Biography

Sri. Vadakkepat Bhaskaran later in his life known as Bhaskara Gupta was born in the ancient Tharavadu of Palikkuzhi in Mangalamkunnu in Palakkad district. Sri. Vadakkepat Kunchu Gupta and Smt. Vaipur Ammachu Ammal were his parents. Within a year of his birth his parents moved to the present Vadakkepat family house. Bhaskara Gupta had an elder brother (late Ramakrishna Gupta), an elder sister, two younger sisters and one younger brother (Sri. Krishnankutty Gupta). The sisters were married off in their appropriate ages.

Parents: Sri. Vadakkepat Kunchu Gupta, his father was a widely known personality. He cruised through various fields like teaching, business, social activity etc and later had his anchor in the field of Document Writing. With his sense of idealism, purity of mind, independent thinking and sheer hard work, the various big landlords and Namboodiri families held him in high esteem who consulted him in revenue matters. He was the final authority in those days in the matters of land records in various families. Bhaskara Gupta’s mother was a pious lady fully devoted her life for her husband and children. In those days when her husband would be away for months together in connection with partition work in major families, she took great strains and pains to bring up the children in a simple but noble manner based on Sathya, Dharma and Daya.

Brothers: The eldest brother of Bhaskara Gupta namely Ramakrishna Gupta was a man of high organizational skills and social standing. He endeared himself with the poor and the down trodden, and thus became a great social activist. He taught in various schools and while working in Sreekrishnapuam high school had an untimely and unexpected death. By that time he had spread his name as an efficient and sincere social worker besides being an idol of worship for his students.

The youngest brother namely Krishnankutty Gupta [IPS: Indian Postal Service] retired as Senior Superintendent of Post Offices (SSP) from Palghat in 2003. He is a recipient DAK SEVA AWARD for his meritorious service in Department of Posts.

Education: Bhaskara Gupta had his primary education in Mangalamkunnu L.P. School and high school education at Kadampazhipuram. He then proceeded to Madras city for college education. He joined the then Arts College Madras for the intermediate course. Considering his literary skills he was offered a seat for B.A. in Malayalam by Sri. Chelanat Achutha Menon who was a member of faculty in his college. But he was unlucky and had to terminate his college education after the intermediate course. Two to three months before his second year exam he had to remove a wart in his left leg. The wound became septic and he was admitted in the General Hospital Madras. The disease was wrongly diagnosed and he was bedridden for a long period of time. However he successfully wrote the public exam. There under the serious treatment by Ayurvedic Doctors he could recover but it took two to three years for complete recovery. These three years had left its own marks in his life. Later he joined for diploma course in Civil Engineering at Coimbatore.

At Work: On completion of Civil Engineering course he got a job in Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) at Calicut. Within few days he resigned from that service and joined the Postal Department in the Railway Mail Service (RMS). He has worked at Trichy, Trivandrum, Shornur, Palakkad and Ottapalam. He retired from the service in 1991 in a supervisory capacity from Palakkad RMS.

Astrology, Poetry and Essays: During the period of medical treatment at Vadakkepat house he studied Astrology, wrote several poems and noted down essays on several subjects. His essays and short stories were aimed against the social exploitation of the poor and the down trodden. His poems are fine expressions of the august moods of the Nature, its ecstasies and also its varying and multifarious moods.

He is a strong believer of the theory of Karma and, took the ups and downs of the life in its own stride. He never desired for fame nor craved for recognition. Thus his literary works remained unattended and uncared for. He had a wide and deep sense of memory and he was at his best on Astrological matters. Several people had benefited from his services on Astrology.

Marriage: He married Parvathy D/o (late) Pottarakkil Narayana Gupta and Smt. Lakshmi ammal in 1963. They have four sons.

The major setback in life came when his wife left for her heavenly abode when his fourth son was barely one year old. He did not remarry and the children were well cared after by his brothers’ wives. To the children they were their mothers and the loving bondage gained strength as years passed by and it continues to be so even now.

Temple activities: He had a successful stint in temple activities at Thiruvazhiyode where the Kulakshetram of the family was in ruins in 1970’s. It was under his leadership that a committee was formed for renovation. The renovation work was successfully completed. He was also instrumental in forging harmonious relationship between the two sub sects namely Guptas and Tharakans.

The Master: He was not at all a serious reader but he was a master on all subjects except in dance and music. Fresh ideas with different outlooks on all subjects flowed relentlessly when he engaged in conversation. He continues to be a storehouse of knowledge. Efforts are in place to consolidate and publish some of his early musings.

Arya Vaisya Samajam: Another area of his activities was the Arya Vaisya Samajam, which made serious attempt for making a dent in to the social functioning of Guptas. Serious attempts were made by him and his friends to acquire an educational institution for the community.

Forward: He is an ardent follower of the old rites and rituals in the community. With the blessing of his forefathers and the Punyam of the family he has inherited, Sri Bhaskara Gupta occupies a high position in the society with his eldest son rising to international fame in Robotics. Prof. Prahlad Vadakkepat is now with the National University of Singapore.Prahlad is staying with his wife Biju and his son Vinoy Vishnu in Singapore.

The second son Vijayan and his wife are teachers. They have a son Sujay Vishnu. The third son Hari Bhaskar is a MCA graduate and is a teacher at Sreekrishnapuram Higher secondary school. Hari’s wife has completed MSc in Mathematics. The fourth son Babumohan is a software engineer stationed at Madras.

Sri. Bhaskara Gupta turned seventy on 3 February 2005.

We wish him good health and a long life.

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