Gayathri : -1930-2017
The day could have been better... waking up was the news that I heard that my grandma was no more! it was 26th Sep 2017... The one who brought me up from 11 months old.... the one who had been mother for me and my brother... I never knew my parents till i was 13 years old... my grandpa had been my father and my grandma my mother... 36 C Old mariamman koil street aabatharanapuram vadalur.. where my life started as a baby girl... I still remember that there used to be a sitout where my grandpa would teach my maths subject... my younger brother was just 1 year old... we never knew how our parents were who were working in mumbai to make both ends meet... my grandpa used to leave me and my brother in school by TVS moped and my brother who refuse to go to school use to get beatings from my grandpa and he used to get ready to school in the nearby temple and leave to school with his feeding bottle...
my grandma used to figt with my grandpa for being too rude with my brother... but she was the one who used to be strict... but we were awarded with all the luxuries that anybody could get...grandpa used to get groceries from chettiar kadai.... everyday fresh fruits, vegetables will be bought from the shop sometimes for credit sometimes cash... life moved on...mumbai life... had to miss my step parents.. couldnt get adjusted to the new life.. but bythe time we could adjust we again moved from mumbai to vellore.... a new school, new place again adjustment with kit and kin.. from vellore to polur polur to vadalur <>neyveli... life had seen so many ups and downs with the support of my grandparents...
i used to sleep with my grandparents on wither side of me....
morning avva used to give bed coffee for thatha with the day starting with devotional songs from jaya tv... sreeman narayana... dolayam shala dolayam... and everyday devotional songs from all the legendary singers... Music classes at home by grandma.... 10th std classes.... brother in 7th std... sending us to school... taking care of our studies... when I had to move to chennai for my studies she was with me and thatha used to take care of his mother paati avva... waking me and vishu up early morning with a coffee and making us to study was her priority... she used to cut vegetables and get us ready by 7 :45 to our maharishi school.... evening she will be waiting near the balcony for our arrival to greet us with snacks and prepare for eevening classes. she will be in the balcony till I finish my tuitions and return home back by 8 and stay awake with me till 11... she had been my backbone for my 12th std...
i entered into college... she was first met with a major surgery in her life.. Angio.... my 1st day in college 11th July 2005... 10th July 2005 was her surgery in Ramachandra hospital chennai... She was 72 by then.... and the way she used to treat my friends with love, care and affection was irremarkable! day passed as years.... 2009 college pass out... 2010 Wipro job placement.... 2011 Engagement.... i was angry on her for she told me that as soon as she heard about Venkat she decided that he'll be life partner ... i was angry on her when he rejected me and said that i need some time...
during my wedding she was the elderly sumngali in my family and she slept on the floor while my then future mother-in-law slept on bed.... she saw my ups and downs.... and when i got married she asked a promise from venkat that I should be taken care well...
When Raksha was born she came to Ramachandra to see the baby and she used to be awake by 3AM to hold the baby in her hands when everybody used to be asleep....thatha used to sing lullaby fro Raksha in her cradle while avva used to take care of my health....
only God knows how many times she would have travelled from Mumbai to chennai in spite of her weak health and worse family situations!
My parents were blessed to get their 59th shanthi done with her blessings.
But today.. she is no more...
