For attending a wedding on 19th Wednesday ,On 18th March, i proceeded to Guntur by Falaknama exp train by 3a/c coach,departing at Secunderabad
station at 4 pm and arrived at Gnt town by 8.35 pm ;covering a distance of about 300km.
This train was my uncle, Sivaram(kakkayya-suffix for younger uncles) preferred to come to our town in
years 2000, with a sense of satisfaction,that it just took 4 hrs( those days) as Non-stop train to Gnt.
Checked into Sankar vilas , residency by 9pm, just a casual walk of 10 minutes from station, in Brodiepet locality.It, along with Arundelpet locality sandwiched by a main road; those days ( 1940s) these were localities were predominently residential ones for the Brahmin community.
After, my dinner with just a plate of sambar Idly and sweet lassi in the connected Sankar hotel, reired
for sleep.
On the morning( 19th) next day, at 6am , after early shower and breakfast of upma and cofee by city bus went to
Parinayam wedding hall located on popular Ring -road at Vidyanagar by 9am. It is a wedding of Ms Anusha, daughter of my friend for over 5decades, Seenu.pleased to have seen so many of my old acquaintances there. Had wedding lunch , at 12.30 pm.
I proceeded to visit my former colleague sri P v subbarao and his wife at Ashoknagar, returned to
Sankar vilas residency by 3pm. After 1 and half hour of rest, went to Nehrunagar to meet my friends,and
on return, at Arundelpet had my hair-do, overdue by 2 months ( very cheap at Rs 40 ,where as its 150Rs at Banjarahills ,Hyd"bad ), there in Guntur itself around 5.30pm.
Have had a Summer Beer with my friend Mr Raghuram, just 1 bottle! On return to residency after dinner
of sambar Idly and lassi reired to sleep.
Early mornning,( of 20th) at 4 am ,woke up on my Alarm in my mobile, had bath and checked-out by 5 am,walked
down near by Railway station , boarded Train Palnad express leaving by 5.45am to Secunderabad.
Reached Sec"bad station by 11.15am and changing 2 city buses returned home by 2pm.
Remarkable, is i just had to take public transport at hyderabad and walk at Guntur for railway stations.
One more thing, i had enjoyed Tri-cycle (rickshaw) ride at Guntur,having the satisfaction feeding poor,
rickshaw puller incidentally ; instead of paying over-fed Auto driver at Guntur !!
This is my second blog, after the first one in December2013 and only excuse i can cite is my 2nd
Cataract surgery of the left eye on 18th Jan"2014. my vision is now is perfectly clear and you may expect
my next blog any time, IF , the Facebook does not fester me!( possible excuse defence)
station at 4 pm and arrived at Gnt town by 8.35 pm ;covering a distance of about 300km.
This train was my uncle, Sivaram(kakkayya-suffix for younger uncles) preferred to come to our town in
years 2000, with a sense of satisfaction,that it just took 4 hrs( those days) as Non-stop train to Gnt.
Checked into Sankar vilas , residency by 9pm, just a casual walk of 10 minutes from station, in Brodiepet locality.It, along with Arundelpet locality sandwiched by a main road; those days ( 1940s) these were localities were predominently residential ones for the Brahmin community.
After, my dinner with just a plate of sambar Idly and sweet lassi in the connected Sankar hotel, reired
for sleep.
On the morning( 19th) next day, at 6am , after early shower and breakfast of upma and cofee by city bus went to
Parinayam wedding hall located on popular Ring -road at Vidyanagar by 9am. It is a wedding of Ms Anusha, daughter of my friend for over 5decades, Seenu.pleased to have seen so many of my old acquaintances there. Had wedding lunch , at 12.30 pm.
I proceeded to visit my former colleague sri P v subbarao and his wife at Ashoknagar, returned to
Sankar vilas residency by 3pm. After 1 and half hour of rest, went to Nehrunagar to meet my friends,and
on return, at Arundelpet had my hair-do, overdue by 2 months ( very cheap at Rs 40 ,where as its 150Rs at Banjarahills ,Hyd"bad ), there in Guntur itself around 5.30pm.
Have had a Summer Beer with my friend Mr Raghuram, just 1 bottle! On return to residency after dinner
of sambar Idly and lassi reired to sleep.
Early mornning,( of 20th) at 4 am ,woke up on my Alarm in my mobile, had bath and checked-out by 5 am,walked
down near by Railway station , boarded Train Palnad express leaving by 5.45am to Secunderabad.
Reached Sec"bad station by 11.15am and changing 2 city buses returned home by 2pm.
Remarkable, is i just had to take public transport at hyderabad and walk at Guntur for railway stations.
One more thing, i had enjoyed Tri-cycle (rickshaw) ride at Guntur,having the satisfaction feeding poor,
rickshaw puller incidentally ; instead of paying over-fed Auto driver at Guntur !!
This is my second blog, after the first one in December2013 and only excuse i can cite is my 2nd
Cataract surgery of the left eye on 18th Jan"2014. my vision is now is perfectly clear and you may expect
my next blog any time, IF , the Facebook does not fester me!( possible excuse defence)
