Longtime Fair Havenite, journalist, mom, Vatsala Muralidhara, passed away at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank on Thursday evening, Aug. 3. She was 86.
Born in Karachi, British India, on Aug. 10, 1936, the daughter of a government scientist, Vatsala lived throughout India during her childhood. She attended Catholic secondary schools and then continued her studies at Delhi University, where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in zoology and became a journalist.
After her work as a journalist, Vatsala married Ranya, an organic chemist, in 1967, and immigrated to the United States. She settled first in Skaneateles, NY and then moved to New Jersey, where she lived for more than 50 years.
Vatsala was predeceased by: her father and mother, P.R. and Rhadabai Krishna Rao; her brother, Subhash Rao; her sister, Sarala Murthi.
She is survived by: her husband, Ranya; her son, Apoorva; her daughter, Divya, and their spouses, Bindu and Edward, respectively; her grandson, Santosh; and her brother, Prakash Rao.
A private service was held.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Funeral Home
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