ABOUT (VADHYAR) KULLU SRIRANGACHAR AND HIS SON KANNAN.
ABOUT (VADHYAR)KULLU SRIRANGACHAR AND HIS SON KANNAN.
KULLU Sri Rangachar was the first cousin of our father. It seems that the Grand father (late) Ammanji Krishnamachar was alive when Srirangachar was born..When after the birth of the child he was shown the child for the first time and he exclaimed “Adaa Adaa Kulla”. Some how this nick name got attached to his original name Sri Rangachar..Our father who was also named as Srirangachar and addresed by other uncles and parents as “payya” (Young Boy) could later on distinguished from Kullu even though they had same name.. When our father became rich (compared to others of his group) he was called as Sahukar Sri Rangachar. I honestly do not know as to who gave the title “Sahukar”
In the course of time Kullu left aacharaiyyanahundi AKA Nadipuram along with his elder brother Lakshminarasimhachar and settled for some time at Srirangapatna after the floods . Kullu married when he was young. I do not know about this first wife. She died after giving birth to a son who was known as “Kannan” and actual name was “:Krishnaiyengar”. The name kannan only stuck.
Kullu married for the second time. This time the bride was the daughter of “Ramaswamyiyengar” a well known “Purohit” of Mysore. He was well versed both in conducting “Poorva Karma” that is conducting of auspicious functions and “Apara Karma”. That is ceremony relating to the death and other connected ceremonies and annual ceremonies known as “annual remembrace cermonies” or “shraddha” and related functions. Among Srivaishnavites both the poorva karma and apara karama are conducted by the same Purohit. This is not so among other brhamin ethnic groups. Ramaswamy used to prefer attending the death ceremonies as it used to bring more income and he was referred as “Kaka Ramaswamy” behind his back as nobody was daring enough to say this nick name in his presence. The other daughter of ramaswamy iyengar was married to (Srnivasaiyengar of Haliyur a school teacher and mother of the famous writer HSK and our brother in law Ramaswamy iyengar husband of Sou Pushpa)
When Kullu and his brother shifted to Mysore he beacame a sort of probationer under his fathr in law Ramaswamy iyengar. Some how the sons of the ramaswamy iyengar did not take to the vocation of “Purohityam”
As almost all the progeny of Ammanji Krishnamachar were well versed in vedas. It was only the practical side as to how the sacred grass (Dharba grass) and the number to be rolled for wearing on the ring finger or laid on ground or around the Homa kunda and also the number to be used around “Homa Kunda”,” the way in which the small dried up sticks of peeple tree known as “ Samith” and the number and the time during which they are to be placed around “Homa Kunda” and the particular portion and the time the sacred text is to be recited was learnt very quickly by Kllu. So Ramaswamy Iyengar used to depute his son in law Kullu for some ceremonies independently..
After the demise of his father in law Kullu started doing Purohit and took over the Purohit duty.of all the customers of his late father in law and in addition he continued to do his own rounds. After sometime the second wife also died. Kullu married for the third time... This lady was from “Aghalayam” family. In the meanwhile Kanna was married to a girl from “Aghalayam “ family. At that time Kannan was studying in the then Intemediate course. He failed several times in the intemediate public examination. He learnt typing and short hand but still he could not secure any job. So he left the course and started going along with his father as an assistant. Life was going on smoothly. On one occasion late swachchndam N S Anatharangachar who was a maternal uncles son of Kullu and later on retired as Professor of Kannada in the University Of Mysore saw Kannan help his father as assistant in a function. With a guffa told in the assembly “Whether your father leaves any large property or not as he has a lot of children, he has bestowed upon you the grass and dried stick. You can lead a happy life. All the others who had assembled laughed loud. This made Kannan shrink in shame. He left the function and returned home dejected. He swore that from that day onwards he will not do purohit duty and study and achieve a status in society.
He again appeared for the intermediate( now equivalent to II PUC) examination studying hard. He came with flying colours and joined Degree course in statistics. This also he passed in first class. Later on he appeared for the examinatrion conducted by the then “Accountant and Auditor General “ of the then Mysore state and passed the so called tough examination..During those periods there was no reservation and due to Kannan’s grades he was selected as an Acccountant in the Office of Accountant General. Later on he shifted to state PWD branch and finally retired as an Accounts officer in the then PWD of Mysore Government . Kannan did not have any issues and what all he earned he gave it willingly to his father who had really lots of children from his third wife!!! Honestly I do not know the number of children Kullu has from his third wife.
