I’m Anjali, Praneeth’s wife. On behalf of Vemula family, I’d like to extend my heartfelt condolences to all the family members and to everyone grieving Narayana thatha’s loss.
Even before meeting thatha, I’ve heard a lot of good things from Praneeth about Narayan thatha and Ramulu thatha. Praneeth used to talk very highly of them all the time. They were both role models and mentors to my husband.
The first time I met Narayana thatha was about 6 months ago when we had visited him to invite him to our wedding. He was very loving, welcoming and made me feel at ease. We spent that evening talking about a lot of things. Later that night, thatha and I had a very deep conversation about life. Like any other girl I was overwhelmed right before my wedding and thatha comforted me with his words. Having lost my own grandparents a couple years ago, talking to thatha that night was very heartwarming. He spoke about the importance of a companion in our lives and from his words it was very evident that he was missing his wife a lot.
The next morning, we were about to leave and neither of us wanted to part for some reason. From the moment I’ve heard about his passing, there’s this one scene that keeps popping up in my head. It was raining that morning & just when we were leaving thatha comes running to the car holding an umbrella in one hand and a bag full of cookies in another for me. He said that the cookies were for me since I hadn’t had any breakfast. It was very touching and I told thatha that I would come back to see him.
But little did I know that it would be the last time I’d see him. But i know that there was a reason I met him and his words of wisdom will always be there for us. I’m grateful for having come across such a wonderful person in my life.
However I’d like to believe that his life’s purpose has been fulfilled and that he is in a better place right now alongside aunty and together they will continue to protect and guide their family forever.
