In 1958, once my father had to vacate T/13B quarters near Old Post Office. We needed that house badly at that time - with my father’s income we would not have got such a big house on such a low rent
And sivaratri came - we - my mom, dad, Bhaskar, Krishna and I along with CP uncle (Chaganti Parthasarathi) who was staying with us and studying - all of us kept upvaas (religious fast) – we had just fruits and lit diya (oil lamps) for 24 hours and prayed to God Siva in turns - the adults for sometime and the children for some time; even Bhaskar sat and chanted Om Namah Sivaaya. Krishna was just 5 yr but he too sat in front of God along with us and prayed!
Can you believe it - the next morning my father went to meet the Commandant of the naval base - it was a Sunday and he was an Anglo Indian who refused to see any one on Sunday. My father went to his house and sent a note in and then the officer called my father in and asked him about his problem. After a patient hearing he gave a note to the MES (Military Engineering Service) asking them to let us stay there for longer.
That is the power of Lord Siva ---HE gives if you pray sincerely
Well we stayed there in T13/B till 1975!! – a wonderful house which despite its deficiencies gave us a lot of joy and love, sweet memories that we continue to cherish. In fact all of us became so emotionally attached to that house that all of us were in tears when leaving that house in 1975.
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