I have to write in the above some of facts in detail things which may appear as not directly connected but to actually know about most of the facts which is not known to many of my own realatives in the present Ammanji progeny.
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KULLU Sri Rangachar was the first cousin of our father. It seems that the Grand father (late) Ammanji Krishnamachar was alive when Srirangachar was born..When after the birth of the child he was shown the child for the first time and he exclaimed “Adaa Adaa Kulla”. Some how this nick name got attached to his original name Sri Rangachar..Our father who was also named as Srirangachar and addresed by other uncles and parents as “payya” (Young Boy) could later on distinguished from Kullu even though they had same name.. When our father became rich (compared to others of his group) he was called as Sahukar Sri Rangachar. I honestly do not know as to who gave the title “Sahukar”
In the course of time Kullu left aacharaiyyanahundi AKA Nadipuram along with his elder brother Lakshminarasimhachar and settled for some time at Srirangapatna after the floods . Kullu married when he was young. I do not know about this first wife. She died after giving birth to a son who was known as “Kannan” and actual name was “:Krishnaiyengar”. The name kannan only stuck.
Kullu married for the second time. This time the bride was the daughter of “Ramaswamyiyengar” a well known “Purohit” of Mysore. He was well versed both in conducting “Poorva Karma” that is conducting of auspicious functions and “Apara Karma”. That is ceremony relating to the death and other connected ceremonies and annual ceremonies known as “annual remembrace cermonies” or “shraddha” and related functions. Among Srivaishnavites both the poorva karma and apara karama are conducted by the same Purohit. This is not so among other brhamin ethnic groups. Ramaswamy used to prefer attending the death ceremonies as it used to bring more income and he was referred as “Kaka Ramaswamy” behind his back as nobody was daring enough to say this nick name in his presence. The other daughter of ramaswamy iyengar was married to (Srnivasaiyengar of Haliyur a school teacher and mother of the famous writer HSK and our brother in law Ramaswamy iyengar husband of Sou Pushpa)
When Kullu and his brother shifted to Mysore he beacame a sort of probationer under his fathr in law Ramaswamy iyengar. Some how the sons of the ramaswamy iyengar did not take to the vocation of “Purohityam”
As almost all the progeny of Ammanji Krishnamachar were well versed in vedas. It was only the practical side as to how the sacred grass (Dharba grass) and the number to be rolled for wearing on the ring finger or laid on ground or around the Homa kunda and also the number to be used around “Homa Kunda”,” the way in which the small dried up sticks of peeple tree known as “ Samith” and the number and the time during which they are to be placed around “Homa Kunda” and the particular portion and the time the sacred text is to be recited was learnt very quickly by Kllu. So Ramaswamy Iyengar used to depute his son in law Kullu for some ceremonies independently..
After the demise of his father in law Kullu started doing Purohit and took over the Purohit duty.of all the customers of his late father in law and in addition he continued to do his own rounds. After sometime the second wife also died. Kullu married for the third time... This lady was from “Aghalayam” family. In the meanwhile Kanna was married to a girl from “Aghalayam “ family. At that time Kannan was studying in the then Intemediate course. He failed several times in the intemediate public examination. He learnt typing and short hand but still he could not secure any job. So he left the course and started going along with his father as an assistant. Life was going on smoothly. On one occasion late swachchndam N S Anatharangachar who was a maternal uncles son of Kullu and later on retired as Professor of Kannada in the University Of Mysore saw Kannan help his father as assistant in a function. With a guffa told in the assembly “Whether your father leaves any large property or not as he has a lot of children, he has bestowed upon you the grass and dried stick. You can lead a happy life. All the others who had assembled laughed loud. This made Kannan shrink in shame. He left the function and returned home dejected. He swore that from that day onwards he will not do purohit duty and study and achieve a status in society.
He again appeared for the intermediate( now equivalent to II PUC) examination studying hard. He came with flying colours and joined Degree course in statistics. This also he passed in first class. Later on he appeared for the examinatrion conducted by the then “Accountant and Auditor General “ of the then Mysore state and passed the so called tough examination..During those periods there was no reservation and due to Kannan’s grades he was selected as an Acccountant in the Office of Accountant General. Later on he shifted to state PWD branch and finally retired as an Accounts officer in the then PWD of Mysore Government . Kannan did not have any issues and what all he earned he gave it willingly to his father who had really lots of children from his third wife!!! Honestly I do not know the number of children Kullu has from his third wife.
I have to write in the above some of facts in detail things which may appear as not directly connected but to actually know about most of the facts which is not known to many of my own realatives in the present Ammanji progeny.
.
.
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