Ramesh Babu was a classical singer. With acknowledged achievements, this Padma awardee had turned 60. One day after returning from a performance, he changed into casual clothes, switched on the fan and lay on the bed. After a few minutes, he found something strange happening. While sleeping on one side, in a recumbent position, all of a sudden he could not hear the sound of the movement of the ceiling fan. Thinking that the power must have gone and the fan must have stopped, he turned into a supine position. But he could see the fan moving. He shook his ears. But he could not hear anything. Wondering about the problem, he fell off to sleep. The next day morning, when he awoke, the sun had risen high. He wondered why he did not wake up at the usual time for which the alarm was set. He sat upright and…
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