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Srikanth H R's avatar

This was one of your best efforts. You always write well but this felt more like the way I usually write (you know, kind of low brow😉) so this didn’t fly above my head at all. It stayed at my level from the beginning till the end.

Krishna dhodappa was special. He could relate to people of his age, his nephews and his grand kids with equal ease effortlessly so that everyone thought that he was their best friend. That’s a gift.

A1 and A2 loved visiting him because that was one place where my, and more importantly their mother’s writ won’t work. Dhodappa would simply have none of our interferences when the kids were talking to him or playing with him, no matter the hour (he taught them some card games). In his house they could eat whatever and whenever they wanted or not eat at all! They had the freedom to decide that. They could sleep (and wake up) whenever they wanted. Nothing by the clock. He said clocks were just a means to know the time. One doesn’t have to live by it.

I have known two people who can be described pacific. Dhodappa was one and my father was the other one.

Dhodappa was the quintessential cool chap even before being cool was a thing.

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Hemalatha Jawahar's avatar

Being with elders and learning from them is the precious gift of God,Adhithya. You r very lucky.

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