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The Pavadai Incident
For one Navaratri, Amma dressed me up in some pavadai borrowed from my older sister Kalyani. Then, she asked me and Kalyani to go visit all the neighbors and get Navaratri shundal and sweets, as was the custom at that time. At this time, I also had long hair as I was supposed to go…
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When Devu Returned from Kombur Village
When my younger brother Ambu (R Aravamudan) was born, my brother Devu (R Devarajan) who was a toddler at the time, was sent to Kombur village with grandparents to reduce the burden on Amma. What he may not remember, but I remember clearly, is that when he returned for the first time, he had changed…
In Memory of Raju 