Mysore :

Unable to bear the grief caused by the untimely demise of her sister, city resident Ansuya Ganapathy (Ansoo) passed away in Dubai airport last night while she was transiting on her way back from the US to Mysore.

This is a case of triple-tragedy as Ansoo’s elder sister Prema Karumbaiah died on Sunday in Kistur village near Balele in South Kodagu. Prema also is said to have died of severe grief caused by the demise of her close relative Alamengada Parvathi Aiyappa in Kanoor village in South Kodagu on Friday.

Ansoo Ganapathy (62) and her husband Theethira K. Ganapathy (Ganesh), a retired professor residing in Jayalakshmipuram, had visited Cleveland, USA, where their sons Dr. Keerthi and Dr. Kiran are settled. Upon hearing the demise of her sister Paruvangada Prema Karumbaiah on Sunday, Ansoo was severely upset and wanted to visit Kodagu immediately to be with the family.

Ansoo and Ganapathy on their way back to Mysore were walking through the transit terminal in Dubai airport at around 9 pm (local Dubai time) when she collapsed and breathed her last. An aghast Ganapathy immediately called his son Dr. Keerthi and told him about the tragic incident.

Dr. Keerthi, a neurosurgeon, called up a few of his Kodava friends in Dubai who with the help of the members of Dubai Kodava Samaja, got the body shifted. Post-mortem was conducted the following day and the body is expected to reach Mysore either tomorrow or the day-after.

Ansoo was an active member of Sree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha, Jayalakshmi Kodava Association and Mysore Kodava Samaja.

Convenors of Jayalakshmi Kodava Association met at the residence of their President Alamengada P. Vittal this morning and condoled her death.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / August 20th, 2013