That Forgotten Man!

[Appu s]

Your father a uneducated man traveled to Malaysia in 1920 s,and started a business there,taking a sole responsible for the business and 8 members family in the foreign land is really an achievement. No wonder he is your role model

He was 35 when he met my mother who was 20 and fell in love. He was a staunch Vaishnavite while my mother was a staunch Catholic

It was thier wedding night and my father asked my mother to read out the marriage certificate. Innocently my mother read out everything including my father's name. And she got a shock of her life when she received a slap for mentioning her husband's name

My 3 brothers and I picked up cooking from him. During Deepavali, he would be the one making all the foodstuff.

Pandigainna neenga murukku sutha kilampum pothey ninachen

Although uneducated, he picked up English and Malay. He also made sure that all of us received good education - and all in English schools. He personally taught all of us Tamil..

Nov, i guess you are last child in your family right ?