<p>I have really fond memories of my house ‘Bhadrashaya’, which was located on the busy and noisy Subedar Chatram Road. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In the early 20th century, this road used to be referred to as Annamma Temple Street named after the Annamma Temple located on it. <br /><br />My house was in the place where Kapali Theatre stands today. <br /><br />Those days, Bengaluru was a much calmer city. I did my BA in National College, Jayanagar from 1966 to 1969 and then MA in Central College. <br /><br />From 1972 to 1981, I was a research scholar in Bangalore University at the department of sociology.<br /><br /> I remember taking a bus from Ashoka Pillar to Jnana Bharati campus. It was such a calm journey devoid of traffic.<br /><br /> In fact, I would be the first one to board the bus and the last one to get down. Then from 1983 to 1986, I studied law at BMS College of Law.<br /><br />This family photograph was taken in 1950 on the terrace of my house ‘Bhadrashaya’.<br /><br /> It was constructed in 1904 and we lived there till 1951 until my father passed away. <br /><br />From 1951 to 1964, we let it out and lived in Basavangudi. <br /><br />I remember watching my old house getting demolished in 1964 as a mere 19-year-old. Though it was saddening, I supervised the demolition. <br /><br />I am the elder child in the picture. My younger brother is now a retired medical practitioner, Dr SA Ramesh. <br /><br />My mother K Sathyavathi Devi was expecting her third son when the photo was taken. <br /><br />He is now a flutist, SA Shashidhar. My father is the late S Anantha Rao. <br /><br />My mother, who is 86-years-old now, has fond memories of her old house, which was also located close to Movieland Theatre. <br /><br />She tells me that during the nights, they would hear dialogues and songs from the movies being screened at the Theatre. <br /><br />I was only a kid then. The theatre still exists today. <br /><br />My father, who passed away when I was a young boy, used to tell my mother how peaceful the whole of South Bengaluru was. <br /><br />My mother, in turn, would narrate these stories to me. <br /><br />Kapali Theatre today brings back a flood of memories to me – of a house that had seen so many milestones and played host to so many people.<br /><br /> As a matter of fact, even to this day I preserve a postal cover addressed to my great grandfather, S Narayana Rao esq ( ‘esquire’ being a term used in the British days for a person who held a degree of any sort).<br /><br /> The address on it is No 2, Annamma Temple Street. <br />Narayana Prasad <br /><br />(As told to Deepa Natarajan Lobo)</p>
<p>I have really fond memories of my house ‘Bhadrashaya’, which was located on the busy and noisy Subedar Chatram Road. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In the early 20th century, this road used to be referred to as Annamma Temple Street named after the Annamma Temple located on it. <br /><br />My house was in the place where Kapali Theatre stands today. <br /><br />Those days, Bengaluru was a much calmer city. I did my BA in National College, Jayanagar from 1966 to 1969 and then MA in Central College. <br /><br />From 1972 to 1981, I was a research scholar in Bangalore University at the department of sociology.<br /><br /> I remember taking a bus from Ashoka Pillar to Jnana Bharati campus. It was such a calm journey devoid of traffic.<br /><br /> In fact, I would be the first one to board the bus and the last one to get down. Then from 1983 to 1986, I studied law at BMS College of Law.<br /><br />This family photograph was taken in 1950 on the terrace of my house ‘Bhadrashaya’.<br /><br /> It was constructed in 1904 and we lived there till 1951 until my father passed away. <br /><br />From 1951 to 1964, we let it out and lived in Basavangudi. <br /><br />I remember watching my old house getting demolished in 1964 as a mere 19-year-old. Though it was saddening, I supervised the demolition. <br /><br />I am the elder child in the picture. My younger brother is now a retired medical practitioner, Dr SA Ramesh. <br /><br />My mother K Sathyavathi Devi was expecting her third son when the photo was taken. <br /><br />He is now a flutist, SA Shashidhar. My father is the late S Anantha Rao. <br /><br />My mother, who is 86-years-old now, has fond memories of her old house, which was also located close to Movieland Theatre. <br /><br />She tells me that during the nights, they would hear dialogues and songs from the movies being screened at the Theatre. <br /><br />I was only a kid then. The theatre still exists today. <br /><br />My father, who passed away when I was a young boy, used to tell my mother how peaceful the whole of South Bengaluru was. <br /><br />My mother, in turn, would narrate these stories to me. <br /><br />Kapali Theatre today brings back a flood of memories to me – of a house that had seen so many milestones and played host to so many people.<br /><br /> As a matter of fact, even to this day I preserve a postal cover addressed to my great grandfather, S Narayana Rao esq ( ‘esquire’ being a term used in the British days for a person who held a degree of any sort).<br /><br /> The address on it is No 2, Annamma Temple Street. <br />Narayana Prasad <br /><br />(As told to Deepa Natarajan Lobo)</p>
