sought perfection in whatever he did and encouraged us to seek perfection as well. I quote a saying from Swami Vivekananda ‘EDUCATION IS THE MANIFESTATION OF PERFECTION ALREADY IN MAN’ My father is a living example for this as he encouraged all of us to have good education and in his daily activities he became a role model to us by seeking perfection in everything.
Chandrakala Jagadeeshwara
I feel it is a matter of perception of how one feels about a person. I say this because to opine on a person whether he is positive or negative means to actually highlight our ‘ego’ and in this process we should correct it. Most of us perceived our father as ‘strict’. I feel this is an incomplete statement and over the years I have realised he is not just strict but actually a strict disciplinarian. We have seen this in many instances with his manners, principles, punctuality etc. Rajani has appropriately highlighted this in her blog on how my father used to be on time. This is the discipline he followed ........ and he still follows.
My father is a self made man. He got married at a young age of 16. Despite this he completed his education. He gave a lot of importance to education and he wanted all of his children to complete their studies. He wanted all of us to be graduates. Even after a long day’s work he used to come home and help my elder brothers and sisters in their school work. I being the youngest of his children was not lucky enough to get his guidance in studies and even to this day I regret missing this interaction with him. By the time I started my schooling he had lots of responsibilities to take care of both at the business front and at home and I feel this was the reason for this. On the other hand he used to drop me to school every morning in his car and in the evening he used to pick me up. At times he had to wait for 10-15 minutes for me to finish at school but he patiently waited. I really miss those days. This quality of his has taught me the importance of spending quality time with family. Nowadays we are busy in our own world that we fail to give time for our children (family). I feel very lucky to be born to such dedicated parents.
My father had a strict exterior but was very protective and caring of us. He never said ‘no’ to our wants and needs. He ensured we got the best quality in whatever we wanted. Nowadays we say that we are very tired at the end of the day after the household chores but despite having 11 children to look after, never did our parents every say that they were tired to look after us. One day my father was filling a tub with water. My mother suggested to him to take help from one of us for which my father replied ‘’Manamu kanindedhi valki cheseki valtho chepinchukoneki kadhu’’ (We beget children so that we do things for them not to get things done from them).
I should say my mother supported my father very well in all walks of life. Though my mother’s name is Balalakshmi it’s more befitting to say that she was truly a Bhagyalakshmi in my father’s life. And with this ‘Bhagya’ my father enjoyed all the maximum gruhastha celebrations namely 60th Birthday, 70th Birthday, 80th Birthday, 60th Wedding anniversary, kanakabishekam as a couple. They performed the marriages of all their children with the same enthusiasm and dedication. My father was there when my elder daughter Shilpa’s marriage was being fixed. He proudly mentioned to me then that he was mediating for a marriage for the 24th time. He clearly records all his dealings and incidents in his mind and his memory power is superb even today at the ripe age of 97.
My father is a man with principles. He never liked bargaining in shops. If a customer bargained and gave a few rupees less he would return the whole amount back. When he went out shopping he followed this principle and never bargained in shops. He is one of the leading businessmen in Bellary. He achieved this without compromising any family ties. In spite of having such a busy family and business life I do not know how he used to find time for social work. He did all these activities with full dedication and never for the sake of doing it. He is a practical man and never talks unnecessarily. I am reminded of the proverb ‘ Mathu adidare ayithu. Muthu hodidare hoyithu’ (Words once spoken can’t be taken back like a diamond once broken can’t be mended). We lose credibility and respect by talking unnecessarily but my father commanded respect with his few words which always had relevance to the situation.
Once there was an excursion planned from our school and I went to my father to ask for permission. For whatever reason he said no. Obviously like any other child tears started rolling down my cheeks and I burst out crying. Seeing this, my father eventually agreed to send me to the school trip. When I went to him to seek permission for future trips he used to remind me of this episode and say ‘If I say no then you will cry. So go and enjoy’
Once we were all going in a bus to Harapanahalli for our uncle P.C.Pandu’s marriage. On the way we encountered a cart with flowers, milk etc. In delight my father pointed this out to me as I was sitting next to him. Not realising that this was a good omen I asked him ‘Is this bad?’ To this my father became angry and pointed out ‘Ninni convent lo chedvichindhanki nuvvu itle matladathi’ implying I did not pay heed to hindu culture and traditions. It is no surprise to anybody the importance he has given to Hindu culture and traditions. He wears Khadhi even today and you can see books relating to Hinduism, philosophy, Adhyathma etc in his room which he reads daily. In the name of ‘’progress’’ and ‘’recognition’’ we aspire western tradition and attitudes and we are forgetting our own traditional values. My father did not preach this but he set a positive example by following it sincerely.
