Fond memories of my childhood[12 ]
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My youngest
uncle Raman was also fond of us and he bough us sweets whenever he went out.My
uncles were athletes; elder uncle Madhavan pillai was a very famous tennis player .,Every evening he went out
wearing shorts and banyan
And a tennis
racket in his hand;and the younger was a runner,.He also went with him for his running practice. One evening two or three people brought him back.He looked weary and tired.They took him to his
room and they stayed with him over night.He was advised to take complete rest
.Madhavan uncle
stayed with
him always…nursing him ..and we peeped through the door to know how he was getting on.Once when he saw me near the door he called me to
his side and
patted on my back lovingly and said when he went out he would bring me sweets
and a doll. The next night while Ammuaunty was helping us to do the home works
we heard a sound of vomiting near the verandah .when we rushed to the verandah Raman uncle was vomiting blood.Everybody gathered around him,and they carried
him to his room and we children were chased out and closed the door.After that
we were not allowed to enter the room.We guessed that he was seriously ill and
one morning when we got up , we saw
him being laid in front of a lighted lamp,fully covered with a shroud and everybody crying.I sat on
Ammuaunty’s lap and wept.After some time, we children
and ladies
were chased out to the next courtyard and through the window
we saw the
people carrying him to the pyre at the corner of the compound.
After that
every now and then his smiling face used to appear in my heart of hearts.
After a few
months mummy became very weak and she looked weary and tired. One night a stout lady wearing
white saree and a tube like thing around
her
neck,accompanied by an other lady wearing white and carrying a big bag
came
home.They straitaway went to mummy’s room and closed the door.
Ammuaunty
told me that I am going to get an younger brother…so..small.like a doll
I was so
exited.Then .Then Ammuaunty asked me to get a name for him.Then I said ‘’let us
give him Raman uncle’s name.’’.Then she put me
by her side …held
me tightly and wept .After a while she told me’’now you sleep ,when you get up
in the morning I will show you your baby brother.’’
When I woke up in the morning she took me to
mummy’s room and showed me the baby. Baby was so cute with rosy cheeks ,golden
hair and red lips.He closed his eyes and sleeping.Only his face we could see…fully
wrapped in a white flannel
.I
felt like carrying him in my arms and hug…but the lady who was looking after
mummy and the baby; did’nt allow me to touch.Ammuaunty took me away from ther
and told that it was my baby sister.Then she asked me what name I’am going to
give her.Immediately Raman uncle’s face came to my mind
And I said
we will give Raman uncle’s name as we decided.She laughed aloud
And said ‘’it
is a boy’s name…we must find out a girl’s name for her.I was adamant that the
baby must be named after him. So she was named Rema.
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