The Subry Govender Column: July 2015

MUNIAMMA FAMILY GATHERING AT THE JAPANESE GARDENS, DURBAN NORTH, ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 2016

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender, 94, his youngest sister, Mrs Amoy Moodley, 80, and another sister, Mrs Savundalay Padaychee, 88, are the surviving children of the 11 Muniamma and Cooposamy Gounder children who are roots of the extended Muniamma family today. The fourth elder is Mrs Soundler Govender, 82, who is the widow of the late Mr Percy Govender.)

(Mrs Panjalay Naidoo, 80, the eldest grand-child of the Muniamma clan who is still alive today. With her are her younger sisters and other members of her family)

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender with some of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth generation descendants of the extended Muniamma and Coopoosamy Govender family)

(Another group of descendants of the extended Muniamma family)

(Another group of family members - representing the late Patcha auntie family)

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender, Dundee auntie, her daughters, Saro and Kogie, and Kogie's son.)

(Some family members of Amoy auntie at the function)

(Some family members of Dundee auntie- Kogie's daughter and her family)

(Mrs Dolly Reddy - who belongs to Patcha clan - with Isaac mamha and other family members)

(Mr Subry Govender, Mr Sunny Kumarasamy and Mr Sydney Subramoney - from the Salatchi side of the Muniamma family)

(Family members who are part of Amoy Auntie's side of the Muniamma clan)

(Mr Dennis Naidoo, who is part of the Licky Govindsamy family, with three members of the Patch family)

(Another group of family members at the function)

(The younger generation of the Muniamma family)
(Family members relaxing after the delicious lunch that as provided by Mr Nanda Subramoney of the Salatchie part of the extended family)

(Family members enjoying the delicious food provided by Mr Nanda Subramoney - who is part of the Salatchi side of the Muniamma family)

(Mrs Johnny Govender and her two daughters)

(Sunny and Kistamma (Violet) Kumarasamy Chetty - part of the Salatchi clan)

(The younger generation of the Muniamma clan)

(Members of the Amoy auntie family)

(Members of the Baigium family - great-grand-daughter-in-law, Triza, and her grand-child)

(Some members of the Patcha clan)

(Family members paying tribute to the family and the elders being awarded gifts)

(Mr Subry Govender with Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender)

(Part of the more than 120 people who attended the Muniamma family gathering held to pay tribute to five of their elders who are still around today)

(VISITING MY UNCLE, ISAAC MUNSAMY GOVENDER, AT HIS DAUGHTER, DAYA'S HOME, IN VERULAM LATE IN OCTOBER 2015)

(MOONSAMY ISAAC GOVENDER, WHO IS 93-YEARS-OLD, SHARING AND READING THE TAMIL BIBLE WITH HIS GREAT-GRAND-DAUGHTER)

(PERI AMMA BAIGIUM NAIDOO - THE ELDEST CHILD OF COOPOOSAMY AND MUNIAMMA GOVENDER)

(PERCY MAMHA GOVENDER)

(PATCHA GOVENDER, SAVUNDALAY, SALATCHI, NADASEN, RUTHINSAMY ISAAC, PERCY PERI BOYA - PICTURE TAKEN ON AT AN MUNIAMMA SOCIAL CLUB FUNCTION IN THE 1990s)

(NORTH ARCOTT DISTRICT IN TAMIL NADU FROM WHERE OUR ANCESTORS, KANDASAMY NAIKEN, AND HIS WIFE, (NAME UNKNOWN) ARRIVED TO WORK AS INDENTURED LABOURERS IN THE FORMER NATAL COLONY IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1882)

(KENNEDY AT GREAT AYIYA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT CANELANDS IN VERULAM IN THE EARLY 1980S)

(MUNIEN GOVENDER AND HIS WIFE, KANIAMMA - OUR GRAND-PARENTS FROM MY FATHER, SUBRAMONEY MUNIEN GOVENDER'S SIDE)

(JITLA GOVENDER AND HIS WIFE, POONGAVANUM, WITH SUBRY GOVENDER AND THYNA)

(VALIATHAM DICK GOVENDER)

(COOKIE, KENNEDY, AND VILOSH AT GREAT AYIYA'S PARTY AT CANELANDS IN VERULAM IN THE EARLY 1980S.)

(MSC BURSARY FUND GOLF DAY 0N 20 DECEMBER 2010) (DESCENDANTS OF MUNIAMMA AND COOPOOSAMY GOVENDER COMMEMMORATING THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR ANCESTORS 150 YEARS AT THE ISIPINGO TEMPLE IN OCTOBER 2010)