I was born on the 23rd November, 1974 (a saturday) at Tirupati. I flew back to Madras (now Chennai) in a few days along with my parents. I stayed at home for 4 years, thoroughly enjoying myself. My mother would feed me while telling me stories while I was perched on her hip looking at the cows behind our house (it was no mean feat - I think I weighed 20 kilos). Since I was the youngest grandchild in our family, no one was permitted to get angry with me - especially if I sat on them and hit them with whatever they wouldn't give me.