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Rajalakshmy Ramachandran
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Join MemoriesLaxmi, was truly her namesake. She had an abundance mindset and filled up a room with her radiant presence. Warm, compassionate and honest she was a force to reckon with, alongside being the gentlest of souls. I can never forget her feeding her great doberman Amigo idlis. She had a way with people and could bring out the best in every one she saw. ...
PR Ganapathy Born in Military Hospital, Kirkee, Pune
PR Ganapathy Graduates from Holy Name High School
Graduates from PMM High School, Palakkad
PR Ganapathy Graduates from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
PR Ganapathy Gets married in Madras
PR Ganapathy Has two bonny boys, Ganesh and Gopi
PR Ganapathy Earns the nickname "Amma" from the First Supersonics in Tezpur
PR Ganapathy Builds a home in Bangalore with her civil engineer father's supervision (it's still standing strong!)
Ramu and Rajalakshmi were a very sweet couple. I remember the days we spent in Delhi when we were all children. We used to look forward to our getting together at the Daula Kuan quarters. We had lot of fun times together. Lakshmi was very energetic and full of life. Inspite of all her problems, she would be ever smiling. Appa and Amma had a speci...
The incident Jayashree mentions is fresh in my memory - Gopi had been given 9 marks in some subject. Amma refused to accept that her son had scored just 9 / 100. The teacher refused to agree that she had made a mistake. But Amma refused to go without seeing the relevant register. When the register was finally opened, the teacher realized she had en...
PR Ganapathy As AOC Ambala's wife, brings errant Brigadiers back in line :-)
PR Ganapathy Lakshmy, my dearest sister, with great sorrow and a heavy heart I wish you good-bye. Your leaving us was so sudden. It is hard to get used to your absence since your presence made us all so happy, joyful and delighted. You have always been known for your loving kindness, your generosity and for all the good deeds you did during your lifetime. With arms open wide, God welcomes you. What you did for others, God does for you. The Bible has these words for my Athimber 'Happy the husband of a really good wife. A perfect wife is the joy of her husband.... cheerful of face whatever the season. Like the sun rising each morning is the beauty of a good wife in a well kept house.' May her soul rest in peace. Sr. Radha Carmel Monastery, Mumbai This photograph is of Lakshmy Ma'am at the Final Vows of Sr Radha on 28th March 1985, at the Monastery in Andheri, (E).
PR Ganapathy Brings her characteristic mix of vivaciousness and humility to many Air Force parties...
PR Ganapathy Makes 5 Akbar Road, the Vice Chief's residence, a welcome place for many...
PR Ganapathy Retires to Bangalore, re-starting her favourite "Happy Hours", surrounding herself with children. For each of them "Lakshmy Auntie's School" is one of the happiest memories of their lives.
PR Ganapathy Travels around the world after retirement. This is from the Grand Canyon...
PR Ganapathy ... and this is from Australia ...
Subramanian Ramanathan Sundaram/Thangams 80th birthday at Thirukkadayur.
PR Ganapathy Moves to Chennai to pamper her beloved grandson, Dhruv
Subramanian Ramanathan During the wedding of Karthik, grandson of Sivam & Seetha at CBE on 11 jul 2016
Subramanian Ramanathan Akka was a cheerful person and full of energy. Very dignified & carried herself with grace. We always looked forward to meeting her & Athimber. Akka would participate in most of our family functions. We will miss her a lot.
PR Ganapathy ... and spends the last days surrounded by a loving family, in good health till the very end.
PR Ganapathy Passed away after a brief illness in Chennai. We'll miss you, Amma.
Before my memory fades away, I would like to narrate an incident in Rajalakshmy's life. I was in Gorakhpur in the fertilizer factory & "the newly married" were in Kanpur. Ramu Athimber being in IAF, had a sprawling bungalow. Since Gorakhpur was just one night's journey from Kanpur I went on one week end "as a Kabab me Haddi". Rajalakshmy was out...
Hemant Mehta Laxmi Aunty & Ramu Uncle with the kids in Happy Hour. It was a paradise for the children-thanks to her.
We met the Ramachandrans at a difficult time in their lives, when they lost a child, in Jodhpur. How gracefully they accepted their fate, not once showing their deep sorrow or allowing it to cast a shadow around them. Courage comes in many forms. We loved them for their humility, their smiles, their gentleness, kindness and professionalism. May Lak...
Lakshmy Aunty was one of a kind. Her warmth, affection and kindness have touched so many Airforce kids like me and she will be greatly missed. She made people feel like they were part of her family almost instantly. My memories with her and being part of the Ramachandran family will stay with me forever.
Kalpana Sunder My favorite aunt, always cheerful, full of fun and enthusiasm. Will always remember the countless vacations spent with her in Bangalore. This is probably the last dinner she had at our place.
Usha Pradeep Mulay Amma, as Lakshmy was known to us in the Air Force, left for her heavenly abode. It left a great void in the lives of many who of us who admired her. Lakshmy touched many of our lives with her kindness, love, humility and her big heart. In a service rife with hierarchies, she stood out for breaking the barriers and overiding formalities. Her welcoming smile, the ever open doors of her house, those dosas and appalams and the fragrance of pure ghee brings back endearing memeories of our association. We are sure she will make a special place for herself wherever she is. Om Shanti.🙏 Usha & Pradeep Mulay
Kiran Bangalore Our childhood days were mostly spent in Aunty's house, how she managed all of us kids running in and out and creating a rukus only she knew, the patience she had for all us kids of the 7th main 1st cross road, Lakshmy Aunty was also my teacher for a year at Tiny Tots, Thank you so much for those memories aunty that we will always cherish! We will always miss you!!
