Amarakavi Ramachandra - Siddha Yogi

Human life in the mundane world itself is a strange phenomenon.  We will come across in contact with so many people from different walks in our life Each one have special skills and talents and expert in doing many things.  We may astonish with such people for their multiple activities.  It will quite be contrast if we look into the way of life with mystics.  It will tell us totally different stories.

Sri Ramachandra at his tender age of 16 had an opening in doing service with Imperial Bank as a banking clerk for a period of three years having its office opposite to Madras Harbour next to Parry's corner on the First Line Beach Road.  It is a mystery that he later switched over in the oil rich Burma shell company, Esplanade at Madras.  He joined service in the year 1927 as a clerical grade staff with exceptional skills and doing his duties to the utmost satisfaction to his superiors.  He was gradually elevated upto Management level as Officer by the administration. 

While in service throughout his lifetime he never took unnecessary leave and his attendance always shows an excess credit of earn leave.  He was very disciplined man and hard working in his duty.  Everyday he will be present in his seat before 30 minutes of office opening time.  He used to leave office late in the evening by about 7 P.M. after completing not only the pending work but in preparation of other jobs well in advance for another seven days.  Therefore no file will be pending in his table.  His dress code is white pant and white shirt wearing black shoes.  He used to shave twice a week in saloon on every Monday and Thursday.

He had a very responsible, heavy and tough portfolio in the Burma Shell Company managing Cost Accounts, Budget and Finance.  He was directly answerable to the superior of the company who are equal to House of Lord grade.  Though he has not seen the gates of college but purely on the basis of merit and efficiently handling things he was promoted to the highest level in the company.  Apart from that he was also entrusted the job handling the Labour welfare Union as Secretary and managing efficiently all the activities of the Union in a proper manner. One may wonder to know with so many responsible work on hand he was very good sportsman specialized in playing Badminton.  He had the opportunity to participate in many tournaments. No doubt that he stood best among the players and won first prizes many cups, medals and awards.  With all the excellence in life he was having                        throughout his lifetime he had no opportunity to learn two things in life, which an every average Indian use to do.

He did not know how to ride a bicycle and the art of doing self-shaving.  These two things he somehow never learnt in his life and he feels sorry for not taken it as a serious matter. 

After his retirement from Burma Shell as a token of his sincere service with the Oil Company for 35 years in appreciation he was offered two petrol pumping station in the heart of Madras.  He being a spiritual person gently refused to accept the offer from the company.  He was in firm belief that once after retirement from service the person should take self-enquiry and explore his own life.  He was not money minded person in wasting the precious life in multiplying the means.  He wanted to live a self-contended life.  As rightly pointed out by Justice S Mohan Sri Ramachandra had no wants and desires.

Another important thing Amarakavi always used tell us that no two persons life are identical or similar with the other.  Even though they have 99% similarity each person have different destiny.  That is the marvel in God’s creation