Vijay Thirumalai, founder of Gold Water, recently posted on X (formerly Twitter) about visiting his father’s native village in Tamil Nadu ahead of a US roadshow. He said he had taken a short break to attend the annual Chittirai festival and participate in temple renovation work in the village.
In his post, Thirumalai shared an image of his family’s ancestral house and described it as the place where his father and uncles grew up. He recalled that the home had no electricity or running water during their childhood, yet his elders continued their education under difficult conditions, including polytechnic studies.