kalappurakkalhouse

In early 2001,her first grand daughter and my first daughter Priya Ravindran's

engagement with Mr. V.C.Muraleedharan,Valamanakota,Koovapady,Perumbavoor district

was conducted at Kalappurakkal house.Mother was abroad that time and she wanted

to attend the ceremony .A number of close relatives were present on the occasion.

She felt worse for her inconvenience to reach Kalappurakkal house and shower

her blessings to her first grand child,Priya.Murali&Priya after marriage went to

meet her in the hospital.She was very glad to meet both of them and she gave Priya

a good hand shake,lying on the hospital bed.Later her health worsened and she was

shifted to artficial respiration.Doctors advised 'mercy killing'in order to relieve

her from further sufferings.On mutual consent,4 sisters gave permission to remove the

respiratory tube from mother's nostril.

As per Hindu custom her own son ,if present,is supposed

to perform the last rites of parents after death.She was very particular that her

only son Sri Kumar should conduct the rituals.She also wished her son to be present

at her bedside during her last hours in the hospital.She waited in vain.It didnot

happen as her son was far away in India.She finally came to the terms that her final

rituals will not be done by her son, after giving birth to six children in her life.

And with a heavy heart she went away. Funeral took place in U.S.in the absence of her

husband,Sri.K.Sreedharan Pillai,son Sri Kumar and myself her second daughter.