Monday, December 30, 2024

cousins 2024

Cousin Abhirama


practice for school competition



New Jersey visit during spring break March 2024




mantra pushpam


Abhrima and Akshi with Aniruddha and his wife May 10, 2024

Dallas Tx May 1, 2024 Got 1st prize in Robotics


 

10 grade teachers for Abhirama
August 4, 2024  Allen Tx

first Shravana Shanivara festival August 10, 2024 Allen Tx


 Cousins participated in Blueyonder Company Talent hunt

Abhirama from Allen Tx August 15, 2024 


Adhokshaja from Allen Tx August 15, 2024 
Reached upto Semifinal

Adhokshja learning Violin July 10, 2024


6th and 10 graders
August 4, 2024 First day to school Allen Tx


Abhirama got selected


Allen High School November 13, 2024



Abhirama has too many feathers on his cap

 CLICK--->  ABHIRAMA's RESUME July 2024


Abhirama's first paper publication August 22,2024


pre-SAT results  October 26, 2024 Allen Tx


Raami stood third November 14, 2024 Allen Tx


Rami got 1480 out of 1600 in SAT exam. Assured scholarship in UTD
November 16, 2024 Allen Tx


Raami got prize on talk on 'Bharadwaja Rishi' November 17, 2024 Allen Tx



Abhirama and Adhokshaja November 17, 2014 Allen Tx

Akshi in Smartha Karthika masa Rudrabhishekam function 
Dallas Tx November 18, 2024

Well child check up July 16, 2024

passport renewal July 10, 2024



July 23 2024 Dallas Love Field Airport 
Ready to go to Salt Lake City - Check separate page on this



Vipravrinda gettogether December 8, 2024

 

Abhirama Sonny felicitated on creating website 
for Kannada Brahmin Sangha Dallas December 7, 2024
check here--- click-->   VIPRAVRINDA.ORG




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christmas get together 2024

 Doddu, Doddappa, Abhirama and Adhokshaja visited us on December 21, 2024 to spend a week with us. 



Doddu family leaving Dallas December 21, 2024

receiving at airport SLC

Sandhyavandana December 22, 2024



to temple and then to restaurant December 22, 2024




Madhwa families meet at our home December 23, 2024


parayana - Devaranama seve December 23, 2024





Play with Adhokshaja December 27, 2024




Thursday, November 21, 2024

cousins who are in united states and india know our family as of 2024

Know about our family as of 2024. Know Our Cousins and Mom's Cousins.

our Cousins Adhokshaja and Abhirama 6th and 10 graders
August 4, 2024 First day to school Allen Tx
 

OUR MATERNAL SIDE

My mom has one older sister, Chaitra Rao. Aunt Chaitra Rao and family have been living in Allen, Texas since 2009. She has two sons, Abhirama who is 15 years old and Adhokshaja who is 11 years old. Abhirama and Adhokshaja are presently studying in Allen, Texas


Our Maternal Grand father - Suresh Hulikunti Rao 
Prerana, Gayathri, Vidushmath and Suresh Hulikunti Rao
Mysore Palace June 23, 2024.


OUR PATERNAL SIDE

My dad has one older brother and one younger sister. Uncle, Raghu Srikantarao and family have been living in California since 2019. He has two daughters aged 16 and 13 years respectively.

Aunt, Kavita and family have been staying in Mysore since 2020. She has two sons aged 10 and 6 years respectively. 


Our Paternal Grand father - Srikantarao (demised on October 3, 2024)
Raghu Srikantarao's Home Bangalore July 14, 2024
Gayathri, Prerana, Vivardhini, Srikantarao, Vidushmath, Suresh Hulikunti Rao



NEAR RELATIVES (check pictures at the end of this page)

My Mom has 8 cousins from the paternal side and 8 cousins from the maternal side. 


MOM's PATERNAL SIDE COUSINS 8 - family-wise

  1. Dr.Nagendra Sethumadhav (Arjun) and family are stationed in Austin, Tx. He has two sons who are aged about 16 years and 12 years respectively. Dr.Ullas Sethumadhav is  working as a Professor in British University, Dubai
  2. Chetan Gopinath and family are living in San Diego, California. He has two daughters aged 8 and 4 years respectively. Deepak Gopinath is living with his wife in New York after completing his MS in 2019 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
  3. Anil Praneshrao and family are living in Bangalore. He has two sons. His older son, Vikram aged 21 years is joining the University of California in December 2024 to do MS. His younger son, Vishal is 19 years old and is studying final year B.Tech in Bangalore. Anjana Praneshrao and family are living in Bangalore. She has a daughter and son (twins), Vrunda and Varun, aged 21 years. Both joined Iova university in December 2023 to do the final year B.Tech and continue studies in MS. 
  4. Dr.Rohit D Vallam is living in Bangalore. He has one son aged 3 years. Preethi D Vallam and her husband are living in Bangalore. 


