Kalakkadu Thothathri Vadhyar

                                                          KALAKA DŪ  THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR  (  19  )                                         As written previously , my parents in law's Plan who were happy to know about my promotion  as Professor in Sadakathullah Appa col lege, in the same town to come and stay with us for a week did not materialize, due to the sudden death of my Father in law.It was a big jolt to Usha to have lost her beloved Father and to all of us too.Our parents helped their son , Sundaram who was  just twenty two years ,at that time of need in all possible ways.                          There was one Seetharama Iyer belonging to ...

                                                KALAKADU  THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR  (  18  )                                                                       The year 1970 and there after became one of busy life for each member of KTV family.   As informed there were two small babies Bhanu,Srimathi,young chi;ldren Shanthi , Ganesh       ,the school going Kannan  were all to be  taken care of  by KPand KTV.       GK  got office  transferred  to Trivandrum so that he thought of spending the week ends with his  three  children at Kalakad.     A happy arrangement indeed !      ...

                           KALAKADU THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR (  17  )                                                   Some time after Sankari's  marriage in 1967, Krishnan left for job, He went to Calkutta worked for a few months in a small company before joining the I O C where he worked upto and until his retirement. Simultaneously he got his B.Com Degree.just like E B (elder brother).The other brother Sathi joined Annamalai University to pursue his Engineering studies.My marriage was fixed to take place on 4th Septenber 1968.Just one week before that, there was a news paper report!   E B  was returning from Shenkottai to Kalakad in a State transport bus late in the evening .The bus involved itself in an accident by hitting a tree very near to Kalakad bus stand ...

                                                             KALAKADU THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR (   15  )                                                 K TV 's  social activities  from 1945 onwards ie only when he was only 35 years old made him too busy a man , always surrrounded by people coming either for horoscopic consultaton or seeking for some other help; In addition, there were also some friends of his , who come and sit and just spend their time ,; Perhaps this might have given relaxation to KTV from the enormous  brain work he was having.For most of these   persons two /three times chewing and afternoon coffee are almost certain.in our  house! The way of village ...

                                        KALAKADU THOTHATHRI VADHYAR   ( 14  )                                                       Just because one is his relative, KTV would not hurry up in fixing marriage .A very close relative girl  had a very bad horoscope.The  parents were perching him to find a suitable groom for her.  KTV had already read her horoscope and perhaps he had decided not to recommend to any groom. This he could not inform the relatives also.Upto the last he did not.A man from Thirunelvel  was looking  for a suitable girl for his son and approached KTV with his son's horoscope and had also brought a girl's horoscope ,which he was able to collect from somewhere .The girl was a graduate and was worki...

                             KALAKADU THOTHATHRI VADHYAR  (  13  )                                                            As I have  been pointing out in my previous postings, KTV was busy through out in his astrological activities; but this was one phase of his life.People of the village sought his help in various other things also.I will mention one or two of them only since to give a complete list is highly impossible.Assume Mr X wanted to sell his lands for some purpose.He will entrust the related documents to KTV. Some other person ,say. Mr Y. may like to purchase some piece of land at the same time. He will call both of them to fix the agreeable rate to both side, call the document writers to the house ask  them    ...

                      KALAKAD THOTHATHRI VADHYAR (  12  )                                             The life of KTV  was  full of   interesting  episodes  which can be  hardly covered  in these pages. So I am not attempting such a venture but will only point out  some of   them .KTV  was already familiar to the South Indian  brahmin community of  Calcutta .Many brahmins from Kalakad and elsewhere in the district had crowded Calcutta with jobs and seeking jobs. Those were days when a job is assured if one passed S S L C and also knew stenography.  At a later stage they became house owners or paid very low rent and settled there once for all,  They had a powerful association , they had  their own cultural halls, and Kalyana Ma...

                                                          KALAKAD THOTHATHRI VADHYAR    (  11  )                                                     K's husband  GK who was working in  Japalpur ,Madhyapradesh  in C D A ( Pensions )  got  trasnsferred to  Allahabad  U P  nearer  to Varanasi at a distance that can be covered  by train travel of  four hours. K joined her to be with him. The nearer  the distance the greater the problem  for her ! Hanuman Ghat ,is even  today  a very important central  segmentof  Varanasi for those who make the holy pilgrimage to Varanasi  ,Kallidaikurichi Krishna Vadhyar and...

                                                  KALAKAD THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR  (  10 )                                          In this unit,  it is  worth pointing  out  one or  two cases  of interest  in  KTV fixing marriages.  One Friday evening,  he took with him  a handsome  fair complexioned  eligible bachelor  so to say drag him to Trivandrum. The candidate  was having a nice tuft groomed  well..He went into the house of his own  ammanchai Sri .Padmanabhan.The place or persons are not new to KTV since his education had been in Trivandrum and that too he had stayed wih his uncle only. This fact you already know.This tufted fair complexioned handsome person ...

                                                      KALAKAD THOTHATHRI VADHYAR ( 9 )                                        During another visit  of the   two Swamijees  to Kalakad , they visited the nearby   Singikulam, a suburb of Kalakad  just   8 kilometres away. At a particular time  the Swamiji Sri Abhinava vidhya theerthar was looking  at the moutain  of Kalakad  range /  He was observing  the pleasant sight of  a white bright  object  in the form  of  a well knit garland , at the centre  of  a big rock ,  beautifying the entire  mountain. He just asked KTV what it was. KTV gave a vivid explanation ,saying that  it is  ...

                                           KALAKAD THOTHATHRI VADYAR (  8  )                                                                      Due to his  astrological knowledge , KTV  could expand  his  ,sphere of correspondence to a wider range ,as far as Delhi,Bombay Calcūttaa and many other cities  wherefrom   he used  to get a lot of letters .After reading and replying them , the letters  would be punched and hanged  on a thin rod ,in the first hall. In return he would be writing reply, then and there without any delay. Procrastination is one thing not known to KTV...Postal expenses  have been very heavy for him in his sacred task.Two ...

                                                          KALAKAD THOTHATHRI  VADHYAR (  7  )                                       Tḥe music doyen  Kalakad  Subbaiya Bhagavathar began in the year 1894 to celebrate SriRama NavamiUthsavam on the  birthday of SriRama  for three days,  informally  with like minded persons in the Sri. Krishna temple at the Teppakkulam street ,Kalakad..Originally started with street bhajans only ,in course of time it gained ground and became ten days celebrations ending on the day of Srirama's star birth day ( March /April ) .Exactly after fifty years ie, in the year 1944 an official committee was formed to conducting the celebrations in a grand manner.The committee consist...

                            KALAKAD  THOTHATHRI VADHYAR ( 6 )                                                           KTV's physical personality and  mental stature made him very prominent in the affairs of  the community , and began to earn respect from every quarter; Not only his knowledge in Astrology but in his innate capacity to think fast and correct in solving others'  problems with great ease.He always took an advisoy roll  in all matters. of the v llage irrespective of community.Service mindedness and selflessness ,courage of conviction and confidence are some of  his basics.  I hope that he in fact had  the blessings of  his fore fathers which he had in fullest measure in addition to those of the Divine in bot...