Entry to this World !!

1983 September 23, 5.30 PM

The day I was born !! I was expected to come a few days back. But I was feeling very comfortable inside my mother. So even after the doctors predicted a time, I stayed back at my first home safely. But at the same time, I was eager to see my mother and father, who were longing for my arrival for the past ten months.

After giving too much pain to my mother, atlast I came out. The doctor said, hey! its a girl. I was feeling very proud to hear that. Yeah! I am a girl, like my father's wish. He wished to have a baby girl. He did a lot of prayers to get a girl. So I became the proud girl who satisfied my father's wish at my birth itself. I just saw my mother, she was so tired. I felt sorry for giving her too much pain. I could have come a bit earlier. I felt a strong feeling of attachment and love towards her. I wasn't sure when she is gonna take me in her hands, as she fell into a deep sleep.

The doctor (Dr.Syamala of Syamala Nursing Home, Vishakapattanam) took me out from that labour room. I was covered with woolen clothes, but I didn't feel comfortable. I thought for a second, it was too warm when I was inside my mother. I could feel her each movements, I was feeling very safe there. Now I am in the outside world. No idea how its gonna be. But I know, my father is there outside.

There, outside the labour room, my father and all my well wishers were standing to see me. I got a warm welcome there. Doctor handover me to my grandmother (mother's mom). We started a heart-filled relationship there which is still continuing and she is running successfully at her 85's. I like her in the very first second she touched me. But I could not look at her face for more than a second. I was feeling sleepy.

I heard, everybody's comment 'she is very pretty'. I didn't understand what it means, but I understood, its something good for me. So, again I felt proud for me. Till then, I was in my granny's hand. Where is my father? I hope he will hold me now.

Yeah ! I heard, the sound which was very familiar to me - My Father !! I tried to locate him, with no success. Yes! he came and touched me. But he was afraid to hold me. Then the sister's came and told my granny to gave me back. I felt sad , coz I was expecting my father to take me. Now I am nowhere. Mother is sleeping and father outside. I hope to get them of my own so soon.

I heard a noise outside, yeah! my family started the celebration. My father gave a wonderful treat to each and every one in the hospital. My uncles (mother's brothers) served 'Payasam' to all. But unfortunately, I was starving inside this time. I got only some drops of water. Since my mother was too tired to feed me, they bought a feeding bottle and tried to feed me. I tried my hard to take the milk, but nothing is coming from the bottle. I started crying like anything. Atlast in the midnight I got water dropped into my lips. I recognized it was my granny. Ho god, I thought I will die soon, but I felt a bit fine after having some water. I gave a lot of thanks in my mind. She sat awake the whole night for me.

I started loving my grand mother a lot.