In Loving Memory of MANI PERUNDEVI(1930 – 2002) aka Mani Krishnaswami
Who, at the tender age of eighteen, gracefully stepped into the shoes of her parents to mother, nurse, and guide her eleven younger brothers and sisters.This volume is dedicated to her enduring legacy of cheerfulness, silent sacrifice, and unyielding equanimity. Over fifty years later, her siblings and descendants carry her memory with boundless, eternal gratitude.“You must rise up by your own merit.”