[ My Wife and her life at 80, as I see.]

Yes, that's my Wife. Now 65 years spent with me and has all the charm of her with all the grace that she keeps with all the friends of hers and mine she knows all of my friends (I don't know many of my friends wife's) is her post marriage social lady's group and the family clubs etc... where she was the youngest of all lady's made her learn with senior lady's that helped me look after my job and her job to keep the post of her as family inchage as she looked after me also with most loving care and faithful and also as hard working wife.

I took up blogging after my daughter gave her huge computer table with her Desktop Computer and I started this blog in 1979 when I had a B & W camera so many pictuers are in B & W.

The pictures of family pooja photos that my wife worshiped on Yearly "Navaratri Day" the famous Mysore Royal Festival that is more than 410 years which goes on even in 2023 is gift compulsory that is given to my wife by her Father & Mother when she said good bye to her father,mother,sister & brothers who was with her all the 19 years of her 'LIFE' as the youngest of the family.

THE Light that she keeps lighting on 'Deepavali Day' A day celebrated all over over STATE - Karnataka the old "Royal Family also celebrate" and we celebrate by lighting a small oil Lamp in front of our home"

The "Harald Car" of the one popular small car which was at that time once's fancy,was my fancy:I purchased, after I was promoted from my position as 'Spinning Superintendent'to "Production Manager" in the same mills which was a NTC Mills unit the largest Mill in Karnataka. This Car was used when ever I went with my wife and my little son on a Holoday with my friend Sri.Dilip Kumar Mahalnobis and his wife. My wife and Son are with them in the picture below.

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One of our Best Vegitarian Hotel was this in Bangalore. This was also very near to our mills HO and my wife's parents home and my own home little more distance from this hotel but in the west, Bangalore's populous Brigade Road in the east was my favorite restaurant which was run by a China man & his people.(Now no more)

[Mysore Mills, Bangalore also as, Maharaja Mills. ]

145, persons were staff at the time the picture was taken employed with Technical officers and Administrative staff besides also professional staff of people from HO mills of Bombay. My father standing in 4th row No.6 from -> Right side.S.Krishna Rao.who was not a qualified textile man but could tell all details of all machies so he was Mr.Mavin Kurve's pet Asst.GM was Mr.Nilekini father of Asdhar Card's fame Mr.Nandan Nilekini now CEO of Infosis,Bangalore.

Textile machines attracted me but it was difficult to get job.My mother wanted me to be a engineer. It was hard to get in to engineering colleges,there was only civil,mechanical and electrical courses at that time in 1950's.To get in to take any cousre except Civil Engineering was only to thouse who had 50% of their marks in PCM subjects (Physics,Chemistry and Maths). I had only 49% so my mother knew I would not get a seat. She asked her cousin what is my future when one evening when she took me to her cousins house. He said his future is if, he goes people will go behind him, he will spent lot of money but I cannot say from where he gets. Let him take TEXTILE ENGINEERIG.

Having seen my future my mother told me to join diploma in Engineering in Mech or Elect Engineering. Here also I was told that my percentage of Marks was not as per requirement and only in the Sri Krishna Rajendra Technological Institute, they gave me a seat as my father was also a Textile Technician.

The Boys of SKSJTI looked more dignified and dressed better than the boys of the next Institute and I was happy to have joined this textile institute only for textile technology.

There was syllabus in our course for electrical and machanical as well as 
Business Management and for practicals we were going to Govt Eng College opposite 
to our Institute.All the teaching staff were Professors.I so much enjoyed in 
the course that I was a 1st Rank student and elligable forpayment for fee 
for the next year. 

Even almost all students wewre surprised of my getting freeship for one year.
My parents were also happy and my mother gave me extra pocket money.
Three years at the SKSJTInstitute and sixmonths at a Hands on Experience in a 
ReputedTextile mills was needed to get my graduation certificate. Student who 
gets the MaximumMarks would get local Binny Mills and the 2nd student would 
get at Madurai Millsas GOVENAMENT of INDIA scalorship of Rs.100/-,under the
scheme of MINISTRY of Science & RESEARCH programme.

I did not get to the top slot as I scored ONE mark less than the guy who got to
the top.

I was selected for my mandatory training at the Madura Mills and my mother 
was heppy she gave Rs.300/- I took no time to inform my senier class mate 
that I will be coming and the were happy to give a slot a Bed in the house.
rented by them at Rs.30/-per month.Close to the Mills.

