Decade 1
1973-1983
1973-1983
On this date in 1973, Vasanth and Poornima tied the knot in Mangalore, India
What is November 8th?
Poornima's boss Shelly at Northwest Mortgage drove this car
What is Saab?
After nearly 20 years in New Jersey, Vasanth and Poornima moved to this small town in Texas
What is Lake Jackson?
Poornima and Vasanth volunteered at this hospital in Lake Jackson for over 15 years
What is Brazosport Hospital?
The theme of the 5th birthday party Mamama/Bapama and Ajja threw for their grand twins Daana and Zade
What is dinosaur?
In the early 1980s, Vasanth became the Honorary Editor of this community newsletter, connecting 1000s of Konkani in North America
What is Khabbar?
As a young boy Vinodh performed the sacred thread ceremony ritual call this, signifying his call to adulthood
The Bhat family of four celebrated Vasanth and Poornima's 25th wedding anniversary in this city of love
What is Paris?
This is the name of Ajja and Bapama's first grandchild, born in 2009
Who is Shoriya?
Vasanth and Poornima love to dance, and most recently they learned this shape, ehem, style
What is square dancing?
A son was born to Vasanth and Poornima in this year
What is 1975?
Poornima started working at this company as an internet technology and project manager from 1984 until her retirement
What is AT&T?
Poornima and Vasanth believe this was their daughter's greatest achievement in her senior year at West Morris Central
What is Homecoming Queen?
On her wedding day, Vindya borrowed this article of clothing from her mother's bridal wear
What is a sari?
Vasanth and Poornima were bit by the travel bug. This is the number of countries they have travelled to date, and still counting
What is 70?
Vasanth started working at this company as an engineer from 1979 until his retirement
BASF
Poornima and Vasanth had a very close group of friends who would meet on weekends to play this card game
What is teenpatti?
Vasanth's PDP mentees at BASF referred to him by this holy title
What is God?
Vasanth was honored at the 2012 Konkani Sammelan as the editor of Khabbar for this many years
What is 40?
This is the name of Ajja and Mamama's fourth (and last?) grandchild, born in 2018
Who is Selma?
Vasanth and Poornima bought their first home in 1979 in this rural town in New Jersey
What is Long Valley?
Bhat family road trips across North America were the norm, but most notable was a visit to this cape in Southeast Massachusetts
What is Cape Cod?
DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
The names of the daughter and son in law Poornima and Vasanth gained when Vinodh and Vindya got married
Who are Kalpana and Sridharan?
In their retirement, Poornima and Vasanth bought a home in this town in New York to be closer to family