Understanding Our Family

Our Great Family Ancestor was Sri U.Ve Goshtipuram Swamy
His Greatness is well explained above.

Sri Swamy had a Brother Sri U.Ve. Sri Ramadesikachariar, then known as Chinna Swamy. His decendents also carry the Glory of Thirukkottiyur Vamsam.

Sri Swamy himself had two sons and three daughters.

The Sons were:

1. Sri U.Ve. Vasudevachariar
2. Sri U.Ve. Ramanujachariar

Sri U.Ve Vasudevachariar did not have any children.
Sri U.Ve Ramajujachariar had five sons and four Daughters. The Thirukkottiyour Vamsam is therefore sustained by this Vasmsam.


His Three Daughters were:

1. Smt. Thirumamagal married into Koothapakkam Family
2. Smt. Lakshmi married into Nelvay Family
3. Smt. Janakavalli married into Kaniambakkam Family


We will now study our Family in the following Branches:


1. Thirukkottiyur Family, continued in the decendents of Sri U.Ve. Ramanujachariar
2. Koothapakkam Family into which Sri Swamy's first Daughter was married
3. Nelvay Family into which Sri Swamy's second Daughter was married
4. Kaniambakkam Family into which Sri Swamy's third Daughter was married

Families are like Rivers.
Many other rivers might join into the River Ganga
And many rivers may branch out of Ganga

So for effective study of any river, we need to understand both the incoming and outgoing rivers.

As far as families are concerned, marriages of sons bring other families into our fold and marriages of daughters facilitate our own children merging into other families.

Thus our Family Study would include those who have come and those who have branched out.