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That a sensitive Ravi carries his cosmetic mask of a tough cop to the hilt is known to Sumita alone, says Ramesh Susarla.
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ONE OF the youngest custodians of law and order of one of the biggest districts in the State, Ravi Shankar Ayyannar, for whom acting tough is a professional necessity, is an affectionate and caring father. Donning role of a supportive and understanding husband to Sumita Shankar, an expert plastic surgeon, comes with a greater ease to him than manning Guntur with 89 police stations, the second most crime-infested district and hotbed of naxalite activity.
Driving down to Quality Inn D.V. Manor in Vijayawada along with their inquisitive twins -- Prafull and Mehul -- was a pleasant experience for the doctor couple, for whom such an outing is a rarity due to the busy schedule of Dr. Sumita at the Amaravati Institute of Medical Sciences in Guntur, surgically correcting the complex body parts for correct cosmetic looks.
Eating out once in a fortnight is a luxury the family craves for, given the unpredictable schedules of Dr. Ravi as the Superintendent of Police.
Draped in a bluish-green saree with simple make-up, Dr. Sumita, flashing a scintillating smile and Dr. Ravi, a down-to-earth police officer, missed no opportunity to clarify the doubts of their eight-year-old twin sons on the `Full Moon' they saw from window of the car to on what they would be having at the hotel till they were seated in the sofas.
An icon of simplicity, Ravi likes only vegetarian food and relishes idli, sambar, appam and all traditional dishes typical to Tamil Nadu from where he hails. Classmates at the prestigious JIPMER in Pondicherry, Ravi enjoys trying out all the culinary experiments of Sumita in various kinds of desserts that are a speciality among the Sindhi families. Born in a migrated Sindhi family of Mumbai, she prefers rotis to form the major part of dinner, but never disappoints Prafull and Mehul by serving them their favourite noodles.
She has good perception of the threat her husband has from the extremists, but to keep anxiety away she does not think about it at all, which comes from the confidence she has in him and on his ability to take care of himself in any situation. What she liked most in Ravi was the courage to give up the original profession (medicine) and join the Indian Police Service, the profession of his choice.
Married in 1994, it was the unmatched support lent by Ravi during his days as the SP of Nizamabad by taking care of both the children that she could complete her M.Ch in Plastic Surgery at Nagpur.
Dr. Ravi is the son of the Late Shanmugham Ayyannar, who holds the world record in maximum flying hours of Mi-8 helicopters, in which he has the credit of flying the former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi's, first and last flight from Cuttack. A few among the list of VVIPs, whom he had safely flown to their destinations, are the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi and the late M.G. Ramachandran.
Sumita and Ravi after enjoying sweet corn and spicy hot soup nibbled on American choupsey for starters, while the play-weary children preferred their favourtie vegetable noodles and fell fast asleep even before their ice-cream arrived at the table.
Concluding their dinner with vegetable biryani, while Sumita sipped fresh sweet-lime juice, Ravi decided to stick to the season with a mango shake. Chosen for a year-long United Nations assignment in the Peace Keeping Force at Kosovo, Ravi will be leaving the country in September, but the children find it difficult to digest the fact they would be separated for so long. But, Ravi can take it in a sportive manner, given his childhood fad, Boxing, in which he used to take the punches with smile. Being a champion, he naturally loves basketball, his favourite sport.
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