Author: Vijayalakshmi Sivaraman

A woman has to be strong, determined, patient and kind if she has to manage a family of 7 co-brothers and a herd of 6 children of her own. My grandmother had all these qualities and even some more. I have never seen her raise her voice for anything or even express her wishes for anything. I have quite few memories when we spent summer holidays with my grand parents.I don’t remember a single instance when she said she is tired or she has lots of work to do. I used to feel peaceful when I was near her....