Lekha and me were a bit late in befriending this fantastic lady. In fact, Commodore GN Sasidharan and his wife made an elegant couple and moved in as our neighbours in '99 when he'd taken over the command of INS Venduruthy.
Professional necessities saw us interacting almost on a daily basis and every meeting enriched my knowledge. But it was on the social front that our relationship had gathered impetus. It all began like this when one evening the telephone had rung and the Commodore was on the line, "Rajeev, what are you both doing this evening? If you're free, please join us for dinner. Sorry for the short notice". And that was that!
We'd the privilege of interacting with and getting to know Usha Sasidharan well and from then on there was no looking back. We used to be permanent invitees at the special occasions that they hosted and she used to make sure that we got a share of every interesting dish that came out of her kitchen. I think she and Lekha had a very special relationship where they shared their innermost thoughts!
We'd visited them at their home a few months back and subsequently, had seen them at an official function a couple of months back and she seemed to have come out of her medical problems. She was curious to know about our life at Guruvayur and had promised to visit us. But her promise seems to have been in vain.
She passed into the mist of time early in the morning today.
RIP ma'am! They don't make 'em people like you any more!! We shall miss you till our very end and here's wishing that the family is able to tide over these difficult times.
Tailpiece.
The funeral is gonna be at Chengannur tomorrow and we shall be there to give her our salute on her final journey.
Professional necessities saw us interacting almost on a daily basis and every meeting enriched my knowledge. But it was on the social front that our relationship had gathered impetus. It all began like this when one evening the telephone had rung and the Commodore was on the line, "Rajeev, what are you both doing this evening? If you're free, please join us for dinner. Sorry for the short notice". And that was that!
We'd the privilege of interacting with and getting to know Usha Sasidharan well and from then on there was no looking back. We used to be permanent invitees at the special occasions that they hosted and she used to make sure that we got a share of every interesting dish that came out of her kitchen. I think she and Lekha had a very special relationship where they shared their innermost thoughts!
We'd visited them at their home a few months back and subsequently, had seen them at an official function a couple of months back and she seemed to have come out of her medical problems. She was curious to know about our life at Guruvayur and had promised to visit us. But her promise seems to have been in vain.
She passed into the mist of time early in the morning today.
RIP ma'am! They don't make 'em people like you any more!! We shall miss you till our very end and here's wishing that the family is able to tide over these difficult times.
Tailpiece.
The funeral is gonna be at Chengannur tomorrow and we shall be there to give her our salute on her final journey.
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