Yesterday and today are pretty much washed out due to the blizzard. Schools and colleges closed yesterday and remain closed today. My Bikram yoga classes were canceled yesterday and today, which means I have to do two doubles later to make up. It didn't look like it was snowing hard when I looked out and probably it is not done yet. Glad Raghu is here so we two can clear the snow later from the driveway.
I read the following biography of Sri Hiriannaiah at http://rajchat.info/vasudeva_kutumbukam/7_two_exemplary_officerst.html.
Sri Hiriannaiah also belonged to Bobburkamme sect and most probably our family is related to his family, exactly how I don't know but may learn in the future.
What was interesting is the propensity of descendants of Sri Kalappa to pursue law and serve in justice profession.
The entire biography is copied from the above source.
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Sakleshpur Hirianniah (S. Hirianniah for short) was born on 24th of June 1877 in Sakleshpura which is a taluq headquarters town in Hassan district. The taluq is situated in the high mountainous area of the Western Ghats, The mountains are covered by tropical forests where grow teakwood, rosewood, sandalwood and other tropical trees, and there is very heavy rain during the monsoon months. The ground under the trees are covered by all sorts of plants and creepers an...
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