ONE OF THE PEOPLE I CHERISH AND ADMIRE IS SARANGAPANI SIR. HE IS A RETIRED HEAD POSTMASTER AND IS WELL SETTLED IN KUMBAKONAM. HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AT THE BANKS OF GANGA RIVER IN VARANASI AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WENT FROM BEING AN ACQUAINTANCE BLOSSOMED TO REVERENTIAL FRIENDSHIP WITH WARMTH FEELINGS. HE IMPRESSED ME BY HIS EMPHATIC EXPRESSIONS OF THOUGHT AND IS EQUIPPED WITH PLETHORA OF KNOWLEDGE. AS TIME PASSED BY, WE FOUND THAT WE HAVE MANY COMMON INTERESTS AND IDEOLOGY.
WHAT I HAVE NOTICED FROM THE INTERACTION WITH HIM IS HIS STRONG DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO GOD, DAILY MORNING POOJAS ATTENDANCE WITHOUT FAIL. HE IS AN ARDENT FOLLOWER OF EMBAR VIJAYARAGHAVACHARIAR AND SENGALIPURAM ANANTHARAMA DISHITAR AND SPEAKS VOLUMES OF THEIR EFFECTIVE ANALOGY TO HELP THE AUDIENCE UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL. HIS NARRATION ABOUT THEM MADE ME FEEL LIKE I AM LISTENING TO THEM DIRECTLY. HE IS PASSIONATE AND HIS ELOQUENT EXPRESSION SPEAKS VOLUME OF INVOLVEMENT AND HIS ERUDITION.
HE IS A MEMBER OF SAINT THYAGARAJA SAMAJAM FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AND IS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH ALL LEADING KARNATIC MUSICIANS AND REGULAR VISIT TO CHENNAI FOR DECEMBER-JANUARY MUSIC FESTIVAL. HE HAS ABUNDANT KNOWLEDGE OF VOCAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTALS AND I REALLY ADMIRE HIS COMMENTS WHICH DEFINITELY IMPROVED MY KNOWLEDGEBASE.
A VERY SIMPLE LOOKING MAN WITH COPIOUS AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH THE BLESSINGS OF GOD THROUGH SRI MAHALAKSHMI YATRA SERVICE. HE INTRODUCED MANY FRIENDS LIKE V. CHENNINATHAN, KANNABIRAN, APPADORAI AND MANY OTHERS.
V.CHENNINATHAN IS ALSO A VERY CLOSE FRIEND, WHOSE MOTHER STARTED THE ANNADHANAM SCHEME AT KASI DURING DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL BY DONATING RS.25000/- THIRTY FIVE YEARS BACK AND IT IS BEING CONTINUED TILL NOW.
MR. V.CHENNINATHAN, RETIRED JOINT DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOMS AND TEXTILES LIVES IN SALEM AFTER RETIREMENT, IS VERY PIOUS MAN AND VERY STRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND WAS CALLED "FIRE BRAND" OF HIS STRAIGHT FORWARDNESS. MYSELF, SARANGAPANI AND CHENNINATHAN HAVE VERY CLOSE FRIENDSHIP AND WE MAKE IT A POINT TO CONTACT EACH OTHER ATLEAST ONCE A WEEK. ELDEST BROTHER SARANGAPANI, ELDER BROTHER CHENNINATHAN AND YOUNGEST ONE OF ALL IS GURUMURTHY. REALLY CHERISH THIS VERY HAPPY CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP MAINTAINED AT THE MERCY OF ALMIGHTY.
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