KOCHI: “I cannot feel she is 60,” says K J Yesudas. “Age is just a number. God has given me the connection to everybody and specially to my dear wife.” The legendary singer placed an arm around his wife’s shoulders in the 16th floor suite of the Holiday Inn, in Kochi. “Sometimes Prabha becomes my mother,” says Yesudas. “Sometimes she is my adviser. In the end, she is everything for me.” But for a singer, the art will always come first, isn’t it? “True, the art will come first, so I always say, Prabha is my second wife,” says Yesudas, as they both convulsed in a laughter. Yes, Prabha Yesudas celebrated her 60th birthday in style on Friday. Her face is unlined, and she wore a rich green saree with a red border and emerald earrings. The clan had gathered together to felicitate her. So there were sons Vinod, Vishal and Vijay, Vishal’s wife from the USA, Vijay’s wife Darshana, with their daughter Ammeya, from Chennai, Vijay’s in-laws, S Balagopal and his wife Tara, from Dubai, Tara’s parents from Thiruvananthapuram, apart from other relatives and close friends. “This is the biggest celebration for me,” says Prabha. “All the family members and friends have gathered together.” In fact, even as Prabha spoke, calls kept coming on her mobile, from people who wanted to greet her. Earlier in the day, a teacher and fan, K Pisharady gave an embossed photo of Yesudas and Prabha, enclosed in a golden frame, with a poem, which he had written. Here are a couple of lines: ‘May Almighty give longevity to you. Your soothing smile has always inspired Dasettan.’ Prabha’s daughter-in-law Darshana says: “She is not my mother-in-law, but my mother. I go to her more than my own mother. She is a person who does not interfere and lets us be. And she is always there whenever we call her, even at 3 am.” Meanwhile, Yesudas tells his wife he has to go out for some work. Later, downstairs in the lobby, Vijay says with a smile, “My dad has gone out to buy a surprise gift for my mother.”
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