Welcome On Mon, 3 Nov, 2025, 08:21 APS Mani, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chittanandam Sir - thanks for this, and KR Sir, thanks for your > appreciation. God bless, Mani > > > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Things do happen only to those blesssed KR IRS 31125 >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 at 20:52 >> Subject: Fwd: [rbicf] Nethaji - APS Mani >> To: >> >> >> >> >>> Shri A.P.S.Mani belongs to Palakkad. He lived in Tokyo for forty years. >>> He came back to India a few >>> years ago. In an email, he describes a meeting he had with a family >>> which he never expected to have. >>> They belonged to a very famous Indian family. The text of the email is >>> below. >>> >>> Chittanandam >>> >>> >>> I had an experience in an open garden, on a rainy day in the heart of >>> Tokyo. We four (wife, the two kids of ours, and self) about forty years >>> back. >>> >>> Indians were very few at that time in the Tokyo area. While our >>> children were playing in the garden, an elderly Indian lady from far away >>> walked towards us. We were thrilled that there was another Indian lady >>> around and greeted her warmly. After exchanging pleasantries, I requested >>> her details and she told me that her son, Vikram Bose, is working for Texas >>> Instruments in Japan (representing the US conglomerate in Japan). The son, >>> his British wife, and three kids joined us soon. In my excitement, having >>> met another Indian family, I invited them home for dinner the following >>> Sunday. (That was my habit till I left Tokyo, inviting anyone whom I liked >>> home for lunch or dinner). That weekend, the family came home for dinner, >>> and I had other guests too. >>> >>> The elderly lady, the moment she stepped into our home, greeted us and >>> asked where the remains of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were kept in >>> Tokyo (in a Japanese Temple). Since I have been to that place, I gave her >>> the details and told her that I will send the location map of the place to >>> her son. I was keen to know why they wanted to go to the remains (Asthi) >>> of Netaji, and to my surprise, the answer was that the elderly lady was >>> the wife of the youngest brother of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, and >>> Vikram, the son of Netaji's brother. I was surprised that though they >>> belonged to that illustrious family, they were very cool in not divulging >>> their connections told aloud. Later, another day, I took the entire family >>> of Bose to the temple, and we had a detailed discussion with the presiding >>> priest on the history of the remains! >>> >>> A humble submission. At times, destiny brings us close contacts! >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoom02HbYFPD7tuWFBRMrYLW_-Ls%3DJg-mZNr_%3DVLgF7DJA%40mail.gmail.com.