One Day my father was in the audience when I was part of the Republic Day parade. Though everybody said we had done well, my father congratulated me but at the same time corrected me by pointing out that my posture was wrong and my back was not straight. He always sought perfection in whatever he did and encouraged us to seek perfection as well. I quote a saying from Swami Vivekananda ‘EDUCATION IS THE MANIFESTATION OF PERFECTION ALREADY IN MAN’ My father is a living example for this as he encouraged all of us to have good education and in his daily activities he became a role model to us by seeking perfection in everything.
Chandrakala Jagadeeshwara
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
MY DAD TRULY "SELF MADE MAN"
My Dad “Self Made Man”
FATHER
F.....Fantastic and Forgiving
A.... Active and Athletic
T.....Trusting
H....Healthy, Helping, and Honorable
E....Extraordinary
R....Radiant, Rational, and Responsible
When Baby (Rajani) asked me to write about you, the first thought that came to my mind is how you managed to raise 11 children plus others. You took RESPONIBILITY of raising distant family members….by providing an education, good living,getting them jobs, performed their weddings.
Thus you settled their lives.
Radhika kept asking me “ How did you feel about tatha as a child? “. I said “ He was a TERROR”….and I shared my secret with her,”when I was a teenager, me being a social person.I would hang out and visit my friends. Numerous times I came home late and I would sneak through the back door(my little sisters Baby and Chandri or my sister-in-law Indravathi one of them would open the back door for me, so I would’nt get caught). we were all very SCARED of you “.
I also saw the other side of you .your GENEROUS and HELPING nature. I remember as a family we all would prepare milk with milk powder and would serve it to all the poor people on sabapathi street near lakshmi iron mart. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. We all learnt this at a very young age.
I very well remember visits to LEPROSY COLONY every year on your birthday to distribute rugs, bed sheets, food etc to the people in need. This is how you celebrated your birthday.
MANAVA SAEVAE YAE MADHAVA SAEVAE….perfectly suits you .
Also, Durning your business trips to Bombay and Bangalore, You brought us games like ludo, chess, trade,chinese checker, view master etc…You kept us up to date with the games .
After I completed my SSLC. I stopped going to school and I spent good 8 to 10 yrs helping my MOM at home . I was her right hand doing household chores. It was one of the BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE….This real experience came in handy and I was put to test after I got married and moved to
yet an other big family(my in laws). Shortly after, My mother in law Radhamma passed away and I had to step in her shoes, took her position of running the show. Even though I was a young bride, taking responsibility came very naturally to me without complaining only because of the time I had spent helping my MOM ( PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE WAS MY MOM) and also because of good upbringing and morals that you both taught me.
Ayya, You have numerous good qualities, but one that I feel I inherited from you and put in practice is WORK IS WORSHIP, which is the best asset I have.
I tell you today I am very proud to be born to you and mom. As your daughter I will try to follow your
foot steps to make this life purposeful and worthwhile to live.
Neeku Priyamaina Kuthuru
Devi ( Devaleela)
FATHER
F.....Fantastic and Forgiving
A.... Active and Athletic
T.....Trusting
H....Healthy, Helping, and Honorable
E....Extraordinary
R....Radiant, Rational, and Responsible
When Baby (Rajani) asked me to write about you, the first thought that came to my mind is how you managed to raise 11 children plus others. You took RESPONIBILITY of raising distant family members….by providing an education, good living,getting them jobs, performed their weddings.
Thus you settled their lives.
Radhika kept asking me “ How did you feel about tatha as a child? “. I said “ He was a TERROR”….and I shared my secret with her,”when I was a teenager, me being a social person.I would hang out and visit my friends. Numerous times I came home late and I would sneak through the back door(my little sisters Baby and Chandri or my sister-in-law Indravathi one of them would open the back door for me, so I would’nt get caught). we were all very SCARED of you “.
I also saw the other side of you .your GENEROUS and HELPING nature. I remember as a family we all would prepare milk with milk powder and would serve it to all the poor people on sabapathi street near lakshmi iron mart. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. We all learnt this at a very young age.
I very well remember visits to LEPROSY COLONY every year on your birthday to distribute rugs, bed sheets, food etc to the people in need. This is how you celebrated your birthday.
MANAVA SAEVAE YAE MADHAVA SAEVAE….perfectly suits you .
Also, Durning your business trips to Bombay and Bangalore, You brought us games like ludo, chess, trade,chinese checker, view master etc…You kept us up to date with the games .
After I completed my SSLC. I stopped going to school and I spent good 8 to 10 yrs helping my MOM at home . I was her right hand doing household chores. It was one of the BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE….This real experience came in handy and I was put to test after I got married and moved to
yet an other big family(my in laws). Shortly after, My mother in law Radhamma passed away and I had to step in her shoes, took her position of running the show. Even though I was a young bride, taking responsibility came very naturally to me without complaining only because of the time I had spent helping my MOM ( PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE WAS MY MOM) and also because of good upbringing and morals that you both taught me.
