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Earlier, on 08 August 2013, I had purchased a NOKIA ASHA 501 mobile phone (Rs. 5000.00) for Vijaya, from Flipkart. This year , on 9th Sept 2014, I booked another phone, MICROMAX NITRO A310 from Snapdeal. A 5 inch screen, with many Smart Phone features, it was delivered on 11th Sept 2014  [Saturday]. Cost : Rs 12990.00 This phone has been fitted with 80560 48545 micro SIM. Rajappa 12-09-2014

அப்பா ஸ்ராத்தம் 06-09-2014 அப்பாவின் ஸ்ராத்தம் இந்த வருஷம்  செப்டம்பர் 6 சனிக்கிழமை   நடந்தது. வழக்கம் போல 5 நாட்களுக்கு முன்பே மளிகை சாமான்களை வாங்கிவிட்டோம். மார்த்தாண்டன் கடையிலிருந்து வாங்கினோம். வெள்ளிக்கிழமை 5-ஆம் தேதி நாங்கள்  திருவான்மியூர் மார்க்கெட்டிலிருந்து காய்கறிகள்  காய்கறிகள, பழங்கள், வாழையிலை வாங்கினோம். அன்று மாலை 4-45க்கு காய்கறிகள் நறுக்க ஆரம்பித்தோம்; 7 மணிக்கு முடிந்தது. பாத்திரங்கள் தேய்த்து வைப்பதும் முடிந்தது. மறுநாள் 6-09-2014 காலை 4 -30க்கு இரண்டு பேரும் எழுந்து, குளித்து விட்டோம்; ஸ்ராத்த சமையலை விஜயாவும் கிருத்திகாவும் ஆரம்பித்தனர். 7-30 முதல் ஜெயராமன், கல்யாணி, மங்களம், வந்தனர். விஜயா, கிருத்திகா, மங்களம், கல்யாணி ஆகிய நால்வரும் சமையலில் ஈடுபட்டனர். பின்னர் காயத்ரி, அருண், குழந்தைகள், சுகவனம் வந்தனர். அடுத்து, சதீஷ், மகேஷ், சுபா, குழந்தைகள் வந்தனர். கடைசியாக ஹர்ஷிதா (சுதன் குழந்தை) வந்தாள். 10:15 க்கு 2 பிராமணாளும் சாஸ்திரிகளும் வந்தனர். ஸ்ரீ வெங்கடேச சர்மாதான் வாத்யார்.  10:35க்கு ஆரம்பித்த ...

Amma's Sraththam - 2014 Amma's Thithi is Aani, Krishna Paksham, Ashtami. This year (2014) amma's thithi came on Friday, 20 June 2014. Vijaya and I purchased the grocery items from Marthandam Stores, Lakshmipuram, Thiruvanmiyur. Vathyar Samangal like erumuttai, saraay were available in the house. A day before the thithi, on 19-06-2014,we purchased all the vegetables and fruits, and Vazhai Ilai from Thiruvanmiyur market.  Earlier we purchased four blouse bits from Mylapore.  On 19th evening, Vijaya and I cut vegetables. and made all prelim works.  On the day of Sraththam, we two got up by 4-45 AM and started the work. At 08:00 Jayaraman came with Kalyani and Purnima. They have shifted to Chennaipattinam 45 km away recently. Sugavanam followed. Saroja did not come and Mangalam had gone to Thiruvannamalai. Later, Gayathri came. Vijaya, had finished the cooking by the time Jayaraman came. Kalyani joined her later. Sri Venkatesa Sarma (Sastrigal) came by 10-3...

SUNDARESAN SUBRAMANIAM. 01-07-1937                    03-04-2014 Sundaresan was born at Salem on 01 July 1937. He had his earlier education at Salem where our parents lived that time. Later, they shifted to Cuddalore circa 1948. We lived there for nearly 45 years. Sundaresan had his higher school education at St Joseph’s High School, Manjakuppam and passed out in 1952. Then he joined Tamilnadu Polytechnic, Madurai for his LEE (electrical) diploma. He lived there at our eldest mama ,Sri Chidambaram Iyer’s house for three years who and mami took good care of Sundaresan. After obtaining his LEE diploma, he came back to Thirupapuliyur where our father, Sri GR Subramania Iyer put him in TNEB office at Villupuram. He served at a couple of places in South Arcot Dist and moved to Western Tamilnadu to places like Puliampatti, Singarapettai, Thiruppaththur, Perundurai, Coimbatore, Ooty (Kunda...

Thursday 3 April, 2014. 4 PM My landline phone rang and when I answered, it was Suresh and he gave the most stunning and unbelievable news that SUNDARESAN , his father and my elder brother, had passed away at Dapodi Pune an hour earlier (3:05 PM). I couldn't find words to speak or console him. As per his request, I started calling everyone in the family and conveyed this sad news. Sundaresan was suffering from minor ailments (or so we thought) for the past 7 days. He and Manni were to leave for Thane for further treatment; Suresh came in car to pick them up. As they came one floor down, on the 1st floor, Sundaresan felt unwell, wanted to sit, and sat in a chair, but collapsed suddenly. A few seconds ago he was speaking, next second he was no more. He was 76 and 9 months. We two planned to go to Thane / Mumbai by 5 AM or 8:30 AM flight, but we were told the rites would be over by the time we reach Pune - so we dropped that idea. 4th April 2014 Friday. Sundaresan was cremat...

On 29th Nov 2013, Friday, we received an email from Sugavanam that he has been seeing doctors at Chromepet and Pallikkaranai for the pains he is suffering inside the anus. He thought it was piles and he consulted the doctors for this piles. The doctor after checking him told that he(the Dr) suspected something else - so he has taken samples of tissue for biopsy. PET / CT of the whole body was taken at Bharat Scan, Royapetta for "LUMINAL ADVANCED CARCINOMA (Anal Cancer) has been diagnosed ! This will be clarified / confirmed by the Biopsy result. 75 - 80 days of Radiotherapy (five sittings a week) first will be done to reduce the size of the tumor. Simultaneously oral Chemotherapy also will be given. The radiotherapy will be at Kamakshi and later the Surgery at Chromepet. We were stunned, shocked, speechless. We two went to Sugavanam's house to see him and console him. 2nd Dec 2013 Monday : Sugavanam did not receive the Biopsy Report; so his treatment may start after 4th De...

On 18 Sep 2013 Wednesday, we two went for registration of Aadhar cards. At Besantnagar. Our finger prints (10 fingers) were taken, photo of Iris taken. We stood for over 2 hours at the Middle school, Damodarnagar there. On 30 Nov, 75 days later, Vijaya received her card. And I had to wait for a further 20 days and I received mine on 17 Dec 2013. Good work. VIJAYA : 3369 7424 5360 SELF      : 4991 9929 5519 On 3 Jan 2014, we got the cards laminated and also took photocopies. We went to SBI on 6th Jan and submitted the Aadhar details there. On 20th Jan, we registered with Gas agency. rajappa 21-01-2014