Amba Nayak
- 97 years old
- Female
- Born Feb 08, 1912
- Died Apr 15, 2009
- Katapady, India
About
AMBA NAYAK
"The body has death, but not the soul. The body sleeps, the soul flies.Even as man discards old clothes for the new ones, so the dweller in the body, the soul, leaving aside the worn-out bodies, enters into new bodies. The soul migrates from body to body. Weapons cannot cleave it, nor fire consume it, nor water drench it, nor wind dry it." - Bhagvad Gita
Amba Nayak was the Matriarch of the Pangal Nayak Family. She was a very strong, compassionate, and charitable woman. She handled life with immaculate grace and amazing strength. As the Wife of a freedom fighter (My grandfather, Pangal Laxminarayan Nayak), she was a participant in India's Struggle for freedom. I still remember the stories she used to tell us of the British Invading the house to arrest those who supported the cause of freedom. The morals, wisdom and values she has passed down will live forever through her family.
She is Survived by
4 Children
Pangal GopalKrishna Nayak, Pangal Sitaram Nayak & His Wife Prema , Prafula Shenoy, and Aruna Shenoy & her Husband Narasimha
12 Grandchildren
Kishan Kini, Damodhar Kini, Meenakshi Rao, Gayathri Sali, Anita Menon. Aneil Nayak, Aarti Rouser, Sudha Kamath, Shubha Baliga, Maya Kamath & Priya Madampil
10 Great Grandchildren
Vikram Kini, Siddharth Kini, Ansh Sali, Vijay Menon, Kiran Menon, Neil Menon, Ashwin Kamath, Shyam Kamath, Anjali Baliga, Prashant Baliga,
The Pangal Nayak house in Katapady will never be the same without her.
On a side note. I have never ever in my life seen a woman instill such devotion in her children. Goplimam is like a incarnation of Shravan Kumar, from our epics. Sitarammam, my mom and Prafulakka all went to take of her in her time of need.
May god give them the strength to bear this loss.
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aruna Jul 17, 2012
My Mammu
aruna Oct 17, 2011
My memory
V.Narayan Swami Jun 11, 2011
I am V.. Narayan Swami who was posted in Mangalore in 1973 as a 22 year old. Was introduced to Mr Gopalkrishna Nayak through bird watching friends at the Bombay Natural History Society and wrote him a post card. The next day, there was a trunk call to the bank where I was working (this was before the intro of STD) and there was Mr Nayak at the other end of the line, inviting me to spend Sunday with him, birding at Katapady!
Thereafter, I spent practically every week end at your family home in Katapady. Mornings would be spent birdins on the grounds and the bank of the river, then a little tea and a chat in the thatch shed on the river bank, followed by lunch in your house. I remember the delicious food Mr Nayak's mother served, it was in your house that I first tasted raw cashew sabji (something new in my Tamil brahmin experience but delicious) with generous portions repeatedly ladled on by the lady, encouragung me to eat more! We had a language barrier of course but she always had a kindly and welcomng smile for the young visitor.
I could see that Mr Gopal Nayak and the rest of the family (some of whom were there, the kids, in vacation time) thought the world of her.
The afternoons would be spent in more birding on the river, either in the dug out canoe or in the boat with the Evinrude Johnson motor (the choice depending on whether the tide was in or out!). Followed more tea, a look at the astro lense Mr Nayak was grinding, his social work for the fishermen and, especially, discussions on Hindustani music (of which Mr Nayak was an afficionado and I an an ignorant). I have since developed a taste for this music and always remember Mr Nayak, his and his mom's kindnesses to em and your lovely home in Katapady almost every day.
When in Bombay in the 80's I was in touch with Gaitonde, a grandson in law I think and with Mr Nayak occasinally.
Would like to get in touch with Gopalakrishna Nayak. MY mail ID is : swamivn@gmail.com. I am sure, knowing him, he is on e-mail and can drive a PC. But just in case I am wrong would one of you put me in touch with him? Many thanks (and I will yet visit Katapady soon!!). V.Narayan Swami (Madras).
My memory
vinanthi acharya kini Sep 15, 2010
vinanthi Acharya on behalf of Radha Acharya, Vikram Acharya and Nayana