Mid seventies.

An interesting character joins 90SC. Lalli Aunty. First and foremost she was not

a doctor. Or an engineer. Later she also became a doctor but a different one at that.

A fun loving person with a merry laughter she was a live wire. She was also very good

at cooking. For Ealachelvi's 16 th birthday there was a party. A mutton preparation with

Worcestorshire sauce was so good that the people who served like aunty's sister's

daughter was left with nothing but the oohs and aahs of the guests. Poor girl.

Ealachelvi's bharadha natyam training started very early. Aunty was a tough taskmaster.

I got to watch Ealachelvi dance in Dr. Ravi Kumar's marriage. It was utterly captivating.

Her movements were mesmerising. Later when I joined Chandra's academy of Table tennis

I saw many parents like Aunty who made their kids sweat 4 hours a day. If you are

interested in excellence then start very early.