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Chandrodayam

The uncle referred in the post "Anda naal..." is no more today... Two weeks earlier, he fell into coma after an accident in tiruchy just opposite to the Airport. The next day, the doctors announced his demise. We, are very close to them ... we have lived in the same colony , (our houses are just opposite to each other), for over 10 years.. and even after they left tiruchy we continued to be in touch with them on various ways.. We (including my granpa) used to call them "uncle" and "aunty" .. After my grandma's death ( I was eleven months old then), they become a good guide and a close family friend to us. We were supported on all our difficulties during those days. My Granpa was seen as an elder family person by them, and for many years we were celebrating diwali together.. The uncle was very fond of firing crackers during diwali.. they used to fire crackers for almost three days and also during the karthikai (two weeks after diwali) festival. He was t