My Musings

VIJAY, son of Jayaraman, passed away on 20th September 2013 at Puducherry. His annual rites were on 9th, 10th, and 11th October 2014. [Thurs, Fri, and Saturday] Jayaraman performed the first two days' rites at Mambalam. The earlier Unamaasikam was also done at Mambalam. The Grekkiam (Subasyam) was to be performed on 11th at Jayaraman's Chennaipattinam house; he had asked all of us to come and attend and we agreed. But suddenly, for reasons known to him, he announced, "I have cancelled the Grekkiam; need not come." So, none of us went on 11th Oct (Saturday) Thus, the rites of Vijay were "performed." Rajappa 12-10-2014

Venkatraghavan (a) Vijay (b: 07-04-1979   d: 20-09-2013) VENKATRAGHAVAN (Vijay) ,eldest son of my younger brother Jayaraman and Kalyani on 7th April 1979 at Erode, Tamilnadu. He had his school education in Mathuranthakam, Rangarajapuram (Chennai) and Coimbatore. He did his BBA in Coimbatore. Jayaraman and family shifted to Chennai in 2009 after retirement and lived at Vadapalani in their own house. Vijay lived with them. Though he had temporary jobs at various times, he was jobless many of the times. He didn't get married either, unfortunately. He left the house on Friday, the 20th Sep 2013, to an undisclosed destination. As a normal routine, I phoned Jayaraman at 6 PM that evening and enquired about all, incl Vijay. Jayaraman told Vijay is fine and okay. The very night, at 12-10 midnight, Jayaraman phoned us and gave the shocking news that Vijay has expired at Pondicherry ! We could not just believe it. He had died in a Lodge room at Pondicherry...