Last Will and Testament

My father returned to India from studying at the Imperial College of London in 1934. My mother finished her degree in English from the Women’s Christian College the same year.  Our parents were married on May 11th 1936. Picture at wedding of my parents -  Bangalore 1936   Appachen and Ammachi after their wedding -  Bangalore 1937 Nalini was the first born. She was born on 16th September 1937 in Bangalore. She was called Mariam Matthan but her pet name, an Indian name, was Nalini.   Picture of Nalini as a baby -  Bangalore 1938   She was cherubic baby girl. By character she was very docile   Appachen and Ammachi with Nalini -  Bangalore 1940   Nalini called my father’s elder sister, Mrs. P. G. Abraham, as 123 Ammachi as it was this aunt who taught Nalini how to count.   Matthan family when I was 9 months old - Bangalore 1944 January    I was born in 1943 April. This picture taken in January 194...

INTRODUCTION (LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT) My name is Sushil Jacob Matthan. I was born in Bangalore in 1943. I am the third child in my family. I have been an Indian Citizen all my life.  I have several aliases.  To my immediate family, and close family friends, I am known as Sushil, a name, however, not recorded in my Indian Passport. There are various variations of my name that have been used to call me over the years. I also have several nicknames. My family elders call me Sushilmon, translated as the little child Sushil. The younger relatives, who want to show respect, call me Sushilchayan. Other Malayalees call me Sushilachayan or just Achayan. The word " sushil " in Sanskrit means " well-disposed, decent . One of my uncles used to call me in jest as " dursheelan ", which means the opposite of " sushil ". My Cathedral and John Connon School, Bombay, India  and St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India classmates and other a...