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Celebrating Independence in the company of dolls

by Gyanvitaranam

   

   Independence Day on August 15 symbolizes the emergence of sovereign state of India after becoming free from the British rule. In the last six decades thousands of stories of courage and success have inspired all of us but a unique story of an elderly couple from Bangalore compel you to ponder over.

   For them it is a celebration of a life free of misery, unhappiness or any such negative factors. That is to do something constructive, something creative thereby keeping away sorrows, melancholy of not only of their lives but also of others. This enthusiastic elderly couple with a young heart, K V Shreenivas in his eighties and his wife Prabhavati in late seventies have a hobby of dolls collection.

   It is not just another hobby for them. It gave them a reason to live when their son, a celebrity actor popularly known as Venky died all of a sudden. Then they decided to do something that not only give them joy....

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