Who Is Anitha Shrikhande? The Legend in Song

The better half—aka Anitha Shrikhande—is, well, just better.

(Of course, in this case, that might not be saying much.)

Regardless, here’s the bio—in song.

 

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver

After a brief stint in the Paris of the Rust Belt—Detroit—Anitha, at the time a Vempaty and fresh out of toddlerdom, requested a transfer to heaven, or at least heaven according to John Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert.

Country roads, take me home to the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country roads

 

“We Are Family” by Sister Sledge

In between riding ATVs and hunting squirrels, the young West Virginian proved to be the ideal daughter, always there for her parents and younger sister. She was—as the story goes—inspired by the words of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.

We are family

I got all my sister(s) with me

 

“Independent Women Part I” by Destiny’s Child

It turns out a family girl can also be an itinerant one. The road of early adulthood went through Washington, DC, St. Louis, Louisville, and New York City, ending with a medical degree and a little trash talk, courtesy Beyoncé Knowles, Samuel Barnes, Cory Rooney, and Jean-Claude Olivier.

All the women who independent

Throw your hands up at me

All the honeys who making money

Throw your hands up at me

 

“My Favorite Mistake” by Sheryl Crow

Sadly, Vempaty—soon to be Shrikhande—was unable to avoid the trappings of modern society, eventually tying the knot with some random guy. She could have done better, but his genetic contribution to her progeny reminds her that he has a few redeeming qualities, a sentiment captured by something that Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott once said.

You’re my favorite mistake

You’re my favorite mistake 

 

“Touch of Grey” by the Grateful Dead

And most recently, drowning in ever-increasing doses of hair dye, hospital bureaucracy, and household minutiae, the not-so-young-anymore multitasker has resorted to the wisdom of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.

Oh, well, a touch of grey kind of suits you anyway

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I will get by

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I will survive

 

All lyrics courtesy azlyrics.com