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MB#76: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ 1946 ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #76] I still possess my parents' 1946 wedding card and photo from Amalapuram, etched with a peculiar English footnote: "Please send your rations in advance." Growing up, I didn't understand its significance until my father explained the realities of British-ruled Indiaโthe scarcity of essential goods, ration cards, and fair price shops. This simple plea became a powerful symbol of their marriage: not extravagance, but meticulous planning, shared sacrifice, and
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MB#75: ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #75] On my grandson's first birthday, we gifted him a cycle with stabilizer wheelsโa choice directly influenced by my own delayed, difficult experience learning to ride. My father taught me that skills must be passed on, and honoring that legacy, I patiently mentored my grandson through every stage of cycling, from gliding balance to confident main-road riding. His appreciationโlikening my teaching style to the Mahabharataโs Dronacharyaโaffirmed that the true
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Nov 30, 20253 min read
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MB#74: ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #74] In 1970, our weekend trips to Manginapudi Beach in my father's official Willys Jeep became my classroom. Thanks to my father's trusted driver, Mr. Ahmed, the unique challenge of operating a left-hand drive vehicle on black sand turned into my first, formative lesson in driving confidence and technique. MB#74: Beach Trip Driving Lesson The Willys Jeep, Black Sand, and My First Driving Lesson In 1970, when my father was the Executive Engineer for the Roads
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Nov 30, 20253 min read
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MB#73: ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
[MemoirBlogthon #73] Decades after an operator granted the landline phone as a luxury, my father, a super senior citizen, became the inaugural subscriber to our new fiber optic community hub. That final, maroon-colored instrument remained a cherished symbol of his quiet embrace of connection until his last breath. MB#73 - BSNL phone phases from operator switchboards to Fiber Optics. The Last Landline My Father Ever Loved. My relationship with the telephone spans nearly seven
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Nov 30, 20253 min read
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MB#72: ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค-๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[MemoirBlogthon #72] My childhood excitement over a booked Chetak scooter slowly dissolved over a decade as my father first deferred and then surprisingly gifted the scooter to my brother-in-lawโa profound lesson that love often supersedes personal dreams. Though my passion for two wheels went unfulfilled for years, I finally secured my own 1987 LML Vespa after starting my job in Vizianagaram. This green, powerful scooter became a durable, reliable companion for a decade of f
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Nov 29, 20253 min read
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MB#71: ๐๐๐ โน200 ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐, ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก.
[MemoirBlogthon #71] My father's condition prevented me from trading a rickshaw ride for a cycle: I had to learn it first. That quest for independence led me to secretive practice, self-taught maintenance, and the eventual pride of owning a โน200 olive green Philips cycle, a prized possession that became my loyal companion for over a decade. This is the story of how earning the right to ride forged a lasting legacy of self-reliance and meticulous upkeep. MB71: This is how I st
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Nov 29, 20253 min read
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MB#70: ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ข 54-๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #70] In 1970, my father's return from a pilgrimage to Rameswaramโwith my grandparents and a toy bankโplanted a lifelong desire in me. Fifty-four years later, I fulfilled that wish, taking a holy bath in the sea and the temple's 22 wells. My adult pilgrimage combined spiritual serenity with historical awe, visiting the House of Kalam the Missile Man. This journey proved that a father's planted seed of faith and curiosity grows into a profound generational exper
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Nov 29, 20253 min read
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MB#69: ๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ข, ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #69] My birthplace, Amalapuram, is defined by two profound visits: the first, a memorable journey in the late 1960s where my father proudly showed me the Dowleswaram Barrage and the beauty of the Godavari's Konaseema region. The second, decades later, was a bittersweet pilgrimage that found my ancestral home replaced by a school playground, proving that while physical roots may change, the journey to locate them is the lasting legacy. MB69 On Godavari River
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Nov 28, 20253 min read
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MB#68: ๐ผ๐ก๐ก-๐ฝ๐ค๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฟ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #68] In 1968, my father took my younger brother and me on an unforgettable "all-boys" Dussehra trip. The journey climaxed with the spectacular Jamboo Savari procession in Mysore, but the true test of our bond came later, during a terrifying moment of being stranded on a deserted, darkened platform at Madras Railway Station. MB#68 : The Royal Procession at Mysore In All-Boys Trip The Mysore Dussehra, The Empty Platform, and the All-Boys Trip Dussehra in a middl
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Nov 28, 20253 min read
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MB#67: ๐๐๐ 1968 ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐ช๐ง๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[MemoirBlogthon #67] A family trip to the 1968 India International Trade Fair in Chennai became one of my most formative memories, linking tradition and technology in one grand sweep. My father's thoughtfulness, from a holy pilgrimage to a treasured mechanical gift, taught me how important it is to share an experience with someone else. MB#67: How the Chennai Fair Sparked My Engineering Curiosity The International Fair That Built a City When I reflect on the trips that trul
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Nov 28, 20253 min read
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