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RAJ
WAS STUBBORN LIKE DAUGHTER
He Did Not Like Dependence
Report
by - CNB
Photos - K.M. Veeresh, Vajreshwari
Combines, and chitraloka file photos
Date
-24/04/2006
Time - 10.45 PM
Intimate
friend of Dr.Rajkumar was in Arizona of United States
of America. His name was Veerappa. His physical strength
slowly started diminishing. He died one day. Dr.Raj was
depressed with this news. Perhaps this death has deeply
touched him.
 When
he lost brother and sister he was very pensive. Sharada
who was singing very well was not with him. Brothers of
my husband left this earth very early. Isolation really
worried Dr.Rajkumar.
Above all the
pain of taking tablets was causing agony for Dr.Raj. Meeting doctors
and taking tablets was a hell for him. "Nothing has happened
to me. Leave me alone. I am alright. Don't give me medicines"
he was telling. He was compelled to take tablets by elder daughter
Lakshmi.
Lakshmi is also
very stubborn. Once my husband told to Lakshmi why did you do like
this when she created a prank. For that Lakshmi at the age of nine
did not eat and drink water for one week. She did not even spoke
to her father.
The same Lakshmi
when Raj was kidnapped by Veerappan climbed the Thirumala Hills
for nine times. She tonsured her hair. Stopped eat meat. After Dr.Raj
came back also she did not touch meat. She is now a vegetarian.
In our family only Dr.Raj and Lakshmi were fond of eating meat.
Lakshmi did not show interest again even after her father forced
her to eat. Raj also gave up eating meat for six month. Lakshmi
did not change her mind.
 Off
late Dr.Raj was also eating meat occasionally. He was
not eating anything full of stomach. The tablets have
taken the taste of my tongue he used to tell. Morning
one chapathi or one Idli - In the afternoon he was eating
white rice and rasam. Many a times I was feeding to his
mouth the afternoon lunch.
Tablet was very
allergic to him. He was taking 12 tablets a day. It was a tough
job for us to see that he has swallowed the tablets. I was telling
him that if you don't take the tablets I will also not take my tablets.
Are you scaring me like Chi. Udayashanker. Leave it. I would throw
the medicine he was telling.
If there was
variation in the tablets it was known through his face. When the
medicine was poured to his hand once he said the tablet is more
this time. He was arguing on this issue. Then he used to wear the
spectacles and count the tablets. One tablet was more. The doctors
have told us to increase one extra tablet was brought to his notice.
He was very sensitive.
 Off
late he started taking tablets. A few years ago he had
a nose operation. The capacity to smell he had lost. For
that reason he was asked to take tablets. Then he developed
BP. On the day he was kidnapped I had tablets tied in
the edge of my sari. In forest he was not taking tablets.
He was throwing the tablets.
The verbal fight
with him was only on this issue. He was hell bent on not coming
to doctors. We never used to leave. When I was talking with Puneeth
on a medical check up he over heard it and said he is not going
to come.
When he was
stubborn like this I was telling him that I would go somewhere.
He was reacting very quickly - you go wherever you want I will also
see that. Immediately I was telling him that I would not go anywhere
leaving you. You have tied me down with your love and affection
was my viewpoint.
 After
the knee operation he was told not to take up Yogasanas.
But he was doing it without our knowledge. In the beginning
he was going for walk in the house. Then he was taking
walk outside the house. Even in walking he was practicing
some postures. I found out once from one of his hands.
You have put people like how a thief is looked at he said.
I have not done Yogasana I just raised my hand to see
my muscle power he closed the chapter.
 He
wanted to see his grand daughter marriage. Her name is
Saraswathi. She was affectionately called as Ammu. She
is just nineteen. He wanted to conduct the marriage of
Saraswathi luxuriously. That did not happen.
 Dr.Raj
was looked after too much by Puneeth. His wife Ashwini
is delivering a child probably on April 30. The child
that is taking birth should see me from its eyes in my
usual attire. That is the wish of Puneeth.
UNFORGETTABLE
- Relying on someone shirking the responsibility he did not like.
He was a self reliant on many matters. He wanted to live with self
respect and independently. He did not like in anyone doing his job.
He was doing his job on his own. That is the policy he always maintained.
Smt.Parvathamma
Rajkumar
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