“Have a fruit, will you? Help yourself, there’s plenty.” “Get him abonda from that shop. Don’t send anyone away without giving them something to eat.”“Have some water first.”It is nearly impossible to hold a conversation with 105-year-old R Pappammal while she welcomes a steady stream of relatives, friends, and journalists to her home in Thekkampatti village near Coimbatore. Not when she insists on feeding every one of them.She was awarded the Padma Shri this year for popularising organic farming and ever since the announcement, a few days ago, has been giving numerous interviews. “I gave...…“Have a fruit, will you? Help yourself, there’s plenty.” “Get him abonda from that shop. Don’t send anyone away without giving them something to eat.”“Have some water first.”It is nearly impossible to hold a conversation with 105-year-old R Pappammal while she welcomes a steady stream of relatives, friends, and journalists to her home in Thekkampatti village near Coimbatore. Not when she insists on feeding every one of them.She was awarded the Padma Shri this year for popularising organic farming and ever since the announcement, a few days ago, has been giving numerous interviews. “I gave...WW…