Saturday, March 2, 2013

Narayanaswamy Naidu, Chinna Thayamma and some friends who made good in Trichy during 1905 to 1940

One contemporary friend or acquaintance of my paternal maternal great grandfather, Shri Narayanaswamy Naidu and my paternal maternal great grandmother, Chinna Thayamma, residents of 12 Mannar Pillai Street, Trichy during 1900 to 1950 at least, or perhaps 1960, was that they had some friends whose names are remembered by relatives to this date. My father, Balapila Naga Bhushan, used to speak of a well known sweetmeat merchant in Trichy, who began in Palakarai area around 1905 and later, (1908, it seems, as I found out from the net) and established a successful business. This was Shri B. Govindarajulu Naidu. My paternal grandfather, Shyamala Ranga Bhashyam, was born in Srivilliputhur in 1899, and was sent up to live in Chennai with his sisters, Balamma and Shanmughavalli sometime in 1910.

Shri Narayanaswamy Naidu and Chinna Thayamma were acquainted with Shri B. Govindarajulu Naidu, and my father remembers my grandfather speaking about him after he moved to Trichy upon marriage with Rambai, and resettled in the town.

I read from the internet pages from the well doing sweetmeat shop - BG NAIDU SWEETS - that the brand name is doing well and is a household name in Trichy and Pudukkottai districts. Began in 1908 by Hon. Shri B. Govindarajulu Naidu, the shop chain is a successful business firm now. Shri Govindarajulu Naidu came from a small hamlet, Iluppur, between Pudukottai and Viralimalai. He was followed by his son, Hon. Shri B. G. Bakthavatchalam. I remember my father speaking about Shri Bakthavatchalam on occasion, in reference to Trichy. They have dairy farms at Keelamullaikudi village, Trichy and a centralized industrial kitchen at Sangliandapuram, Trichy. Shri B. G. Bakthavatchalam and Smt. B. Santha Bakthavatchalam have been followed by his four sons - Mr. G. B. Balaji, Mr. B. Badrinath, Mr. B. Kedarnath and Mr. B. Amarnath. [From the information in their website - I was intrigued by the choice of names - Venkateswara and Shiva... remarkable and terrific. Much like Shyamala Ranga Bhashyam's choice of Krishna and Ram for his sons.]


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