[ My Wife.]

I got engaged to a girl in Bangalore who was selected by my parents. My mother told me that it was in the interest of me and the girl to see each other before we were married when I told my mother that I would come on a day prier to my wedding she advised that meeting the girl is important as it is the custom and tradition of the family. It went as per my mother's wish. I got married on 13th June, 1964

Soon I moved from Bangalore to Coimbatore with my wife and mother who had to come as per tradition to look after the girl and help her to do all work that she was not used to in her parents home. She was just a teenager in her final teens and she did impress my mother very much. She treated my wife as her daughter both were pleased with each other and I was busy in my work.

The house that we lived was vacated from a known Mill Manager it was on first floor ( myself and my friend occupied the house as bachelors and it was the understanding that even after our marriage we will live together ) and in the ground floor lived the owner who was a rich congress MLA.

My mill was very to the mill that I worked as a supervisor and left on account of the distance that it was nearly 6 KM. Now I had a Mill Car to pick me up and drop me every day in all shifts. It was a good and secure job. The Mill Manager was known as a tough guy. Actually the mill needed a Man like him. He had worked in Ahmedabad and was a LTM holder and a spinner. He was religious he never terminated any one from the mill. Even most of the workers respected him. WE technical staff admired him. No technical person would disobey or talk any thing unless he questions.

I worked in this mill very hard. My work was not equal to any and I was also tough.