Ayya, You have numerous good qualities, but one that I feel I inherited from you and put in practice is WORK IS WORSHIP, which is the best asset I have.
I tell you today I am very proud to be born to you and mom. As your daughter I will try to follow your
foot steps to make this life purposeful and worthwhile to live.
Neeku Priyamaina Kuthuru
Devi ( Devaleela)
Saturday, September 11, 2010
MY FATHER - MY ROLE MODEL
‘Eat to Live, and not Live to Eat'. This phrase must have been coined looking at my father. The simple diet he has set for himself is a great boon to his health. My God, what will power he has, not to get tempted at the goodies prepared everyday at home! However, he gives the credit of his good health to my mother. It is she who used to prepare food that is healthy for him, he says. It is also encouraging to see how my sisters-in-law continue my mother's tradition of cooking healthy food for him. I applaud everyone for their efforts and setting an example for all of us.
He is so punctual; you could set your watch by him, if it ever stopped. I remember traveling with him a lot, many a time to find a suitable match for one of my brothers. I still remember one time, when we were supposed to depart at 9 am. All of us were ready at 9:05, but my father was nowhere to be found. We looked all over the house, wondering how my father could be late. It is when one of us spotted him sitting in the car, waiting for us that we realized that we were late by 5 minutes. That day we all learnt that 9 am means 8:59:59 am for my father.
Even now when I travel I prefer to eat idlis, something my father taught me. It is easy to digest and comfortable while traveling he said. It makes me think of him when I order idlis while traveling even now.
Being the only child, he must have felt lonely growing up. Although he has never mentioned it, I feel that was the motivation to have 11 children. None of us have ever felt lonely. It is very encouraging to visit the home I was born and brought up in. When my children were young, we used to spend most of their holidays in Bellary. Even after all these years we are still welcome and we are still pampered like the little children of the house we once were. This credit not only goes to my parents, but also to my brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces and their spouses, and their children. I want to acknowledge everyone and especially my father for keeping this family so tightly knit together.
Talking about my father is incomplete without mentioning my mother. Her companionship has given my father a lot of strength and motivation, which he humbly acknowledges. Looking back at their harmonious time together gives me so much encouragement. Once he retired, I remember my father spending most of his time with my mother. He would play board games - baara gatta, pichala peeta - with her, and help her in any chores she did, like picking stones from the rice pile, or peeling vegetables. The only day I remember my father missing his meals is on May 1st 1998, the day my mother passed away. We all knew my father was very strong, his emotional side was seen on that day.
We all found a friend in him only after he retired. Till then when we heard his car horn, we would rush into the room; reduce the volume of the radio and so on. After his retirement, he sits with us for hours in the lawns of Hotel Pola Paradise, and share with us his childhood memories and his experiences in life.
Being a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he still wears only Khadi clothes. He used to take us to Khadi Emporium during Gandhi Jayanti and encourage us to buy Khadi towels or use the Khadi to stitch night clothes. That is his way of encouraging us to use Khadi in some or the other form.
For Ugadi festival he would buy new clothes for all of us and he would change his sacred thread (Janivaaram) and wear a new one on that day. And when asked he would say, he is happy seeing all of us in new clothes.
He maintains a diary with birthdays and anniversaries of all the family members and announces it to everyone on that day. It makes me feel special and loved when I hear from people who call to wish me that they were reminded of my birthday by my father.
There are many things small and big that remind me of my father day to day. I regret crying to go to school when I was young. I was studying at St. Philomena’s High School. For some reason which I don’t remember now, I didn't like that school and cried to go there. Finally my father shifted me to M.B.S.L High School, and I was very happy. He used to visit the school as chief-guest for the annual day, which made me very proud. Although I liked it then, I soon realised that studying in a telugu-medium school compromised my English. I carry the regret of not listening to my father.
Once during diwali festival, the house was full of diyas, and somehow my frock caught fire. My father came and rubbed the frock in between his palms to put off the fire. I was too young to remember, if he burnt his hands.
I remember he once gave me a gift envelope with some cash, which I promptly put in my purse. Then he quoted a saying in Telugu that "you should always count your money, even if you are throwing it into a well". I cultivated the habit of always counting money while giving or receiving, from that day.
I learnt from my father - not to trade but invest in the stock market. That advise has come in handy. I felt very happy when he gifted shares to me; hence I continued the tradition by gifting shares to my children, on special occasions.
When my Mother-in-law fractured her leg in the year 2000, I took care of her for some time. When he heard about this, he called me and said that "God does not give the opportunity of serving elders to everybody. You are blessed with this opportunity, so take care of her with a good heart." Those words were so encouraging and have made a lasting impression on me. His words came back ringing in my ears recently, when I visited him in the hospital on 29th Aug. 2010, with a fractured leg. I found at least 20 people in a day with a good heart, taking care of him in shifts. What advice he gave me 10 years back is coming back to him in many folds.
