I am writing the regular life in Berhampur .This is the year 1989 -
I was in my third standard. From 8 PM onwards, the preparations for dinner used to take place. We[Mama & Raju , Sivaram, Inna atta, Bujji & Jagannath Babai & I] used to watch the regular DD serials like Buniad, Hum Log, MungeriLal Ki Haseen Sapney and very important are the Quiz shows.

Before dinner, Inna atta assisted by some of us used to spread the mattresses and prepare the bedroom ["Kotta Gadi"] for a pleasant sleep. We used to sleep in the order of I,mama, jagannath babai, Bujji Babai and Inna atta. Tata, Raju Babai used to sleep in the drawing room [savidi]. The doors were locked @ 8 in the night to play safe with Ravi Babai[He is no more ! But his toughts will live with each of us for a life time!].

Tata used to come @ around 10 in the night and by that time I used to sleep. Morning I used to get up @ around 6.30 -7 AM . By 7.15 if we dont get up, My grandpa used to come and wake us up. The huge place around well used to be a place for all of us to Brush our teeth n get fresh. Mama used to put hot water, It was the second year of the house Construction which did last for 9 long years. I did grow up during those significant 9 years observing the work and growing along with the metamorhing house.

The timber from the house construction was used in the fire place and Mama used to put hot water . Tata used to give all of us the hot water.
[Now the time is 8 AM]
Tata used to get ready with his shaving kit and I used to fear that scene a lot as it was my routine time for telling him the english phrases and mathmatical tables and other fundamental formulae he used to teach me.From 8- 8.30 It used to be a regular scene.At 8.20 either Ravi babai or Raju Babai or Mama would tune the radio to Some of the radio stations[madras or vizag] for the carnatic music and all of us used to get ready during that time. All of us used to get ready one after another in a short time.

Akka, my grand father's akka used to get up early in the morning. She had her idiosyncratic life of living. She used to cook our food early in the morning. Those days I used to have the breakfast and then either Bujji Babai or Sivaram Babai would drop me to My Aga street school.

Those days used to be great.Wish I could now go back to those times. The power of now is phenomenal. Every moment then Njoyed is still very fresh in me.. I love those moments..
Waiting eagerly for all of us to re-gather again. My marriage will be a great stage for all of us to get together and discuss all those fine moments of life so that all are rejuvented and get back to each other with those longing memories