Guest guest Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/yffkx9v Mata Amritanandamayi’s father passes away Express News Service First Published : 23 Mar 2010 02:48:00 AM IST Last Updated : KOLLAM: V Sugunanandan, father of Mata Amritanandamayi , passed away at his house on the Amritapuri Ashram premises on Monday morning. He was 86. ‘Amma’ was away at Kolkata, when her father breathed his last. The time of cremation would be fixed after the Mata’s arrival though it has been tentatively fixed for Tuesday. Hundreds of Mata devotees, and people from all walks of life, including students of Amrita Engineering College, paid their homage to Sugunanandan at the hospital where his body was kept. Born in a fishermen family at Vallikkavu, Sugunanandan had worked as a fisherman. He was first a group leader of fishermen and later their employer. Sugunanandan had been actively involved in socio-political activities, as also in the fields of arts, culture and sports and contributed much for the development of these in the area. A Sanskrit scholar, Sugunanandan was a kathakali artiste. He joined the Kathakali Yogam of Thekkayyathu Ramankunju Asan and Sree Krishna ‘vesham’ marked his debut. He had performed various veshams as a kathakali artiste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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