B.A.BALASUBRAMANIAM, my father, born in November 1931, came from a family of leather manufacturers, which he continued from his father Achutha Mudaliar, who lived in Pernambut, a village famous for tanneries. He was king pin and head of joint family with 4 younger brothers and 3 sisters.He got them married, and me sivakumar is the 3rd of his 5 children. His company B.A.Balasubramaniam Bros & Co. exists and runs till today from 1950s as the oldest company that is still in partnership HUF.In 2018 December 24, my beloved father died and all members of the HUF praise him for his love and truth preaching..