Kalappurakkal House

On one occassion my mother scolded me and denied lunch as a punishment.She had prepared the sweet'payasam' and put tulsi leaves and flowers over it and kept it near the temple.She called all other children to join the lunch.I became anxious and went to the backside of the house and sat near the river for some time.Then I got up and walked towards the house and reached the temple.I
saw a vessel full sweet payasam in front of the godess.I took the vessel and ran towards the river side,sat there and ate the whole payasam.After lunch mother called all my sisters for sharing the 'payasam' .She searched around and wondered where it had gone.Finally she understood why she missed the 'payasam'from the temple and I had a good 'payasam' meal that day and I am sorry for all who missed it that day.
Mother used to recite 'lalitha sahasranamam' along with many other devotional songs daily evening.We all used to listen to the songs which were sung in her sweet voice.After retirement from service , as a part of treatment of stomach ulcer, her stomach was
operated and removed.She went abroad with her 4th daughter, Sudha Hariharan,for further
treatment. Life was running smoothly with Sudha's family in Houston,U.S.A.Sudha was very close to her and there was a special place for her in mother's mind.Mother went to U.S.A. on a dependent visiting visa.She liked the place and used to praise the clean lifestyle and food habits
in U.S.A.She was thrilled by the variety of fruits and flower beds in U.S. gardens.She considered the place as heaven on earth.