maa ayyagaru

Friendz....Puttaparthivaru-maa ayyagaru was deprived of mother's 

affection as he lost his mother at the very tender age of four. 

But he remembers very clearly that his father Shriman Puttapathi Tirumala Sreenivasacharya and his mother Smt Mendamma (Puttaparthi himself mentioned his mother's name as Mendamma in some places, as Lakshmamma in some places, but in one of his most important letters, he mentioned her name as 'Mendamma' the telugu version for Alamelu Mangamma) used to write letters in poetic form describing the cute child 'balanarayana's (Puttaparthi) childishness. As maa ayyaaru lost his mother in very tender age, he found his mother in JILLELLAMUDI ammagaru and so he used to visit Jillellamudi seceral times. I also went to Amma, twice along with my father. My mother Smt.Puttaparthi Kanakamma, my lil.sis. Smt. Puttaparthi Anuradha also went there along with him once or twice. So maa ayyagaru wept like a child before Jillellamudi amma as he got that motherly affection from her.

Friendz..These r some of the reminiscences of maa ayyagaru thru the pen of Sri Ramamohanroy garu  recently published in 'Navya' (courtesy- as usual sri Ramavajjhala Srisailam and his son Sri Saikrishna)