shivam September 28 th is a memorable day for me as my eldest son Ananth ( Sharath/ Kuttan for me ) was born on that day, over forty years ago. Those moments the parents wait to have a first look at the face of the first child ( or the faces of the subsequent children) are … Read more
All children are god’s gifts for their parents but I was more so as I was a Bagavath prasAdam, god’s blessings to my mother’s soul-full prayers after she lost her seemanthaputran, first child hardly one year old, who bore our ancestral name for the eldest child of the family, Vancheeswaran. The tsunami of small … Read more
‘Anantha Jyothy’, my Habsiguda house – takes birth. Bhoomipooja, nearly four decades ago, in the presence of my mother, who was fortunately available at Hyderabad then. She did stay for short periods in this house later, but my father did not, though I was happy that he lived to see the completion of the … Read more
I would like to have more hands and legs at least a dozen more, to cope up with my present assignment. It is not the lackadaisical behavior of my mind or brain that haunts me, but my inability to do ten jobs at a time as my daughter and daughters in law are doing, … Read more
Ammalu, what will be your reaction if you happen to see me dancing with another woman?’ ‘Let me see your action first; then you will see my reaction!’ ————————– There are several similarities between us and Pattu-Pattabhi couple. You agree, Ammalu?’ ‘Yes, Pattu talks sensibly’ ‘Pattabhi and me talk nonsense?’ ‘I don’t know much about … Read more
The story of an umbrella and a stick. My father used to say that in our families, women live longer than men. An exception was my wife and fortunately for him, he preceded her. There has to be a scientific basis for every happening unless the celestial masters opt to intervene in human affairs. Now, … Read more
‘Had I remained a bachelor, I would have been happy, Ammalu’ ‘Yes, if you had twenty pair of extra hands and an extra tommy, a big one that!’ ‘For what?’ ‘For carrying out my duties’ ‘And a dozen additional tongues too’ ‘Yes, you may need, as you won’t be able to manage with one tongue … Read more
‘I’m outspoken and you know that. We two have no space in this house, Ammalu. Either you or me has to get out. Decide who?’ ‘You, obviously, SP’ ‘Why, pray, mademoiselle?’ ‘You ask me to decide and I decide that you should happily go and find a place where you have space. I have enough … Read more
Ammalu, why don’t I take you for a mesmerizing tour?’ ‘Why not! It is my dream to visit Europe and Switzerland’ ‘My dream was to take you to Malampuzha dam’ ‘Ok. Will you buy inchi mittai, ginger toffee for four annas, if I come with you?’ ‘Ammalu, every old man is excited while … Read more
‘Oh, ‘great!’ ‘amazing!’, ‘enjoy!’, ‘ what a relief, Appa!’ etc. were their comments in excitement when I told my children in USA that Meenasister’s cook Laksmi has reported for duty yesterday. Why a cook for two people and what is so exciting about it? God knows, perhaps, other than my children! But there were more … Read more