Guns marriage..

Ganes.A , scored 452 out of 500 in SSLC.He stood school 3rd by missing first rank just by 6. Not just the HM, even most of the students from other class were not sure about this name. Who is this Ganesh? WHich class was he from. Back then there were A1 and A2 sections for English and then C to G sections for Tamil. First 5 ranks would usally be swept by students from A1 & A2. Is he a studious / from creamy layer. No !!. But Ganesh in 3rd rank noone would have guessed. It was like how Srilanka came to limelight from nowhere to world champions.

From there onwarsds the records and achievements reached by our Guns is just amazing.He just sweeped most of the first marks / ranks in +1. It was 1997, golden jubilee of our school (Bishop's Tirupur) and Guns stood 1st in +2 . He scored 1115 out of 1200, the highest total ever scored in the school's history back then. His name is written first in the record-holders name list engraved on the shool's stupi (which apparently started the same year and is still there).He is one of the rare student who finished +2 in the school from his LKG .14 year in same school and stood first in the end. Nobody else deserves this more than Mr. Ganes - this is how he wants his name to be spelled - a strong believer in numeroloy. I blv he still follows this. Scarry pace bowler..and a nice off spinner too..I remember now how he is specialist in picking couple of opposite team's top order.An excellent artist - infact I remember he is famous in class (during 8th I guess) for his arts - hopefully he draws nowadays.

Feb-18th, thursday is his marriage reception in Tirpur. I applied for twodays vacation and reached Tirpur.Its long time I met Ganesh and this will usaually be a very good get-togehere where you would meet most of your old time school friends - and if you are (un)lucky - your school time crushes too :). Well as expected it tunred out to be lucky a good number of old friends turned up. It was a good amount of crowd, afterall the bride and the groom are from the same place - plus - both are now working in USA. Yes Ganes had come from US for his marriage and so do Mrs.Ganesh. Both bride and groom from US !! Is this a love marriage ? Well atleast 10 people asked around. I said No - well atleast this is what I was told by Ganes :) !!

I have already been to the same Mandapam - for Ganes's Sister's marriage. All of his 3 sisters marriage happend here.

Myself and moulee were waiting in the queue to wish the couple. (ofcourse with empty hand. Unfortunately I haven't learnd the bad habit of buying a gift) thats when this gentlemen, just behind me asked "how r u doing"?I turned back, there were this three people and I couldn't recollect, meanwhile the he asked 'U couldn't recollect ??'. Oh my - I almost bite my foot - Its KV's Mum, Dad and his Sister. They were standing just behind me. How can we forget them. I really felt bad about my poor grasping power.I said I'm really sorry I couldn't see you ..how r u doing. And I was really suprised to see them too. .."It was surprise to see you and I didn't expect you here." While this discussions were going on we missed our 'order' in the queue but we didn't bother. KV's dad mentioned they came to Tirupur from Udumalai just now and were planning to go to Bangalore. Infact this is about one of the matching bride for KV.

"All these years he was saying no for marriage. Atleast now - after moving to UK it is changed to do-what-ever-you-want. So we dont want him to change his mind." We were all laughing..and he continued

"Just before he could take a 'U' with I-never-said-that. You never know what guys of these generation are thiking." We all blushed again.

He was mildly pulling our leg - our generation - but I liked the mild sarcasm in it. KV's dad, as I have seen, usually is not very out-spoken. But I think he changed a lot, even in my last visit to KV's house in chennai(2 yrs ago) , I was really surprise when he immediately recoganized me and called by my name.

"When are you ...you married?? " this is his Mum.

I said "no ma search is going in my house and still" After the recent happenings, may be I should be little more confident and do 'something' instead of just staring at things and expecting others to read me. Its just that am not ready to take any risk.Well in Abhishek comment - I should have more balls. If I don't do something, it will do me !!

"...same status as KV ma."

"Oh I thought may be Ganesh's is the last in the Queue", KV's dad.

"Haha...No, there are still some more !!"

"What happened to PV..Is he back?" PV is the, lets just say, 'interesting' character in our gang.

"No ma..he is still is US. He too in the same queue...". I wanted to add " but not sure if this over-american really wants to marry any girl. Not sure if he continued to be straight !! Who knows he might have changed his sexual orientation."

Me, "When are you visiting UK? KV was saying he is planning to take you."

"Yes he is saying that too. May be in march..we will plan some time." "Are your parents with you in Bangalore"

"No..They are here. they come once in 2 months for a week or so. Otherwis am alone."

"Oh Why dont you ask them to stay with you. Shouldn't they be with you now?. Why are they in Tirupur?", KV's dad really concerned

"Ya they shuold be. But my brother is here..so..and someone has to look after the house here. But yes am insiting them they should be with me now..."

I can't agree more.By now I should be their (my parents) only concern, if only 'things' at my family were simple. There are some simple & smallest things in life which you could only 'wish'. They may be so abundant in any common man you see. But its just not in you. Whilst things that you are not worth of - just comes on your way with no effort. Strange world huh !! Ahh so philisophical...whath happened to me.

Meanwhile the crowd sorrounding the bride & groom slowly moved away and we moved close to wish the couple. Gane is wearing a neat white blazer..iits not fully blazer. I couldn't descibe it fully. It has a very nice artwork in the place of shirt - which partly resembles a kurtha - a beautiful light blue in color. He is wearing a couple of rings and a bracelet. Not so much of makeup. Girl is in a red - kancheevaram - pattu saree, I suppose.

KV's family & us wished the couple - We with the barehands and KV's with a nice gift :) Me & Moulee stood shamelessely, looking at each other.

Ganes 'How are you doing ma. Did you find a matching girl for KV'

"Yes we are in serious search and infact we are going to blr today for this. He has changed his mind now. Atleast it appears so. We dont want to let this go. When you get a chance tell (convince) KV about this."

"Yes sure. Not just me ask Peri also to do so.." We all laughed.

After a nice photo shot we slowly moved to the dinner hall, which was packed.We were trying to find a place for all of us. It was very crowded and we could find limited seats. We convinced KV's to take this place, while we wait for other friends (Jayaram was on the way). I could see KV's felt upset since we couldn't have dinner together. We promised them to meet outsied and not to worry about this.

July 2001: Ganes & PV, KV, and me graduated from GCT, IRTT and CIT resply.Only point worth mentioning is PV was a gold medalist in his dept. We all got placed thru campus and then soon it became an old story because of the .com buble-burst !! None of us had either plans for higher studies or girl friends.(Well am sure about the first part, while second part am presuming ;) for others). Since all our joining dates were delayed KV, Ganes & me attend interview with TVS Lucas in Chennia - this came thru one of our college placement-room. We all were interviewed in the same time and were all offered a job in chennai a week latter. Ganesh took the offer and joined TVS - Hosur, while KV joined Chennai, TVS. PV meanwhile got in to a construction company and started his career in chennai.My campus offer finally got confirmed and I decided to take that and said No to TVS.I have already told about my stand-by-status of my old offer during my Lucas interview.Knowing TVS being very conservative and the interview was conducted specifically for we people, I liked the way Lucas HR acknowledged when I finally returned the offer letter saying am going to take accept my old offer.