Karthick's Wedding

Got this wedding invitation the other day from Pollachi.Mr Padmanabhan's(my Pollachi chittapa) eldest grandson Karthick is getting married in Chennai this month-end. One could expect to meet there most of the old guards of the Pollachi clan - notably, both my favourite chitties - Sita and Sambu - and uncles - Annakutty and Rajappa mama.

Bridegroom works in Dubai. And my chittappa is justifiably excited about the wedding. Sambu chitti, whose health doesn't permit travel and strain, plans to be Chennai three weeks before the wedding to help her favourite daughter Vasanthi with weddding arrangements.

A highlight of the wedding is music concert by Sambu chitti's daughter-in-law Jayasree.An accomplished vocalist, Jayasree, has in the past many years given Carnatic music concerts in many towns, along with her twin sister Vijaya Sree. Known as Kovai Sree Sisters the music duo gave their first performance abroad in Singapore last year. Their next outing abroad may well be Dubai; or, perhaps, London, where the family of the bride, Meenakshi, are settled.

Incidentally, the Kovai sisters were inspired in their early years by their mother, Saraswathi Vaidyanathan, who is credited with composing over 500 devotional songs.Saraswathi is daughter of the late Sarmanna of Pollachi.

(Would anyone send us pictures of the Saraswathi family ? )