Mrs. Aruna Bidaye passed away peacefully in the company of her husband and
children on Monday, October 30, 2023. She was 78.

Aruna was the beloved wife of Raya, loving mother of Prasad, Sumita, and
Maneesh, proud mother-in-law of Sheila and Zahra, and the sweet aji of Sahyadri,
Soumil, Jeevan, and Rushil.

Aruna was born on December 5, 1944 in Bombay, India. She grew up with her
parents Mangesh and Usha Karmalkar as well as her sister Bharati and brother Sainath
("Bala"). Being the first of the three Karmalkar children, she was affectionately known as
"Baby" and "Baby Tai" by her siblings. They lived together in the Girgaum area, and
their ancestral roots lay in Malvan, Maharashtra.

Aruna's parents participated in India's anti-colonial struggle for independence,
particularly the Shiroda Salt March Satyagraha of 1930. Her father was a professional
photographer and worked in the Bombay film industry, including as an assistant
cameraman on films such as Mela, Jan Pachan, and Razia Sultan.

Aruna studied for her BA in economics at University of Bombay's Elphinstone
College and then received her LLB from the same university. While completing her
second degree, she worked at the Reserve Bank of India. Later in Canada, she studied
book-keeping and worked in a variety of jobs that involved data entry and clerical work.
At other times, when her children were young, she offered homecare for the children of
neighbours and good friends.

She also loved visual arts. In India, she loved creating rangoli patterns for Diwali.
Her children fondly remember her often drawing beautiful flowers and imaginatively
writing their names on note paper while talking to friends on the phone. She was well-
known for her love of colour and ornament in her clothing, especially her saris.

Aruna met her husband Raya in 1969 and fell in love with him instantly. They
married that year and moved to Canada after an extended honeymoon through
Kashmir, Moscow, Zurich and other parts of Europe. The newlyweds settled in south
Etobicoke, then Mississauga, and eventually Rexdale, where they raised their three
children, and stayed on to enjoy their retirement.

For more than 50 years, music and food flowed throughout the Bidaye home, and so
much of that was because of Aruna's dedication to her family's two boldest passions.
She accompanied Raya to all of his performances, and hosted numerous musicians that
came to rehearse and stay at their home. She did the same for her children, always
welcoming, bonding and laughing with their friends. In return, visitors became huge fans
of Aruna's unique sense of humour and of her incredible cooking: everything from
modak, puran poli and thaali-peet to every style of curry including mutton and chicken,
but especially Konkani-style crab and shrimp.

Friends and family all over the world remember Aruna as a happy, humble soul.
She brought life to the room with her beautiful smile and joyous laughter. She was also
deeply pious, a life-long devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba, and loved to participate in bhajan-
signing and other spiritual gatherings. She believed "guest is God" and honoured every
visitor to her home as so. She was born a Hindu, but always found a friend in anyone
who believed in a higher power and offered her namaskars at every place of worship.

Aruna was as dedicated to her birth-family in India as she was to the family she
created in Canada. She regarded her children as her "jewels" and took great pride in
her children's spouses. She beamed in the company of her grandchildren, both those in
her immediate family as well as her extended, blended family by blood as well as
marriage. All of her grandchildren, grandnephews and grandnieces admired her in
return, and they will always be a mirror of everything she gave to the world.

Aruna's final years involved living with Parkinson's. This was not easy, but as with so
many challenges she faced in life, it brought out the quiet fighter in her. She persevered
with her treatments and in the end, she lived longer than her doctors predicted. Her
family continues to be in awe of the strength and inner peace she displayed throughout
this experience. They are also deeply thankful to the dedication of her medical team at
Etobicoke General Hospital's Palliative Care Unit, especially to Dr. Rizwana Lalani who
valued the importance of upholding Aruna's quality of life during this critical period.

Aruna's family welcomes relatives and friends to celebrate her life and offer prayers for
her peaceful journey to the next realm.

Details for the funeral service are as follows:

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Service: 9 to 11 AM
Refreshments: 11 AM to 1:00 PM

Location:
Brampton Crematorium & Visitation Centre
30 Bramwin Court
Brampton, ON
L6T 5G2

The service will also be streamed live through the following link:
https://app.funerallive.ca/funerals/BCVC-Aruna-Bidaye-2023-10-30

We welcome Aruna's friends and families to share their memories of Aruna on the
funeral home's website: https://bcvc.info/tribute/aruna-bidaye-9852-942-94/