SUBRAMANYA BHAT (RAO) HOME VISIT

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

3/F 201 Dhanaswi Residency, Gowthampuri Colony,

MothiNagar, Hyderabad

Handadi Subramanya Rao (Bhat) is relation from father's side.

He is my father's sister's son Handadi Srinivasa Bhat's son.

And also, he is my father's brother's daughter Lalitha's son.

Relations apart, he had come our place, and his parents lived in Vijayawada, and used to come to  Birthi Salekeri for functions like Upanayana, Wedding etc.

We have attended his son Srinivas wedding engagement in Bengaluru in 2013 and also wedding in Mangaluru in 2013.

When I told him, we are in Hyderabad for Arun's wedding, he was excited and asking "Mama, when are you coming to our house?"

After wedding celebrations are over, I told him we will visit him for lunch on Tuesday, 26th January. Accordingly, we went to his house by 2 pm, had variety of snacks, good homely lunch with number of items.

He also honoured me with a shawl, mom with a saree and also Rishi with a shawl.

His daughter Sudha and her husband, little son Achutha lives in next apartment.

It was a memorable visit, and he was so happy that we visited their house.

We left around 4 pm from his house.

Posted Thursday, 28th Jan. 2021

TRAVELLING TO HYDERABAD

 Saturday, 23rd January 2021

Travelling to Hyderabad to attend Engagement and Wedding of Arun Nair, brother of Kavitha was decided  and Air Asia flight for Saturday afternoon, leaving Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru at 4.25pm.

One way airfare for two people was costing Rs 5422, booked a week before through EaseMy Trip.

Accordingly we started off from the house at 2pm, engaging an auto to reach Esteem Mall and from there to go Airport by Vayu Vajra Bus. Got a bus immediately, and reached the airport to check in, only to find put that we have to do Web Check in, which was done using  mobile. Got through the security check and after a long walk, reached gate 24, which was the departure point.

Due to COVID protocol, face mask and face shield was given and also PPE gown. 

At Hyderabad Airport

The flight left on time and reached Hyderabad Airport at 5.40 pm,  came out, Rishi and the Groom Arun were waiting. With them we reached their reisidence.

For the night stay, though guest house was booked at Banjara Hills, some how it was not available. We were accommodated in the guest of Rajagopaln's neighbour, Hemanth, which was nice.

Posted Wednesday, 27th Jan.2021

 

SHANI POOJE 2021

 Friday, 22nd January, 2021

ZOOM Virtual Platform

Dubai Brahmana Samaja has organized SHANI POOJE on ZOOM virtual platform of Friday.

It's amazing.... Effort, dedication and perseverance to present a beautiful program.

It requires lot of co-ordination, contacting people, recording video clips and presenting / streaming without any disturbance.

There was Anugraha Sandesha, Bannanje Govindacharya SMARANAJALI by Krishnaraja Tantry, Sudhakar Pejavar, Srinivasa Achar and a scholar from Udupi.

There was Naamavali recitation, Bhajans, HARIKATHE by renowned Smt Rukmini Hande from Udupi and her team, Pooja at Lakshmikanth Bhat's house in Sharjah, all co-ordinated and streamed efficiently.

Udaykumar Rao, Shivaram Bhat, Prakash Upadhya and SudhakerRao were the real heroes for presenting the program online.

OM SHANAISCHARAYA NAMAH:

SARVE JANAH SUKHINO BHAVANTHU.

GOD BLESS ALL.

RAMYA BHARATH - WEDDING ENGAGEMENT

 Thursday, 21st January 2021

Sri Convention Centre, Bhuvaneshwarinagara.

Ramya, daughter of Ramakrishna Aithal, our neighbour of Birthimane in Bhavaneshwarinagara.

Her wedding engagement was arranged in the Sri Convention Centre, Thursday evening.

Bharath, I understand, is her childhood friend and wedding fixed for 26/27 June 2021.

A Purohith conducted the proceedings, after the parents of the boy and girl agreed, exchange of fruits, flowers and invitation took place.

The and the boy exchanged the rings.

There was high tea (Heavy tiffin) with Poori, Rava idli, sweets, bisi blelbath and Mosaranna.

Wishing Ramya-Bharath God's Blessings.

Posted Friday, 22nd Jan 2021 

POLITICIAN'S ROAD SHOW

 Monday, 18th January 2021

Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway.

It must be about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and we (Madhu, Pushpa, Mom and me ) were on the way to Mysuru, to attend wedding Engagement of Preethi, D/O Manohar Rao.

It was Chennapatna, when we were passing, one side of the highway was closed, huge gathering of people on the road side, An open vehicle with people jammed inside, politicians standing in the front, must be C P Yogeshwar, newly appointed Minister in the state cabinet.

There were people standing in the raised trunk of earth mover machine with flowers thrown at the Minister and the party at the vehicle, a huge crane carrying massive garland of apples, further people on the roads bursting crackers.

The sight was festive and celebrations, at the expense of fooling people with corrupt money. I am sure everything was stage managed, to show the popularity of the politicians.

That's the democracy in India, greed for power, loot government funds, and show people that they are popular.

God Save India, from these people.

Posted 21st Jan 2021

SURESH USHA CUKKEMANE - HOME VISIT

 Monday, 18th January 2021

Suresh Usha Cukkemane has been our family friend and well wishers for more than thirty years. During the years of our stay in Dubai, we became close friends.

Their children, son Ajith, married to Aarthi, with two children lives and works in Canada, and daughter Archana, married to Mahesh, with a little daughter Nayana, lives and works in USA.

It was Suresh's birthday and we happened to be in Mysuru for attending wedding engagement of Preethi D/O Manohar Rao. 

We visited them briefly and wished him HAPPY BIRTHDAY, spent some time remembering those days. After coffee and snacks, we left from their place for Bengaluru.

Posted Wednesday, 20th Jan.2021

WEDDING ENGAGEMENT - PREETHI / SRINIVAS

 Monday, 18th January 2021

Akshara Party Hall, Mysuru

Manohar Rao has been known for a long time since our Dubai years. He used to stay in an apartment behind ours in Satwa, since 1988, during those years. It is just by chance one day we met him as he was Kannada speaking person. After that they were family friends and well wishers. His wife Geetha, and children Sneha and Preethi going to Our Own English High School, where I was working.

Sneha's wedding was in 2017 in Mysuru for which we attended.

Now it is second daughter Preethi's engagement with Srinivasa Rao, M Tech. in Aeronautical Engineering, and is Lieutenant Commander in Indian Navy., handsome, smiling face boy of 27 years.

We had planned to go to Mysuru with Madhu-Pushpa, as such we had lunch in their house and left from Bengaluru at 1 pm, in his car.

We reached the venue of the event at 4 pm, after smooth drive, with so many diversion on Bengaluru-Mysuru road. 

The wedding engagement started at 5 pm, after goli baje and coffee, we joined the program.

The engagement was conducted by Purohith, with girl's parents and boy's parents agreeing to arrange wedding for their children, Preethi and Srinivas.

After the program, exchange of rings, photo session, there was heavy tiffin (HIgh Tea) with number of items, sweets, Kadubu, Poori, Shyavige, avalakki mosaranna.

We left from the venue at 6.30pm, visited Suresh Usha Cukkemane, from there at 8 pm and reached Madhu's house at 11pm, picked my car and came home at 11.30 pm.

It was a nice trip and a good engagement program.

Posted Wednesday, 20th Jan. 2021