These are taken from a Doctor who is a dibetologist. This should help to maintain good health. CALORIE CHART
REQUIREMENT	M	F
Sedantory	2425	1875
Moderate	2875	2225
Heavy	3810	2925
Pregnant		+ 300
Hacting		+ 550
CALORIE VALUE IN FOOD
BREAK FAST
Cofee\Tea Cop	95
Dosa Masala	400(200gms)
Dosa Plain	200(50gms)
Idli Sambar	250(60gms)
Utapam	275(75gms)
Uppama	235(150gms)
Veg cutlet	450
Vegpuff	300
Potato Vada	470
Samosa	500
Onion Baiji	365
Cheese Pakoda	410
LUNCH DINNER
Mixed Veg	175
Vege Leafy	100
Potato	165
Chapati	100
Puri	105
Fried Rise	200
Naan	225
Rise Cooked	100(100gms)
Egg-F-Rise	280(100gms)
SWEETS
Laddu	250
Cake	118 (40 gms)
Fruit Salad	250(225gms)
Gulabjamun	282(60gms)
Ice-Cream	215(100gms)
Jelabi	280(40gm)
Ravaladu	205(50gms)

My Father Shri C. Goshteswaran, 1923 -1989

Hon.Padanna Mama age 83, a year before he took Samadhi (1974)

We call him affectionately Padanna, Padanna Mama or simply Mama. He was saint of highest level. He can be compared to known saints like Shri Ramana Maharishi, Shirdi Sai Baba. He was not known to the world as saint. I was told by Him that He was doing service to everyone and everything as commanded by the Almighty. He had no advise or a scholl of thought and He never asked anyone to follow His practice or principle. He told me that He was having principle of to do Service with all humility and expecting no returns. I asked Him once when I was a boy of 17 years what was His benefit of serving like that. He said that person is befitted and that is his benefit. It took me several years to understand this. But I understood this full meaning much later. Sathyam, Itham Priyam are the principles He said He followed. There are many many things He told me and I understood only in my 40 plus years what a great saint He was and what I had lost by my ignorance . He attained Samadhi in 1974 when I was 25 years old and that day I was in Nagpur.

I was introduced to Him by my grand father when I was 12 years old. That was just for a day. Later in the summer of 1966 I spent all most 3 months with Him. And thereafter 2 to 3 months every year on my vacation was spent in Coimbatore, with my grand father and hence my visit to Mama continued for 4 more years till 1970. The experience of the days when I had conversation with Him on several subjects are unforgettable. Every word is still ringing in my ears. One very important thing I learnt is that even great saints can not (or may be they do not want to ) change one's destiny.
May be some other day I may write what I learnt from him in my blog.

One of the quotes He wrote to me was from 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it

I want to emphasize here that due to my grand father only I could get to Mama, the incarnation of God. With out my grandfather it was just not possible as Mama was not known to the common world. I am indeed blessed.

Hon . Padanna Mama, Saint and a friend

My Great Grand Father Shri Pandit Natesa Sastri Avargal

My Great Grand Father Natesa Sastri Avargal (1859 – 1906)

My great grand father Natesa Sastri was known as Pandit Natesa Sastri. He was born in the year 1859, to Shri Mahalinga Iyer and Smt Akilandeshwari, in village Sankendhi, near Mankal, Trichi District, Tamil Nadu. He had his early education in Kumbakonam and later in Madras (now renamed as Chennai) University and received his B.A.Degree. In the year 1881 he was employed in Department of Art and Sculpture, Indian Government, under British Officer Shri Robert Sivel. His salary was Rs.30/- per month. Shri Sivel was so much impressed by his Sanskrit knowledge that revised his salary to Rs.75/- per month and honored him with title “Pandit”.

2. Shri Natesa Sastri Avargal served in Department of Art and Sculpture Archeology, Mysore Government, for about two years. In the year 1888 he served as the supervisor of Udagamandalam prisons. In the year 1900 he was transferred to the Department of Documents registration and served for a few years in Tiruvallur and in Arcot and then he was posted as Manager in the office of Inspector General of Documents Registration, Madras.

3. Shri Sastri knew 18 languages. He had absolute command in Tamil, Sanskrit and English. Had he lived he would have been as famous as Rt. Hon. Srinivasa Sastri, who was known for his command in English language. He was known for his fearlessness, high integrity, devotion to work, innovative and research capabilities. He was a philanthropist and large hearted man. Many were benefited from his financial support. He had done deep study of Vedas, Upanishads, and evolution of religion, festival and culture in South India. Along with Government job he could find time to write number of books in Tamil, Sanskrit and English.

4. We are aware of a few books written by him:

• Tamil: Valmiki Ramayanam in detail, Dinadayalu, Dikktra Iru Kuzandaigal, Thakkanathu Poorva Kadaigal, Thakkanathu Madya Kadaigal, Drivida Natu Kadaigal, Madiketta Manaivi, Talayanai Madiram, Mami Goluvirukkai, E Sam Kadaigal, Thooku Thooki (made into a popular motion picture)
• Sanskrit: Kundala Natka vimarisanam, Raghuvamsam, Harsha Charitra Vimarisanam.
• English: Hindu Fasts & Feasts, South Indian Plays, Dravida Night Folk Stories, King and his Four Ministers, Sun Stories, Tenaliraman stories.

5. April 11, 1906 was a bad day for the great man. In the early night of that day he had been to the Parthasarathi Temple, Triplicane, Madras, to enjoy the ongoing temple festival. The deity was being brought in procession. In those days during festival time fire works were a common feature. A horse dressed up for the procession was terrified by the sudden burst of crackers (known as “aavut” in those days) and started running amuck. Shri Sastri moved away from the path of the frightened horse. Unfortunately the horse changed direction and came straight at him and he fell down and a stone hit his back skull. The same day around mid night he died at his house of brain hemorrhage.

6. It was a sad day indeed. A great scholar and a philanthropist died so young at 47 years of age. My grandfather Shri Chandrasekhara Iyer was then just 7 years old. He had very difficult time after his father died but by Gods grace, and because of his father’s good deeds, my grandfather could complete his MA in Botany in Madras University studying with Government scholarship through out. Shri. Panchanadeeswaran, (fondly known as Ponnu), my Grandfather’s elder brother, took the responsibility of bringing up the family and my grandfather was ever great full to him

7. I feel proud and happy to be born in this lineage. At the same time I feel ashamed that I have not achieved even 1 % of what my Great Grandfather did. In those days, in such adverse conditions, he had done so much. What have I done with tremendous facilities that I have now?