It was made possible only because we had woken up as early as 4 am. Amma got down from the bus and told us that her legs had gone numb. She took each step carefully, as if walking on water.

At that time, my father used to go to camps often for work. Thus, Amma alone used to take care of us a lot. Ramana was diagnosed with a brain tumour and passed away in a government hospital.