Mom's Cousins paternal side
L to R Vishal, Abhirama, Vikram, Viva, Vidu, Adhokshaja and V.Vallam
At Gopi's home Bangalore June 13, 2024



our mom's cousins (paternal side) in Mysore January 1, 2022
Sudheendra, Anjana, Vrunda, Varun, Suresh, Gayathri
 Vrunda Varun got admission in Iova University in 2023 for final year B.Tech+MS


Mom's cousins paternal side -  Grandfather Suresh Hulikunti Rao
Mom's cousins are Anil, Rohit, Anjana and Preethi
Standing: Abhirama, Vishal, Vikram, Jayashree Anil, Chandrika Gopi, Vivardhini, 
Sudha Pranesh, Pushpa Dwarakanath, zz Rohit
Sitting Middle: Anil Praneshrao, Suresh Hulikunti Rao, Rohith D Vallam, 
Dwarakanath Vallam, zz Vallam, Adhokshaja, Vadi, 
Gopinath H, Vidushmath, Praneshrao
Sitting Lower: Prerana, Chaitra, Gayathri, Anjana Praneshrao, Preethi Vallam
Gopi Home Bangalore June 13, 2024 


Mom's paternal side

Grandfather Suresh Hulikunti Rao's brothers/sisters

Dr.Sethumadhava Rao - older brother

Gopinath H - older brother

Badarinath H - older brother (demised on November 24, 2017)

Sudha Pranesh - older sister

Pushpa Dwarakanath - older sister


Mom's maternal side

Grandmother Gayathri T Venkatesh's sisters

Usha Gurudath - older sister

Vani Anand Gautham - younger sister

Meera Subramanya - younger sister

Rupa Mohan - younger sister

Shubha Balu - younger sister


MOM's MATERNAL SIDE COUSINS 8 - family-wise

  1. Vinay Gurudath is employed in Lisbon, Portugal. He is living in Krakow, Poland. He has two daughters aged 8 and 4 years respectively. Vikram Gurudath is doing business in Bangalore.
  2. Prajith Gautam is employed as a software engineer in Bangalore. He is getting married in February 2025. Pranitha Gautam is an engineer and lives in Germany. She has one daughter.
  3. Siri Subramanya lives in Bangalore. She has one son.
  4. Yogeesha is a student and joined first year B.E in Bangalore.
  5. Vaishnavi Balu is working as a software engineer in Bangalore. She got married in 2022. Vrushank Balu is a student and is studying in first year BE in Bangalore.


Mom and her cousin Siri with her son Samyak and husband Aditya
maternal side cousin  Kengeri June 14,2024




Mom's Cousins maternal side cousin is Siri
Our Great grandmother, Leelavathi Home Kengeri June 13,2024
Gayathri's sister Usha, Viva, Suresh, Vidu, Gayathri, Leelavathi, Adhokshaja, 
Cousin Siri with her son SamyakVadi, Prerana, Abhirama, 
Siri's husband Aditya and Siri's mother Meera



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Cousin Vikram got admission for MS in California
He is joining in the last week of December 2024



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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Halloween and Deepavali fall on the same day in 2024

 

our Halloween Day
Viva as Jasmin girl and me as Astronaut



Akshi as monkey Raami didn't wear Halloween dress this year

Aunt Chaitra Rao as Minnie Mouse in Dallas Tx



Deepavali at Dallas October 31, 2024

Tulsi Puja at Dallas November 13, 2024


Aunt Chaitra Rao birthday November 9, 2024

Uncle Vadi prepared this PP presentation on aunt's birthday celebrated in Dallas on November 10, 2924

CLICK --->  CHAITRA's 40 FACTS 


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Saturday, October 26, 2024

we visited dallas to attend dhanvantri homa in Allen Tx

We visited Dallas to attend Dhanvantri Homa in aunt Chaitra and Uncle Vadi's home in Allen, Tx


Akshi welcoming us at Dallas Love Field airport  October 18, 2024 




keeping ready of gifts


Doddu and Dodda (aunt and uncle) October 20, 2024


Homa October 20, 2024


Homa in Progress October 20, 2024


Aarati October 20, 2024


Pray God to give health and happiness October 20, 2024


sister Viva's seva (offer of prayers to God) October 20, 2024

after Dhanvantri Homa it's bhajan time October 20, 2024


sumptuous meals October 20, 2024


aunt's friends who assisted in preparation of food October 20, 2024


with Abhirama, Adhokshaja, Aniruddha and his wife



 reading October 23, 2024

sleeping



We also visited mom and aunt's many friends in Dallas

this is Chaitra Sridhar

This is Sheela's home


This is Vijay's home

mom and aunt October 25, 2024 Dallas Tx





We volunteered in the Learning Cube Academy pre-school run by Veena aunt in Dallas. My mom was a student in Veena's father's school in Hassan, India during 1995 to 1998.

this is Veena's school




Homa in Aunt's friend home October 19, 2024


I got a gift from my cousin Akshi

I got Abhirama's shirt of 2014 And Akshi too had used 
Abhirama wearing the yellow shirt in 2014


sister Viva singing in Doddu's music room Allen Tx October 24, 2024



Doddu gave her hospital dress to Viva Allen Tx October 24, 2024


bye bye Dallas October 26, 2024




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