I joined the mills. We were 5 trainees from our institutes and there were 8
trainees recruted by the mills who were BSc graduates to be trained for any
vacancies that would come up for supervisors post in their group of 18 mills
spread all over Tamil Nadu & Kerala.

I had good training in this mills as a Japanese Dr.T.Hanada was engaged to
train of all the trainees in Maintenace,Process contral and Quality control
by Dr.T.Hanada who also trained us in Statistical Quality Control and all
other technique's by Statitical Data.
It was for just 6 months only and I was transfered to the Mills sister group
at Coimbatore. Dr.T.Hanada of Japan was on contract with the mills as 
Textiles Consultent and had suggested my name for Industrial Engineering
training in Textiles Mills and I had to work under Mr.G.Govindarajan a expertrt
in 'Industrial Engineering' who was doing a survey of the group 2 mills at
Coimbatore.

My service to textile Industry started as "Supervisor" of this Mills in the 
year 1959. I has to work in 3 shifts and in 2nd Shift from 3:00PM I was in
charge but the administration and Head of the Dep'ts left at 5:PM. I was the
man in charge of the whole Mills.

The very firstday of my 2nd shift I started going around the mills and found
there were no lights inside and ouside the workers 'Toilets' which I mentioned
in the "log book'. I did not know who were all seeing this book. The 'Mill
Manager'saw it and told the engineer to fix the lights.I was not knowing
there were many lights burning but it was switched on by the shift electrician
and lights were on few workers came to me fron near the toilet and told me
that I had done a good 'Job".
Continewed --- Next Post My Job as a Supervisor, in 'Spinning Department'

[ 13 - His favorites ]

Toys are the favorites of all children but there are few toys which all children like.Dolls are there in every category in so many shapes that sometimes even adults might get confused to select.The best way is to take the child to the toy shop and allow the child to select.
My son would select his favorite toy a bus or a car,he was not interested in dolls of baby's,boys,girls,animals or miniature things like phone,radio,etc.
During those days when he was a child there was only one good shop selling toys in Coimbatore.He had few toys to play and we had very few budget for toys,we used to go by bus to eat masala dosa in a hotel near oppanagar street "Bombay Cafe" as we liked the dosa here.The toy shop - we had to walk past to go to the cafe and this toy shop was a very wide big shop.If my son should see it we were in for unexpected expenses.We used to walk in such a way that he would not see the shop.
He was nearing his third birth day and my mother had told me that he should be admited to school before he completes his third birth day.Now we had to also have his first hair cut " Chowla " as per our family tradition,he had such lovely hair we used to dress him as a girl and enjoy.My first hair cut was performed by my father in our family diaty's place Nanjangud 70 KM from Mysore.I informed my mother and arranged the Mysore Maharaja's free hall for social funtions with the help of my friend.The funtion was done in presence of my family and my wife's and all his hair was removed expect small tail at the back of his head was kept which we call as " JUTTU ",he sat through the funtion on my lap.He was also made to write on a slate for the first time the words "OM" which we call as "Aksharabhyasa",after reciting holy mantras from scirptures.He was so fed up that he bit me on my shoulders till it bled.The funtion was concluded with a special Lunch at a hotel in the place.
There was a school by name " PREM GARDEN " near our home and we admited him in Lower Kinder Garden class where,only English was tought.Our servent maid would carry him [ etkondu ] or he would walk with her daily to school.My wife use to go in the afternoon taking his lunch and on Thursday I would accompany her also with a Chocolate.This was our day of seeing him in school,a joy.
The school took him on a picnic to the hill station "Ooty" by bus.[ I had never seen this place with my wife this nice place called as "Queen of Hill stations" even tough I had spent years so near to it] He wanted to take money for any expences,how can a boy of 3 years carry Cash?.
M wife stitched a small bag with a string and made it like a necklace and put it around his neck and told him to use the money only if needed.He never spent it and when asked he said there was no need as none of the kids spent any money.
He never refused to go to school any day.
He was vey quick to learn and started even speaking English and to encourage him I purchased Comic books and allowed him to learn to read.He was a fast reader and I had to buy more comic books.[ I still have those books ].
There were so much Comic books you could call it a library and a friend of mine use to borrow these books.
If there was no book I would tell him stories of the Comic charecter Tarzan which was his favorite by creating my own version.I could see his English improve in speach and in prounciation.
My son was very fond of writing,he would take a note book or a old diary and use our bed as table sit on his knees and write till he was satisfied.
I saw his interest in writing and called a carpenter to make a small table with a drawer and chair.He used it well.I still have it with me.[ I thought his kid would use it but his kid is seven seas away now.].