It is sad that Mrs Hema Karunagaran, Deputy Commissioner of Police in Coimbatore, passed away recently after battling cancer. Mr M Karunagaran, the District Collector of Coimbatore and the widower of the deceased, revealed himself days before the demise of his wife on how he was brought up in his native village and recollected the memories of his school days, inaugurating ' Sinthanai Muttram' a literary circle at the District Central Library, Coimbatore. I penned an article in the New Indian Express on his speech. He enjoyed reading it and personally called me to laud my creativity in the coverage.