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Dear Friends:

Kalyani's moving message prompted me to write this. I perhaps had the 
longest association with Chari (Krishnamachari was affectionately 
called Chari in Chicago circle), longer than perhaps  many of you 
had. We worked in the same floor of the University of Chicago 
campus.  I had known him since before he married Kalyani. I guess 
since I came from a very orthodox family in Srirangam (my father 
belonging to the kalakshepa goshti of Puthankottam Swamy and then 
Maduranthakam Swami) Chari had a lot of interest to know about 
Srirangam SriVaishnava community. Before coming to Chicago I had the 
bhagyam of receiving Srimad ThiruKudanthai (Kannan Swamy) Andavan's 
kataksham almost on everyday basis.  When I used to go to the Vadakku 
Vaasal vegetable market, Srimad Andavan would be  on his way to the 
temple through this market. This probably made my association with 
chari a long standing one. Anyway we had a lot of sampradayic details 
to talk about which made me at home  especially since I was still 
getting used to a foreign place. We have argued many many times and 
one quality which stood out was that Chari was very adamant about 
what he believed in. He will not give in easily. Perhaps it is this 
quality which made him complete his English Sahasranama bhashyam.  
After a long time, it is due to Acharyaal's anugraham,  I visited him 
last October when he just returned from India after a successful 
pilgrimage to north(was it a forecast about what was coming!!). We 
went through Dwadasi Paduka aradanam and Chari was wondering if I 
would take padukai Theertham ( I belong to Mukkur Srimad 
Azhagiyasinger thiruvadi). I gladly took Perumal & Andavan Paduka 
theerthams.without the knowledge of what was going to happen in a few 
days. (There should be absolutely no hesitation to take paduka 
theerthams of Swamy Bhashyakarar's thiruvadi acharaya goshti.) After 
this I had the dwadasi paaranai with Kalyani's unmatched Sarkkarai 
pongal. As per his usual nature Chari sent me to the airport giving 
me advice where to stop to fill up the rental car's gas tank and so 
on. He was a very dear family friend and it is so hard to go through 
this no matter how much philosophical we can get. During their recent 
visit to India Prakrutham Andavan ordered Kalyani and not Chari to 
write on Divyadesams. Did He already know that there was a greater 
call from ThiruKudanthai Andavan to Chari to serve Him!! I wonder!!   
Kalyani has two things on her side to go through this difficult time. 
She is blessed with two wonderful children and Prakrutham Andavan's 
full anugraham.
  I am certain that this group will be on her side to fullfill her 
manoratham.

K.P. Sarathy




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