Was Maniammavan born in Mumbai? Never knew that I shared my birthday with him! Remembering you, today.

Manimamman will always be remembered as a wonderful amavan...miss all our visits to Rajendra Nagar...his love for good food n gardening n the beautiful anecdotes on them still stay on in our memories....

So wonderful that so many love talking about you and remember you. To this day, the stories are retold. Love you Dad.

A quick note to let you know that your love for mangoes has been passed onto the next generation. Love, Anil

Miss you Achaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gdZxKW4KeY is a remembrance of Maniammavan that my mother wrote. This is a video recording of the reading of that piece.

Valliyacha, you showed us what relationships are meant, when one should help, how a host must treat their guests and why one should live profusely. We cannot forget you.

NSP - Never Separated Person

Vellyachan's love and affection for others is worth emulating. He is a foodie with a difference. He derives happiness in making others eat more than him. Vellyachan"s visit to home means tons of sweets and bagfull of new clothes. Miss u vellyacha

Mani mamman, will always be remembered by our families as one who brought love n joy to everyone he knew.My parents,in-laws,kids n I,we all loved him.He made everyone so comfortable n happy in his presence.His anecdotes on any subject he spoke on were so interesting.He will always be missed by all of us.A void that can never be filled.

Maniammavan, You are very much missed. By your friend, my father and by me.

I will never forget that you were there to see me off at 3am in the morning when I first left from Mumbai to New York. You were the one who told me about customs and immigration and the ways of plane travel and "foreign" countries that don't seem very foreign any more. And you were there for many a sleepless early morning arrivals and departures since then. Always easing my transition from India to the US and back.

You were the one who was sending mangoes as gifts even when you knew that they could be confiscated by agricultural department checkers. Perhaps, you wanted them too to taste the wonders of the perfect ripe mango from Mumbai.

The shirts you gave me (a plenty!) were my staple for clothing for years. And to this day, half my wardrobe is reflective of the Indian export fashion that you passed on to me. I am forever grateful.

The stories of your friendship with my father filled my childhood and youth and I always aspired to have a friend like that when I grew up. But i doubt I will ever find a friend as close as you were to my father.

Your warmth, affection and easy familiarity made my life richer and I will never forget you for that.

You will be glad to know that the love and affection you showed is now reflected by your family.

With lots and lots of love, I look forward to meeting you in my future transitions.

Anil

Really we all miss a loving person who always considered us as his own.....
to me he was elder brother and friend....remember you always.....

chetta really we miss a lovable regular visitor who gives us a lot of happiness in our home

Great personality in greeting people with unforgetful mouth watering refreshments specially Parupvada and rasam vada .

Never parted from us still we can feel you around Saraswathi he mera ghar thera ghar love you

For some of us he is dear Monian Chettan. On account of him only some of us could come to Bombay and get descent employment. He has given us shelter in his own quarters. I am very lucky that I had the privilege of his association sinceI1963 till the his dad demise. None of us could forget those days of struggling in our life. None of us do NOT know how to express our gratitude for the love and regards he bestowed on us. Really we all miss you. Let his Soul be Rest In Peace.

Achaa..... miss you a lot. Never a day passes by without remembering you. 
The emptiness created with your loss in our life will never be filled.
But you will always be alive in our heart & your memories will be cherished. Love you achaa!

"Vallicha.. Time is just flying.. We miss our frequent visitor who brought us happiness laughter n above all love.. Can't forget the time when u were at home... Gifts.. Oil massage sessions... Cake mixing tips.. "karipatty" stories... Wish u were with us.. Everything concerned to you will be remembered... Ur Love, affection, generosity and humor.. U were such a nice person.. Miss u badly.. 
Luv u loots..
Anu"

Miss you a lot Valliacha. You are one of the nicest persons I have ever met. Still remember your hour long oil massages before bath, getting your hed & legs massaged by us and your discussions about cooking. Seems like yesterday when we used to wait for you to reach home with a bundle of stories and Vada from railway station.

The memories are rich and you'll be remembered forever.

Love,
Deepu

Miss you a lot Vallichan. Can't forget those moments when you made us all laugh. Can't remember that moment when a hound anu gave you that bill.

Love you Dad, miss you in all that we do. No joyous occasion is complete, No milestone achieved is celebrated and no quiet moment passes by - without remembering you. Miss you dearly Acchan.

Achan will always be missed!!. Even after a decade it seems to be just like yesterday.
The void that he has left in our lives can never be filled.

Remembering Vallyacha...a kind soul, so generous. Forever missed!