Sudha Bharat I have fond memories of Akka taking me to Gateway of India and pampering me with icecreams as a little girl during my visits to my Athai's house. This beautiful relationship continued as I grew into an adult. More recently both Athimber and Akka graced our apartments' Independence day celebrations as Chief Guest. As always, she was the epitome of dignity and grace. Her presence will be sorely missed.
Usha Ramesh We will miss you dear Chitti. Warm, fun loving and hospitable my chitti adored children. Here are some memories of Chitti and Chittappa with our two little ones and taking in the sights on their visit to London many years ago.
T.S. BALAN The CENTRAL PILLAR of our family! Turned out from REAL to VIRTUAL on 07- July- 2020 -- T.S. Balan
Vyas Mitre Ralli Right from my first meeting in Dec 2018, I developed a respect for Laxmi Ji being such a loving, affectionate, organised and disciplined person. This Group photo is our last meeting in Dec 2019 and we were looking forward to meet again in Dec this year. God wanted her more. Om Shanti
Shocked to know Lakshmy Ramachandran passed away. She was very affectionate and made every one feel at home. In Jodhpur we were neighbours and lived like one family. God bless her soul. Sastry and Anu.
Mahesh Sankaran So many memories... Delhi in the early 70s, Bangalore in the late 70s and early 80s, Ambala and Delhi in the 80s and 90s, Bangalore in the 90s...Chennai in the 2010s... my second mother, who always had a welcoming smile, who put up with all our shenanigans with a seemingly unlimited supply of patience and good humour, who was the person to break the news to me that I had got into IIT, who put up with my crazy work hours (and me!) for almost two years when I stayed at their place, who told my daughters to feel free and ransack her fridge whenever we visited... So many memories.
Uncle and Guns - so sorry for your loss. Hugs from afar. I will never forget Aunty’s smile and how welcome one felt in her presence. She was like a warm loving glow... sigh.
Ravi Sankaran Ravi: She was a beloved aunt. And more than an aunt, she was a friend and my cheer leader. I was there at the beginning – a 12-13 year old accompanying Chithappa to the ‘penn parkhal’. It is my great regret that I could not be there for the end. Her house was always my refuge and place to recoup and regenerate and a hallowed place in the palace of my memories. Coonoor was the last holiday I took with my father. Dhaula Kuan was the first way station on my way to Pilani; and an oasis from the rigours of hostel life. Her houses in Bangalore were my places of renewal each summer during my IIM days and early days of working. She was instrumental in Hema & I getting together. Ambala was the most memorable holiday during Tarun’s childhood. Akbar Road was the first house we stayed in on our first trip back to India from Australia. Chithappa and Lakshmy Aunty were always the first port of call in all our visits back to India. I will miss her presence and will always cherish her memory. Hema: How can I ever say goodbye to this lady whose characteristic feistiness and positivity led to the best years of my adult life? To my rebellious post-teen assertion of “Like Hell, you guys are going to talk me into an arranged marriage!’ her response was, “Like Hell, you won’t fall for my nephew when you meet him!” And the rest, as they say, is History! I will miss her so very much. Her warmth, her laughter, her kindness and generosity, the way she sought to understand rather than judge, her deep sense of duty, her innate sense of occasion, her rejection of pomposity and above all, her impish sense of fun. A delightful grandmother to my boys; they are truly blessed to have built a lifetime of memories with her. Chithappa and Lakshmy Aunty came all the way to Australia for Tarun’s wedding, stayed the whole two weeks, their charming and gracious presence admired by all. They are our rock, their support has never failed Ravi and me.
Sundari Swaminathan Sorry, Ganesh, took time to upload. I had the good fortune of knowing Lakshmi from 1983 when we moved to Bangalore. Aditya and Shilpa were admitted in her school... Happy Hours (a very appropriate name) and I have never seen anyone else who would pamper them as much as your parents did. Lakshmi was a very genuine person which is a rare quality these days. Warm, sensitive, kind, compassionate and I can go on about her. She will always remain in our hearts. We have so many pleasant memories of her. I have posted some of them. Take care of dad and yourself.
Tarun Sankaran A generous soul who made everyone who was fortunate enough to know her feel special. To me she was my thappi paatie. My enduring memories of her; earlier in life taking my brother and I to Munnar and later, coming to Sydney for my wedding, are some of the most treasured I have. Another memory later that has endured is of her dancing (twisting her hips, arms joints and all) in her kitchen to demonstrate the effectiveness of her Ayurvedic arthritic treatment. This was who she was to me, a person who could light up a room in an instant with her positivity and truly epitomise what it means to live a happy and fulfilling life. Lots of love always Tayun Chakayan
To hear the news about aunty's passing was devastating. Lakshmy aunty was the bedrock of my short tenure as an IAF kid, and she has been the golden thread that continues to connect me to my early childhood years. From those early years in Bangalore, her car driving up with that signature musical honks to indicate her arrival, the amount of play i...
It's my great honor to pay my respects to Lakshmy Ma'am, sister of my teacher Radha Krishnan at Canossa Convent School, Mahim. As students, we were fascinated with Teacher Radha Krishnan, a Iyer Hindu Brahmin, who became a Catholic Sister Radha. It was even more fascinating, to know, that her elder sister Lakshmy Ma'am who was married to Air...
Narayan Sankaran She filled my childhood with light, laughter and love. “Nana Banana!” she would exclaim upon seeing me, instantly bringing a huge smile to my face. This is how I remember her - a larger than life person whose mere presence had the ability to animate those around her. Some early memories that come to mind are of our trip to Munnar (where she comforted me through a deep fear of leeches), and many fun-filled days at her Koromangala home. As I grew older, I came to know her as a voice of consistent reason, support and kindness. Thappi Paatti, I will miss you terribly, but you’ll always be with me in my fondest memories. Lots of love, Nana.