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Manni - A Remembrance

July 31st was the Varalakshmi Vratham and we celebrated it grandly. So did our other family members at their houses. At Delhi, Vasu and others celebrated it at Srikanth's place. Manni had been earlier admitted to hospital on 21 July, but she was improving and was, in fact, brought to the recovery room on Aug 1. On July 31, we didn't know what was to happen the next day.

At 8-15PM on 1 Aug we got the first news that Manni was again taken to ICU because she developed some complications. Everyone rushed to the hospital to be near Manni. However, her multiple organs started collapsing, her end was near. I was in continuous telephone contact with the grief-stricken family.

At 12-10 midnight, Srikanth phoned us the shocking news that Manni has passed away. He and others were inconsolable. They had lost their mother, their guide, beacon of their lives. We at Karpagam Avenue didn't sleep that night, Arvind-Krithika were very busy in booking our flight tickets and Vijaya, I, and Sugavanam left by 7-40AM flight (2 Aug) for Delhi - that is a different story.

Exactly an year has gone by, and last night (12-10 midnight on 1 Aug 2010) I couldn't sleep. Vijaya and I were reminiscing and recollecting our memories of Manni. She came into our family in 1956 and as I have already written in various posts, she was the guiding star for Vijaya in many respects. As we were talking, we were stuck up with grief.

One year might have passed, but Manni lives in our hearts for ever and her memories and kindness will be ever-green. Our namaskarams to Manni once again.

PS: Vijaya, I, and Sugavanam went to Delhi for the Varusha Aaptikam of Manni on 22 July 2010.

rajappa
11-00 AM
2 Aug 2010

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