He gave me wings silently*
The title ' He gave me wings silently ' is close to my heart as I am expressing about my mothers role model, her dear Father. My grandfather Sri. Manjunath V Kamath is also my inspiration in making creativity a part of my life. He always wished that his work be published someday but remained only as a dream. Grateful for this opportunity where an article about him is getting published as a tribute for his good work and legacy.
My Nanaji was an extraordinary person born on 21 st June 1925. He was an all-rounder gifted with creative personality.In each field he would excel by his exemplary skills and positive outlook.He would repair anything. Be it electric appliance, carpenter work, agriculture, tailoring, art and craft etc
Grandpa was a master in each work and his teaching style is exceptionally well. He used to explain subjects very practically making even technical aspect look simple. His contribution to literature is immense and includes but not limited to poems , prose in languages like Hale Kannada , Hindi , English . One of his prominent work is ' Shani Mahatma 'in Hale Kannada .Every time he recited he would have tears in his eyes. His work is written in pencil in compilation of papers which then became crinkly ,yet his emotions were fresh . He picked up the language much later in life yet was proficient in same.
He worked in South eastern railways for 35 years ( Jamshedpur ) as an Electrical Engineer. India was in transformation phase and my grandfather was leading a group which was focussed in designing locomotive of coal that served towards research and development in Europe for about an year.
After retirement he decided to settle in shimoga ( Karnataka) and started his business in Ayurvedic. He studied about accounts and commerce field in depth. He was always fond of culture, be it in form of music , yoga ,Bhagwath Geeta . He imbibed Hindustani musical routes in his children. He was talented in playing tabla , flute , guitar, sitar ,harmonium. He himself composed Bhajans too.
He had a charming personality. Being a proud employee in Government service, he had privilege to travel with family in first class pass. He developed the art of astrology and was experienced in predicting the movement of star, horoscope as well .
He had a tough life but always believed in ' work is worship '.His life is an inspiration.
I love my mother very much and her dad was the only inspiration in her life. Her love towards her dad made me love and know about him so much.
My grandpa definitely made the world's beautiful creation in form of my mother and he not just gave an angel to this universe but also gave me wings to fly through her.
©️✍️Priyanka Kamath
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