Appa,30th May 1921---3rd february 1996 An effort to tell...

Our dearest APPA ,A wonderful humanbeing's birthday falls on 30th May. he would have completed 85 years of good life .As mama and I were communicating and reminiscing,
today morning we
thought we are still wondering about him.
he was a complete Father. a good husband.
patient thatha.
Dutiful son to his parents and I know he was a fantastic understanding father-in-law too.
We should, atleast I know I should try and follow him in being sincere in all the efforts put in,
trusting each and every individual's basic honesty and getting the most out of them .
. He was a topclass executive in his own way managing all kinds of persons coming either in his proffessional years or Personal life.
Always maintaining cordial relationships ,never complaining,compassionate and forgiving. Emulating Srirama in all his deeds .
He always evoked a sense of well being and Happiness in me and ofcourse in all of us.
These words are not enough as an eulogy to my father.will write about him again.App a we all love and remember you. Ammavoda santhoshamaa IRUPPEERKAL. enruthaan nambukiren. some few words about thatha in our life.;

APPA bought us our very first Radio Resa in 1957.
I may be wrong in the year,but since there is only mama to dispute this,and I know he would not think of doing that,(dhairyamaa ) --I can say this.THatha went to Madhurai one day and we waited I, mamas and Paatti for his return.It was a long wait. after sunset and long past after our dinner time,I could not remain inside and came to the small gate to the street in our Thirumangalam house .
And waited there. roadlights were few in those days.and only a tall post will have small yellow bulb giving out litte golden light to the street.

And I saw Thatha coming back in distance with another person
following
carrying something on his head.
My excitement knew no bounds and I was so happy and relieved to see Thatha coming back.
the Radio was secondary.After thatha paid that porter 1 rupee for the help, we opened the brown package.
There it was! the new shining radio! our family member, the new Reesa.Atonce I tried to tune in.
Thatha asked us to go sleep and promised we can work on it together in the morning.

the radio came with an ariel which should be strung on two poles on the terrace of the house.So we went to sleep on that saturday night sleeping very close to the new presence and inhaling the very woodsy, very new radio smell. The radio had two bandwiths, one medium and one short wave. My only wish was to ,locate Radio Ceylon.


Thatha will listen to Thamizh News from Delhi and Thiruchi vaanoli Nilayam on exactly 7.10am and 7.15pm. and the 9 o' clock english news.

"Vaasippathu Poornam Viswanathan,Panchapakesan,and later Saroj Narayanswami".The english news was read by Melville Demello.

Our Day to day news good and bad, exciting and dull all came from this wonder called radio.On every morning the programme meant for fareastern countries like Indonesia,Malaya,Burma and Philippines came on air.I used to listen all of those 45 minutes.

Those were the days of non commercial airtimes.Paatti was always listening to good carnatic music and one Maadhar nighazhchi in the after noon.
I guess this reflects
all the middle class families story in the 50s.