We Went to Bangalore March 2018

BANGALORE VISIT

We two started on 2nd MARCH 2018 Friday morning by Double Decker Train to Bangalore. We got down at Cantt station where Ashok was waiting for us with his car. We reached home by 2PM.

On 3rd March, we went to Whitefield with Ashok and Neeraja for seeing houses. Went to GV Kumar's house and chatted with Kamala chithti.

5th March MONDAY. Upanayanam of Aswatha Narayanan's grandson at RagiGudda koil. Vittalachar, his daughter Madhavi were there and we had a long talk with MVV. After lunch we returned home by 2 PM

8th March :: I fell ill. It continued till 27th March !!

10 March -- Srividya, Pasupati came.
11 March -- Krishnaraj, Gayatri came
18 March -- UGADI. Rs 3700 sent to Bhaskar for Rama Navami
19 March -- TRVG and Saraswathi came and handed over the invite for marriage of HARI
20 March -- Dandapani Mama expired at Mumbai.
26 March -- Dresses for SS, AA purchased.
28 March -- NEW CAR VERNA PURCHASED BY ASHOK.
29 March -- We two went to 9th Block Jayanagar.
31 March -- WE LEFT BANGALORE BY SHATABDI EXPRESS 6 AM Ashok also came to Chennai to help me.
11 AM Reached CHENNAI. ARVIND came to the station and we were home by 12-30

Rajappa
1-4-2018

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