Brilliant humour.

Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, a great Teacher, Philosopher and former President of India in whose honour Teachers' Day is celebrated, was an exceptionally "witty man"!

1. The King of Greece came to India on a state visit.

President Radhakrishnan welcomed him at the Palam Airport.

"Your Majesty.....you are the first King of Greece to come to India "on invitation"! 

The last time, Alexander, the Great, "came uninvited".

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2. Winston Churchill while having a cup of tea said to Dr Radhakrishnan :

Sugar is the only English word where "s" is pronounced as "sh"!

Dr Radhakrishnan quipped : "Are you sure?"

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3. Gandhiji : I don't drink milk which is the essence of beef.

Radhakrishnan : "In that case, we all are cannibals. For, we drink our mother's milk, which again is the essence of human flesh".

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4. Once Winston Churchill hosted a state banquet in honour of Dr Radhakrishnan who washed his hands before eating and used his hands for having the food while Churchill used spoons and forks.

Churchill could not stop himself from advising Dr Radhakrishnan to use spoon and fork saying that they were more hygienic. Dr Radhakrishnan replied..."Since nobody can use my hand to eat, my hand is more hygienic than any spoon or fork you use".

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5. On one of his travels abroad, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was asked a question by a member in the audience.

"What's the difference between a Station Master and a School Master?"

The question was irrelevant and bordering on impertinence too!

However, this brilliant gentleman replied calmly...

"While a Station Master minds the train, a School Master trains the mind!"

Tailpiece.

Got up around a quarter past 5 to ease my bladder and sleep was difficult to come by. Got up and opened the house and lit the lamp.

Washed down the Chevy.

We were ready by a half past 10, the caretaker had helped me to load our luggage into the boot and we took off for Pidavoor. The house was slowly being filled up with guests. It was a nice crowd and li'l Yukta got to be friendly with me.

Lunch followed by siesta. Achu helped me in turning around the Chevy across the drive way and we kicked off for Edappalli by a half past 2. Coffee at Kalpakavadi Inn.

Reached Leela chittamma by a quarter past 6. Handed over the onakkodi to the three of them and enjoyed seeing their thrill of receiving them. This thrill was witnessed on our maid Latha's face first, followed by Vijayan's, then Karthika's and finally on Lekshmi, Salini and Leela chittamma.

That's the only reason why I buy onakkodi for others! It's a great experience!!