A special note:
I am blessed to have parents like you. There is not a single day I could feel differently. I thank you for everything you have done for me. I want to convey special thanks for finding a wonderful life partner for me. My husband is the best gift in my life, and I want to thank you for finding him for me.
Rajani Ramkumar
He is so punctual; you could set your watch by him, if it ever stopped. I remember traveling with him a lot, many a time to find a suitable match for one of my brothers. I still remember one time, when we were supposed to depart at 9 am. All of us were ready at 9:05, but my father was nowhere to be found. We looked all over the house, wondering how my father could be late. It is when one of us spotted him sitting in the car, waiting for us that we realized that we were late by 5 minutes. That day we all learnt that 9 am means 8:59:59 am for my father.
Even now when I travel I prefer to eat idlis, something my father taught me. It is easy to digest and comfortable while traveling he said. It makes me think of him when I order idlis while traveling even now.
Being the only child, he must have felt lonely growing up. Although he has never mentioned it, I feel that was the motivation to have 11 children. None of us have ever felt lonely. It is very encouraging to visit the home I was born and brought up in. When my children were young, we used to spend most of their holidays in Bellary. Even after all these years we are still welcome and we are still pampered like the little children of the house we once were. This credit not only goes to my parents, but also to my brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces and their spouses, and their children. I want to acknowledge everyone and especially my father for keeping this family so tightly knit together.
Talking about my father is incomplete without mentioning my mother. Her companionship has given my father a lot of strength and motivation, which he humbly acknowledges. Looking back at their harmonious time together gives me so much encouragement. Once he retired, I remember my father spending most of his time with my mother. He would play board games - baara gatta, pichala peeta - with her, and help her in any chores she did, like picking stones from the rice pile, or peeling vegetables. The only day I remember my father missing his meals is on May 1st 1998, the day my mother passed away. We all knew my father was very strong, his emotional side was seen on that day.
We all found a friend in him only after he retired. Till then when we heard his car horn, we would rush into the room; reduce the volume of the radio and so on. After his retirement, he sits with us for hours in the lawns of Hotel Pola Paradise, and share with us his childhood memories and his experiences in life.
Being a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi, he still wears only Khadi clothes. He used to take us to Khadi Emporium during Gandhi Jayanti and encourage us to buy Khadi towels or use the Khadi to stitch night clothes. That is his way of encouraging us to use Khadi in some or the other form.
For Ugadi festival he would buy new clothes for all of us and he would change his sacred thread (Janivaaram) and wear a new one on that day. And when asked he would say, he is happy seeing all of us in new clothes.
He maintains a diary with birthdays and anniversaries of all the family members and announces it to everyone on that day. It makes me feel special and loved when I hear from people who call to wish me that they were reminded of my birthday by my father.
There are many things small and big that remind me of my father day to day. I regret crying to go to school when I was young. I was studying at St. Philomena’s High School. For some reason which I don’t remember now, I didn't like that school and cried to go there. Finally my father shifted me to M.B.S.L High School, and I was very happy. He used to visit the school as chief-guest for the annual day, which made me very proud. Although I liked it then, I soon realised that studying in a telugu-medium school compromised my English. I carry the regret of not listening to my father.
Once during diwali festival, the house was full of diyas, and somehow my frock caught fire. My father came and rubbed the frock in between his palms to put off the fire. I was too young to remember, if he burnt his hands.
I remember he once gave me a gift envelope with some cash, which I promptly put in my purse. Then he quoted a saying in Telugu that "you should always count your money, even if you are throwing it into a well". I cultivated the habit of always counting money while giving or receiving, from that day.
I learnt from my father - not to trade but invest in the stock market. That advise has come in handy. I felt very happy when he gifted shares to me; hence I continued the tradition by gifting shares to my children, on special occasions.
When my Mother-in-law fractured her leg in the year 2000, I took care of her for some time. When he heard about this, he called me and said that "God does not give the opportunity of serving elders to everybody. You are blessed with this opportunity, so take care of her with a good heart." Those words were so encouraging and have made a lasting impression on me. His words came back ringing in my ears recently, when I visited him in the hospital on 29th Aug. 2010, with a fractured leg. I found at least 20 people in a day with a good heart, taking care of him in shifts. What advice he gave me 10 years back is coming back to him in many folds.
A special note:
I am blessed to have parents like you. There is not a single day I could feel differently. I thank you for everything you have done for me. I want to convey special thanks for finding a wonderful life partner for me. My husband is the best gift in my life, and I want to thank you for finding him for me.
Rajani Ramkumar
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