Sri M.N. SINGALACHAR ( My wife’s uncle) Sri Mandayam Natampalli .(MN). Singalachar (Shamanna to his intimate friends and family) ,was born on June 13, 1912 in a village near Tumkur. He was the only son of Smt. and Sri.N.Venkatachar. and was married to his niece Smt. Sreerangoo in 1937. He was the beating heart of…
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MY FATHER –LATE SRI V.N.VENKATAVARADACHARIAR
Sri V.N,Venkatavaradachariar …….Sri V.N.Venkata Varadachariar.. ..A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY…… Sri V.N. VENKATA VARADACHARIAR, Advocate Madras (in whose memory his family members have instituted an endowment in the department of Vaishavism, in the University f of Madras) was born on14 October, 1888 in the Vengrai village of Salem district to Sri V. Narasimhachariar and Smt. Janaki Ammal He belonged to the Tirumalai Nallan Chakravarthy family who devoted…
Chris Drops a Brick
Krishna Drops a Brick By Vengrai Parthasarathy Krishna our hero, was a ‘Made in USA‘ guy, born and educated in Texas. This fourteen-year old liked to be called Chris, the name given by his American friends. Chris had a Western accent and a slight drawl which sounded funny when he tried to speak…
My Thatha–T.Rangachariar
In the context of the “Hundred Years of Indian Cinema” celebrations the following excerpt about the Rangachariar Committee Report is relevant and carries many lessons for the ‘movers and shakers’ of the film industry. Vengrai Parthasarathy ________________________________________________________ Rangachariar committee Report The Indian Cinematograph Committee…
Lucky KrishNa
Lucky Strike Vengrai Parthasaraathy During one of her shopping expeditions in the Moore Bazaar, Suchitra saw an antique painting of Baby Krishna, a plump and cuddly, wonder. He and Balarama were stealing butter from a glut of overflowing pots. The picture, for all its years, was still charming . Suchitra was clean bowled…
Venky–my brother-in-law (machAn)
SHAKE HANDS WITH VENKY Vengrai Parthasarathy Venky ? There is only one Venky in San Diego, the one and only. He is M.C. Venkatesh. M stands for Mandayam and C for Chakravarthy. Venky is a Malleswaram lad, the only son of late M.C.Sampathiyengar, noted Chief Engineer of Karnataka. He obtained his Civil Engineering Degrees from BMS College and Masters…
British Fat Cats (MSN )
Fat Cats.. Vengrai Parthasarathy 4/02/08 ___________ BRITISH FAT CATS -by Ven Parthsarthy Wednesday, April 02, 2008 This story has been read 280 times. BRITISH FAT CATS…..by Vengrai Parthasarathy The tides of history washed away the legacies of British rule in India on August 15, 1947. Those were days when Indians meekly accepted the status of ‘Subject of…
Magic of a Name
Magic of a Name By Vengrai Parthasarathy There is a romance attached to names, names like Juliet, Cleopatra andHelen They demand attention and conjure up visions of their romantic escapades.There are of course names like Heidi (the madam), and Monica Lewinsky the…
Nehruji–Vengrai Parthasarathy
-NEHRUJI–Thoughts on his birthday–14 Nov.2014i Nehruji was described as a procession of men–patriot, freedom fighter literary figure, staesman and a great humanist. One more quality needs to be added to this formidable list. His capacity to forgive. Though, during his turbulent career, he had had to spent over nine years of his life…
Nehruji, My Hero.
Nehruji, My Hero. By Vengrai Parthasarathy I am not a male chauvinist but I have always believed that while men are superior to women in some respects, women are in others. Simply stated they can never be equal. This is disputed by , none else than the wife. She clings to a meaningless phrase ‘Better-half” being bandied about.. ..I…