Vice President Venkaiah Naidu wrote a letter wishing Mrs. Usha his wife a happy birthday. The letter, written on the occasion of her 66th birthday on Tuesday, shows his love for the language on the one hand and his admiration for wife on the other.
The letter embodies her hard work for herself and her family over the years. As a responsible mother and grandmother he claimed her life was superior.
The full text of that letter.
New Delhi,
1 March 2021.
To Ardhangi Lakshmi Ushamma,
In your 66 years of life, your love, patience, affection, for the life you have spent for me and our family beyond fifty today are indescribable.
Happy birthday to you dear. Good luck to you always. I pray that God will give you hundreds of years to fill. I hope that he will always protect you, perform rituals, earn fame and make life more meaningful.
Sneha Bandhavi ….
Dharmecha, Arthecha, Kamecha, Mokshecha, Naticharami! We made this vow on our wedding day. This verse reminds me of every step you have taken and followed by me every step of the way as we remember our marriage bond of the fifties.
Even before our marriage, my life was intertwined with people. You know very well that after that there was very little that cared about the family, except the people.
Yet the way in which we have not only made children benefactors, but also taken responsibility for their children and shaped our family as an address to the Indian family system is sublime. The way we share the affection that we have for everyone, including our children, in your own world, is unique.
For me, who lost my mother as a child, the meaning that provided all the affection, to Ardhangi who gave me so much affection, to Grihalakshmi who made our family an ideal, and to my wife who has been the lifeblood of my life.
“Shatamana Bhavati Shatayuh Purushashatendriya Ayushyevendriye Pratishthati”
Birthdays like this should be celebrated more. You who walked seven steps with me, I wish you to walk with me for seven births..
