1936
The first born was a girl who was christened as 'CHELLAMMAL'The same year kasi nadar's second sister 'chermavadivu' was married to paulsamy nadar' of Pudur the same year
She delivered a girl baby -a short lived (janaki)
kasi nadar's elder sister 'chornammal married to Thangaia nadar a hard core workaholic struggled hard to meet both ends.With four children( two sons and two daughters) then (later on two more added) joined Kasi nadar to work and supervise the former's busines
1939
Feb 09 Thursday The second son to Kasinadar/Balammal (the first son by name PONNURAJAN born an year ago died due to unknown reasons) and named him as THANGARAJAN and that is me(from now on i will address in firt person)
My father ,Kasinadar fell seriously ill and became thin and underwent treatment from a country doctor (kondaikkara vaithiyar--KONDAI- meaning a sort of head gear made of one's own hair locked with a knot tightened to the head and the rest is either wound around the base of the knot ot left free-both women and men fold sport this attire-thagt was the fashion of that time-)
KONDAI IMAGE.
My mother continued to sport this till her last days- she never plaited her hair:my father cut off this 'kondai' and sported crop.However I as a kid sported kondai,ear rings ,silver stringed loins(Annakkayiru).
My father's younger brother GURUSAMY NADAR a former decided to live in ATTRANGARAI worked in his paddy fields to support the family. He died (reason not known)leaving a daughter PONNUTHAI and a son -again by name THANGARAJAN .My GRANDMA (ayyamma ayya's amma) SIVAKAMI also decided to stay in Atrangaarai to be with his second son.(otherwise she was to come to virudhunagar to stay with our family)
SCHOOLING
I was carried by my mother to the nearby MADATHTHUPALLIJJOODAM a small school like organisation ('similar to 'creche'), with kondai,ear rings with some flowers decorating my kondai
I spent 2 years in that arrangement and moved to another elementary school run by KVSala .This was situated at the midst of the local market a few minutes walk from our shop in front of Teppakkulam.
image of teppakkulam :
This is the view from the southern side of the teppakkulam before the Municipal potable water dispenser for the public
Father never showed any improvement in his health with the country medicine.He took a family photograph -the very first my parents took one-where my father is seated on a woodenchair,mother standing nearby holding my elder sister's hand and me perching on my father's lap.(the photograph was hanging in the hall in our home at virudhunagar till I left for MADRAS in 1960)..That is the time DR.Muthusami started his clinic at ULL streret and my father had a miraculous recovery from his illness(!) aftger he undergone treatment from Dr.Muthusamy.
The first born was a girl who was christened as 'CHELLAMMAL'The same year kasi nadar's second sister 'chermavadivu' was married to paulsamy nadar' of Pudur the same year
She delivered a girl baby -a short lived (janaki)
kasi nadar's elder sister 'chornammal married to Thangaia nadar a hard core workaholic struggled hard to meet both ends.With four children( two sons and two daughters) then (later on two more added) joined Kasi nadar to work and supervise the former's busines
1939
Feb 09 Thursday The second son to Kasinadar/Balammal (the first son by name PONNURAJAN born an year ago died due to unknown reasons) and named him as THANGARAJAN and that is me(from now on i will address in firt person)
My father ,Kasinadar fell seriously ill and became thin and underwent treatment from a country doctor (kondaikkara vaithiyar--KONDAI- meaning a sort of head gear made of one's own hair locked with a knot tightened to the head and the rest is either wound around the base of the knot ot left free-both women and men fold sport this attire-thagt was the fashion of that time-)
KONDAI IMAGE.
My mother continued to sport this till her last days- she never plaited her hair:my father cut off this 'kondai' and sported crop.However I as a kid sported kondai,ear rings ,silver stringed loins(Annakkayiru).
My father's younger brother GURUSAMY NADAR a former decided to live in ATTRANGARAI worked in his paddy fields to support the family. He died (reason not known)leaving a daughter PONNUTHAI and a son -again by name THANGARAJAN .My GRANDMA (ayyamma ayya's amma) SIVAKAMI also decided to stay in Atrangaarai to be with his second son.(otherwise she was to come to virudhunagar to stay with our family)
SCHOOLING
I was carried by my mother to the nearby MADATHTHUPALLIJJOODAM a small school like organisation ('similar to 'creche'), with kondai,ear rings with some flowers decorating my kondai
I spent 2 years in that arrangement and moved to another elementary school run by KVSala .This was situated at the midst of the local market a few minutes walk from our shop in front of Teppakkulam.
image of teppakkulam :
This is the view from the southern side of the teppakkulam before the Municipal potable water dispenser for the public
Father never showed any improvement in his health with the country medicine.He took a family photograph -the very first my parents took one-where my father is seated on a woodenchair,mother standing nearby holding my elder sister's hand and me perching on my father's lap.(the photograph was hanging in the hall in our home at virudhunagar till I left for MADRAS in 1960)..That is the time DR.Muthusami started his clinic at ULL streret and my father had a miraculous recovery from his illness(!) aftger he undergone treatment from Dr.Muthusamy.
