

My Grandfather
‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them’ - William Shakespeare. Portrait by Sumith David, my cousin When I think of ‘Ichachan’, my grandfather, the late Kallarackal Varkey Abraham, I believe he had it all. One who never considered greatness something to be achieved, he realized the fullness of it through the simple example of his life. A scholar and teacher by profession, he practiced a greater measure of what he taught. The most