Thrissur house

Our family house in Thrissur was called Pisharoty Munsiff's madhom, named after my grandfather who was a munsiff in those days. His wife died young when my father was a boy, when his elder brother was only 12 years old. They had 3 younger sisters too - Amminichechi, Kunhikavvchi and Thathyamma. Amminichechi had one son Kannarettan and daughter Amminichechi. Amminichechi was Mrs late Dr KN Pisharoty, retired medical college principal. Kannarettan was a retired Tehsildar who loved all of us brothers very much, and he too was loved by all. He was treating Thathyamma as his mother and the two of them were staying in our old Pooja room.

As you know, my father died in 1950. We children had been performing his SRAADDHAM at Thrissur every year until my mother's death in 1985. She was very particular that she should come with all of us for the function. In the beginning, Kannarettan and Ramachettan used to join all of us brothers for the sraaddham. Mother was particular to give the uthareeyam (upper garment) for wearing at the function for all - even for the last Sraaddham.

After she expired, we took Mother's body from Calicut to Thrissur by ambulance. She was buried at Pisharoty Munsiff's house near a mango tree on the northern side. This was the last burial at our place. They don't allow burial in residential areas nowadays.