Last Will and Testament

Mysore 1947 - 1949   Standing next to my favourite tree in our Mysore home.  I then thought it was an enormous tree!     Primarily because of the experience my mother and we small children had faced with the vigilantes, my father obtained a transfer in the Mysore Electricity Board from Bangalore to Mysore.  He had two powerful mentors in the Mysore Electricity Department. They were Mr. Hayath and Mr. George Chandy, so getting the transfer on compassionate grounds was not difficult. He was appointed as the Superintending Engineer of Mysore with additional charge of the Mysore Palace which is illuminated during the Dasara Celebrations, witnessed every year by many hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.   The Palace is lit by a 100000 electric light bulbs. An amazing sight. Picture from The Hindu of the lit Mysore Palace Among his many responsibilities the most exciting was being in charge of the lighting of the Mysore Palace, which eve...

TODAY 3RD APRIL 2023 BEAUTIFUL RED ROSES FOR THIS 80 YEAR OLD FROM DEAR FRIENDS PUSHPA, AVINASH, MONT AND RUDRA WITH SOME DELICIOUS CHEESE CAKE 2023 Me with Annikki, Avinash, Rudra, Mont and Pushpa  with the Cheese Cake and  red roses!  1943 Bangalore Basavangudi Dewan Bahadur Kuriyan "Mysore" Matthan Family. I am the dear chubby baby boy held in my mother's arms on the extreme left!   1946 Bangalore Basavangudi with my mischievous birthday smile! 1946 Bangalore Basavangudi with my Christmas gift. 1947 Chennai, Day after wedding of K. M. Mammen Mappillai. I am on the extreme right with my elder sister  late Nalini. Late cousin Kunjumonchayan and late aunt  Annammakochamma are also in the photo. 1947 Mysore Good Shepherd Convent Kindergarten I am in the front row on the ground with black shorts and white shirt. 1947 Mysore At my favourite tree in our Mysore home.   1948 Mysore Visit of Miss Brookesmith Former Principal of my mother's school in Kottayam ...