My father, PANDIT SETHURAMAN was a man of simplicity. He always shunned publicity and self-promotion. He maintained diaries meticulously, recording events wherever he went and giving accounts about men, matters and memories. I would like to quote from that treasure-trove, a few interesting incidents related to accounts, traditions and customs of a couple of his clients. Please read them in his own words as given below:- “Accounting is an indispensable factor in every one’s life. It always functions within the specified parameters, and never changes. Neither the time nor the human beings can change it. If we say 5 plus 3 is 8 it is universally accepted. But, the tradition rep-resents two important things. One is the custom and the other...

Panditji went to Ceylon on invitation from some judges who had attained high positions with his guidance. At that time, he had stayed with Sri. Vairamuthu, who was then Secretary to the Home Minister of Ceylon. One day Panditji had an urgent call to attend a meeting with the judges. Mr. Vairamuthu warned Panditji, saying that the urgent request from the Judges to meet him was mainly to ascertain whether Justice C. Nagalingam would become Chief Justice. He repeatedly told Panditji not to get involved in this affair, as Justice Nagalingam had only four and half years of service while two of his seniors had five and seven years of service. Mr.Vairamuthu was of the firm opinion that it would...

Pandit Sethuraman had a powerful aura. He was invited to the tooth ceremony festival in Kandy as a special guest in 1951. When the festival ended, the head of the Buddhist monastery insisted Panditji to accompany him somewhere, taking him to the treasury. Teeming with valuable gems like Rubies and Emeralds that had been donated by emperors in the past, the room was a sight to behold. Surprised and honored Panditji asked the head pontiff why he was showing all this to an outsider. The head pontiff replied saying that he could sense Panditji’s powerful aura and asked him if he would be interested in converting to Buddhism and becoming his disciple. He said him that he would personally train Panditji and...