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Charu Venkat
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It is to my deepest regret that I wish to inform you that my husband Venkat (Melam72 on these forums) passed away on December 15, 2017, on his 49th birthday. It happened in our Chennai house in Alwarpet, when he slipped on the staircase and hit his head against a banister. He lost consciousness and never recovered.

He was by no means an easy man to live with, with his fits of passion and anger. Neither was his life easy, facing humiliation and disappointment in every quarter. But he loved music, history, and literature to a fault, and to those who loved the same things, he loved them to a fault. He is survived by me, his wife, and his sister Varalakshmi of London, UK.

sureshvv
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Post by sureshvv »

Heartfelt condolences! He was full of spirit and joy de vivre.

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Post by Sachi_R »

Mrs. Melam72,
Kindly accept our condolences.
Losing someone that close to you is not an easy thing to get over. May God give you the strength.

The fact that you are sharing the news with us shows your consideration and the importance Melam72 gave to this group. That is not a surprise to me in fact. Through the efforts of people we never meet and are almost never grateful for, we have here a forum where we connect with equally crazy people.

And in fact, such craziness is the spice of life.

Please take care and ask if we, I mean I, can be of any help in any matter.

May Melam72 continue on his journey with the right mela towards his karta!

sureshvv
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Post by sureshvv »

May be you can put up a picture?

CRama
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Post by CRama »

Heartfelt condolences. Pray God to give you enough strength to tide over this tragedy.

rajeshnat
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Post by rajeshnat »

CharuVenkat
So sorry to hear the loss of your spouse -melam72(venkat). His posts always showcased his extreme personality as a permanent syrup. He had a wide range of musical interests and it was evident that he grew up/ spent considerable time in chennai . Condolences .

All,
Venkat posts are all grouped here search.php?author_id=19690&sr=posts

Nick H
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Post by Nick H »

Very sorry to hear. Sympathy and condolences.

rajeshnat
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Charu
May I know Venkat's full name please?

Charu Venkat
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Post by Charu Venkat »

Thank you all for your wishes.

Sachi_R: thank you. I am moving back to Madras some time this June/July. It is just very hectic wrapping things up in Singapore - selling the house, selling the cars, talking to the bank I work at to transfer me to Madras, and so on. Truly touched by your offer.

Sureshvv: Venkat hated photos with a burning passion. The few photos we have of him he didn't know of. To respect his memory, I will refrain from putting up photos. I hope you understand.

Rajeshnat: His full name was Venkat Muralidharan.

sureshvv
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Post by sureshvv »

He should be happy to see that you are filling his shoes very ably here. Keep 'em coming :D

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Post by arasi »

Charu,
I was alerted to this thread only now by a friend, and I was stunned...:(
I had just asked you in the Gregorian chants thread if we had met, since you addressed me as Rajee...
My sympathies of course to you and to the whole family...
I am intrigued though. The whole thing appears like a dream--melam72's mysterious and at times menacing presence and his end as we now know, hearing it from you--how I wish it weren't so cruel but just happens to be a figurative tale! Something unrealistic, yes, a dream--and how I again hope that it is just that! A mere prank which he is playing with us--pretending as you even :(
Should I stop dreaming??
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thanjavooran
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Post by thanjavooran »

CharuVenkat
Very sorry to hear the sad news. Parting a life partner at a very young age is very difficult to imagine. My deepest condolences to all the members of your family.

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Post by MaheshS »

Charu Venkat - Very sad for your loss, sincere condolences to you and your family.

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Post by srkris »

Charu Venkat - condolences.

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Post by rshankar »

Condolences!

cienu
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Post by cienu »

Heartfelt condolences Smt Charu Venkat.

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Post by ratanabhinav »

My deepest heartfelt condolences . May he rest in peace . What an active and lively , loveable member he was. I'm filled with grave grief .

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Post by ratanabhinav »

Why are you informing us so late ?

Sivaramakrishnan
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Post by Sivaramakrishnan »

Condolences, Charu Venkat.
Thanks however, for your brief remarks about melam72 that helped to roughly understand the 'why' of his approach.

Ramasubramanian M.K
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Post by Ramasubramanian M.K »

Charu Venkat:My heartfelt condolences on your loss. Although we have never met- thro the forum we gather impressions about the contributors and melam'-72's. postings certainly revealed his passion.

Rajeshnat: I tried access to your compilation of Melam 72. posts and was denied. How do I access it?Thanks.

rajeshnat
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Post by rajeshnat »

Ramasubramanian M.K wrote: 11 Feb 2018, 22:07
Rajeshnat: I tried access to your compilation of Melam 72. posts and was denied. How do I access it?Thanks.
MKR Sir
The link will work only after you have logged in. Post Logging you can try.

K Nagarajan
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Post by K Nagarajan »

Very sad that he died when he was only 47.
My deepest condolences. May his soul rest in peace.

uday_shankar
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Post by uday_shankar »

Very sorry to hear this. Deepest condolences.

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Post by shankarank »

Until Uday posted... I did not get triggered to visit this forum. Today being Sunday - apt according to convention.. My deepest Condolences.. His provocative posts and questions, something we will all miss.

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Post by aaaaabbbbb »

Smt Charu Venkat,

Heartfelt condolences.

Never missed any of Melam72 Ji's posts.

May God grant you the courage to withstand the loss.

May his soul rest in peace..

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Post by narayan »

Please accept my condolences.

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Post by SrinathK »

My sincere condolences. It is tragic that his life was snuffed out in so unexpected a manner and to leave behind one's life partner so soon. Yes, he was highly opinionated and I sensed a degree of anger in his writing for whatever reason, but at the end of the day, I felt he was ultimately a passionate rasika. He will be missed. Please take care.

ajit
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Post by ajit »

Sincere condolences. It is very sad.

Charu Venkat
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Post by Charu Venkat »

Thank you so much for your condolences.

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Post by kvchellappa »

While it is sad, I do hope that what died is only the pseudonym.

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