i am dr manjula rau
i am a kannadiga brahmin
married to an i as officer
but i have a strong tamil connection
my maternal grandmother is from salem kandli
her father was ie my great grandfather was thirumal rao
he was a lawyer a coolegue of our great rajaji
both were good friends i believe
my maternal grandmother and her side of relations spoke kannada with tamil ascent intermixed with tamil
the greatest thing i want to tell you all is the special dosa which has been handed over from my great grandmother to my grandmother and to my mother who has handed it to me
we call it the kempae dosae that is red dosae
supposed to be common in salem
