this was a power point presentation that I did for my mother's 90th birthday. I had to search my lofts to get the most beautiful photographs, and what were winners were the sepia tinted, some damaged, but exquisite photographs. Sabita Radhakrishna

1. Smt. LeelaChander 1920 Vintage Memories

2. This is an 19th Century couple. Guess who? The baby on the lady’s lap is Mummy’s mother SmtThungaBai

3. ThungaBaiAmmal and her husband Sri C K S Pillay

5. What shall I do next? This little girl was quite a tomboy, don’t get fooled by her innocent looks!

6. Mummy’s only sister PirojaBai, V.A. Chelvaraj and their children Venkatesh and Parvati

7. Three little angels, Periamma’s elder daughters.

8. The grandmother we never knew, and PeriyaThatha

9. Where is the girl of my dreams? She must be somewhere…just help me find her!

10. He not only stole this picture of her, but also her heart…….

11. An outstanding sportsman,tennis, hockey, billiards….. Wow ! Isn’t he handsome? No wonder the young LeelaPillay flipped for the young man!

12. And so they were married, to live happily ever after…. This is the GangadharaMudaliar family that the young LeelaPillay became part of

13. These gorgeous girls in the family became her friends, and she was christened Chinna Mummy, and remains so to her children, her grandchildren and great grandchildren

14. Naina could not bear separation from his wife, so got his father-in-law to live with them! And they were one big happy family.

15. Naina’s elder, adorable daughters, Vijayalakshmi and Gunalakshmi

16. Now, when is the stork due?

17. Will it be a boy or a girl again, we wonder?

18. A family of four…..

19. Till I came along!

20. Grand fathers are so so special!

21. This baby is too heavy, can someone take her off my lap? Me, heavy? Too funny for words!

22. Wonder if my elder sis will teach me a thing or two?

23. I hate being photographed! And why should I say cheeeese?

24. Little Women

25. And then came the littlest doll Malini….

26. It’s a wedding, and you are supposed to smile!

27. The cousins meet at 23 Mosque Road………

28. Mummy always made birthdays special

29. An informal picture taken at 23 Mosque Road.

30. Sabita gets engaged! The Chander family at home….

31. Sabita weds Kittu on May 28 1961

32. The best part is holding your grandchild…. Mummy….a grandmother at 42! Yup, that is Pradeep!

33. What greater joy than to hold my great grandson?

34. 1963 Baby Deepa who brought joy into all our hearts.

35. They do things to make my hair curl!

36. Another daughter flies the nest. Malini ties the knot with Krishna

37. With the samandhis

38. We forgot to say cheeeese!

39. Holidays meant cousins meeting, and being pampered by grandma

40. The Radhakrishnas and the Krishnagopals with Mummy

42. A portrait of three generations of women

43. Those were the days…….happy times ! Pradeep and Anindita get married….

44. Deepika and Rajagopal follow suit two years later

45. Four generations….Aditi obviously has seen something exciting!

46. Mummy’s 80th birthday celebrated at Avanti

47. Mummy’s darling daughters….

49. With some special friends on her birthday

50. Lost and found….Mummy locates MrsPani

51. They consider Mummy to be a mother to them….

52. Great granddaughter Diya called Mummy Manima!!

57. A visit to Kabini with Mummy of course!

59. The ideal family Kiran, Anand and Sanjana

61. Mala’s grandchildren. Aren’t they a sweet trio?

62. Do you think that I can’t pose? Hmmmm?

65. Don’t you dare! That happens to be my glamorous grandma!

66. Mummy visits Australia

67. In Dubai with Pradeep’s family…..2010

68. My heart is too full to say anything more All I want to say is…. Thank you for being our Mother…….