Genealogy for P. K. Saraswathy Amma
Full name: Puthiyidathil Kalyani Amma Saraswathy Amma
Born in March 1925 as the fourth daughter of her parents
in the aristocratic Puthiyidathil Nair family. She was born
in the Poonjar village in the erstwhile Travancore state of India.
She was handicapped at birth by a club foot on her right leg.
She lost her mother after 28 days of her birth. She passed
away on May 1, 1997.
Paternal Grandparents:
Rohini Thirunal Valia Raja
born - ?
married - ?
died - ?
buried - ?
note - King of the local Poonjar Kingdom. Ruled over
100,000 acres of land on the southern tip of India.
Grandmother ?
born - ?
married - Tohini Thirunal Valia Raja
died - ?
buried - ?
Maternal Grandparents:
Grandfather ?
born - ?
married - ?
died - ?
buried - ?
Grandmother ?
born - ?
married - ?
died - ?
buried - ?
Parents:
Chemmarachadathu Parameswaran Thampi
born - 1882
married - Puthiyidathil Kallyani Amma
died - 1955
buried - ?
note - Sanscrit Scholar, Teacher and Planter.
Passed away in 1955 at the age of 73.
Puthiyidathil Kallyani Amma
born - ?
married - ?
buried - ?
note - Housewife, died immediately after the delivery
of Saraswathy Amma of poor medical attention.
Father and mother were cousins.
Stepmother - Puthiyidathil Lakshmi Amma
born - ?
married - Chemmarachadathu Parameswaran Thampi
died - 1953
buried - ?
note - Father married younger sister of his wife on her
death. Passed away in 1953.
Siblings:
C. P. Ramakrishna Pillay, I. A. S.
Elder Brother(78 years)
born - ?
married - ?
note - Only brother. Retired from Indian Administrative
Service as a Senior Beaurocrat. He was a scholar
and humanist, respected by one and all.
P. K. Bharathy Amma
Elder Sister
born - ?
married - ?
died - 1985
note - First class matriculate. She passed away in 1985
of a heart ailment at the age of 85.
Name ?
Elder Sister
born - ?
married - ?
died - ?
note - Passed away soon after marriage from complications
at the time of her first delivery.
L. Sarada Amma
Younger Sister
born - 1930?
married - ?
died - 1975
note - Daughter of her stepmother. Passed away in 1975
of a heart ailment at the age of 45. She had a handicap
similar to that of Saraswathy Amma.
Husband:
Chemmarachadathu Narayana Pillay (79 years)
born - ?
married - P. K. Saraswathy Amma
died - ?
buried - ?
note - Farmer and Businessman; her own paternal and
maternal cousin; cousin marriage was popular in Nair
families of Kerala. A man of highest moral values and
down to earth simlicity, loved and respected his wife in
spite of her physical limitations, took good care of her
in her terminal years.
Children:
Son - Vasudevan
born - 1947
died - 1950
note - First child and died at the age of 3.
Son - N. Venugopal
born - 1954
married - S. Sreekumari
note - Sales Manager in a government steel company.
Son - N. Radhakrishnan Nair
born - 1957
married - P. Rajshree
note - Sales Manager in a multinational Indian software
company.
Son - Suresh
born - 1959
died - 1959 at age 6 months.
Son - N. Jayakumar
born - 1962
married - Preetha
note - Electrical Engineer in a large tire manufacturing
company.
Son - Dr. N. Ashok
born - 1965
married - Tulsi Nair
note - Professor of Anatomy in an Agricultural University.
Recognized scientist in Veterinary Sciences.
Grandchildren:
Renjith S. Menon (Son of Rajalekshmi)
born - 1975
note - Software professional and entrepreneur in
Indianapolis, USA.
Fajiv S. Menon (Son of Rajalekshmi)
born - 1980
note - Doing his Engineering degree in Computer Science.
Plans to pursue his studies in the USA. Talented in
multiple fields, from dance to elocution.
Indu S. Kumari ( Daughter of Vebnugopal)
born - 1986
note - Only daughter of Venugopal. Doing her martriculation
final year. Extremely good in her studies.
Revathy R. Nair (Daughter of Rajalekshmi)
born - 1987
note - Only daughter of Radhakrishnan. Doing her 8th
grade, good in studies and talented in drawing and music.
Aravind J. Kumar (Son of Jayakumar)
born - 1992
note - Doing his 3rd grade. Talented in drawing.
Aditya Ashok (Son of Ashok)
born - 1995
note - Doing his 1st grade. Talented in drums and music.
Aditi J. Kumar (Daughter of Jayakumar)
born - 1997
note - Yet to be starting school.
