Amma (mother)was sent from Delhi to her fathers home at Trivandrum via Madras as there was no direct train from Delhi to Trivandrun due to rail gauge difference of broad gauge from Delhi to Madras and metre gauge from Madras to Trivandrum. Father could not get leave from work so as to escort motherwho was pregnant ( eldest child Vijaya my elder sister was on the way). from Delhi father found a Iyengat friend of him travelling with his family to Madras and sent mother in their company to Madras where grand father (mother;s father) was to receive  her and escort her to Trivandrum. The Athimbar mentioned is the husband of father;s younger sister stationed in Madras. Mother says in the audio that the Iyengar friend and family of father escorting her in the train was very friendly and the man even said if none come to receive her (mother) at Madras then will accompany her (mother) from station to the address of mother;s relative and mother should not be worried. Then he says mother to look out of train window to find her father on the platform at madras . She eventually spots her father and waves at him abd he aso finds her. Husband of father;s sister also is on the platform and he also finds her(mother) On getting off the train husband of sister of father offers to take her home hen grand father intervenes and says he has already halted at his own sister who also lives in Madras. He says she ill be awaiting him and as such mother will stay at his sister;S place before leaving for Trivandrum along with him 2 days later>

Amma In Train To Madras In 1951

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