Karunagaran Valiyur Sivasankaran

My uncle, a man of simplicity and honesty. With his always smiling face and a cool attitude, he has won many hearts in our family and friends circle. His life started in a small village Vazhiyur. He was the youngest in his family with one elder brother and three elder sisters. Though farming was their family's occupation, he took all the effort to graduate and get into a government job. He was the pride of his village Vazhiyur, for being one of the first graduates. In a world where bribe is so common in government jobs, he stood as a role model throughout his career, not taking a single penny as bribe. He garnered huge respect amongst his colleagues for his honesty. He managed to lead a good life and give all the happiness to his wife and sons. My athai should have accumulated a lot of good karma in her previous birth to get a husband like my uncle. He literally carried her in a golden plate. They were a wonderful couple and had a successful and happy married life for 45 years. He ensured to give the best life and education to his sons, making his elder son a MBA graduate and the younger son a Dentist. He was always proud of his sons' accomplishments and enjoyed praising about their success in career. He never wanted to stand against his sons' wishes - always been a pillar of support. Even when both of them decided to choose their own life partners, he blessed them whole heartedly and conducted their weddings. That's how I came into his family and he always ensured to give us a lot of freedom and live our life the way we wanted it. My children are blessed to have a loving grandfather like him and I'm glad they are born with some of his good qualities - using the words shared by my sister at this juncture - "My uncle has left behind all his goodness with his grand children.. Bundle of joy - Rahul; Loaded with Patience - Aditya; Composed and Mature - Akshya. Uncle has not gone anywhere.. He's with us, he's with all these beautiful kids 🙏Long live his legacy 🙏. Veezndhalam vidhaayagum tharunam 🙏". Such a beautiful dedication and a true fact. His grandchildren are carrying his legacy. He had a beautiful bonding with his sons. He was not only their father but also their best friend, philosopher and guide. My husband loved him the most in this entire world - to be honest, at times I have also been jealous at the love my hubby showered on his dad. I've heard many stories from my husband about the happy or the troubled times at childhood and in all those stories, his dad was his greatest strength. Though he will be greatly missed by my husband, he has left so many wonderful memories to cherish. My uncle also taught us to respect elders - mainly when his elder brother was alive, he always ensured to give him "Mudhal Mariyadhai" in all important occasions. He also supported his sisters and paid all due respects. His family has a huge respect for him and we have all learnt to respect our elders from him. The grief that we all carry by his loss is immeasurable. We all cried to the Gods, unable to fathom the reality and for taking him so early, but my daughter reminded all of us to cherish his memories and think about his love and affection - Life May end but his Memories Lives Forever. His soul is still lingering in this world, watching and walking beside us. So let us learn to CELEBRATE HIS LIFE and relive every moment through the EVERLASTING WONDERFUL MEMORIES!!!