Only a few hours after his father died, a grieving son mustered the strength to write his board examinations. After attending his father's funeral, a student sat for his tenth grade examination. The incident occurred at Bobbili in the Vijayanagaram district. According to reports, Lau Channaih, a Yataveedhi inhabitant, died of sunstroke. The heartbreaking incident threw the family into deep tragedy. Ishwara Rao, the eldest son, was writing the tenth class examinations at the time of his father's death and attended the funeral with a heavy heart before appearing in the examination at 9 a.m.