Tamil Nadu   

A trip down memory lane for Nirupama Rao

D. Radhakrishnan

Udhagamandalam: On Sunday, it was a walk down memory lane for the Indian Ambassador to China, Nirupama Rao.

She arrived at the Taj Garden Retreat in Coonoor on Saturday to assist National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in the boundary talks with his Chinese counterpart, Dai Bingguo.

Visits house

Making the most of a breather in the negotiations, Ms. Rao visited a house at Wellington, which was occupied by her family about 42 years ago.

The present occupant of the house, Vimala Nambiar, told The Hindu that Ms. Rao's father, Colonel P.V.N. Menon, was stationed at Wellington in the 1960s.

First tenants

He and his family were the first tenants of the house, Devi Niwas.

Ms. Rao completed her schooling at the Saint Joseph's Convent in Coonoor in 1964-65.

On seeing that a good part of the house was still in its original shape, Ms. Rao became extremely nostalgic.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Big, beautiful and quite a sight to behold
Campaigning for the cause of the visually impaired
More panchayat presidents admit caste discrimination: study
Public-public partnership in water sector works: expert
Man behind stunning stills
Centre to modernise 1,396 ITIs
TNAU to submit re-drafted proposals to Finance Ministry
Understanding life in prison
A trip down memory lane for Nirupama Rao
Workshop on TA
On a hunt
Help underprivileged, Governor tells youth
In-service training in teaching methodology planned
SSP constructs school building
Chidambaram lauds ISRO scientists
Briefly

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu