Sixty Years of Appa: Prakash Hegde
For Appa (Prakash Hegde), from Shruti in Bengaluru, Karthik in Pune and Amma (Sumana), with photos and wishes from 18 relatives through the family link. A fictional family.
Parents' milestone books: 60th birthday
A shashtipoorti book for a 60th birthday, made with the whole family
The hall is booked, the purohit is fixed and the cousins are flying in for Appa's 60th.
What is inside
- 1Cover
- 2India in the year they were born
- 3Sixty years, decade by decade
- 4Who they are to us
- 5The shashtipoorti kalyanam, if there is one
- 6From the family
- 7The grandchildren's page
- 8A letter for the day
Print it when you love it
- Large hardcover₹2,499
- Heirloom layflat₹4,999
- Classic hardcover₹1,799
- Classic softcover₹1,199
Price notes
- Launch prices including GST. Final price is confirmed before you pay.
- Extra pages: ₹99 per 4 pages on 8x8 books, ₹149 per 4 pages on larger books.
- Second copy of the same book: 30% off. Five or more copies: 35% off.
About this book
Printed copies are paid, one for the shelf at home and one for each sibling's family.
Page by page
Cover
The name the family uses and the number sixty, over a recent photo or an old portrait. You choose from three cover options, such as Sixty Years of Appa: Prakash Hegde, Sirsi to Bengaluru.
India in the year they were born
One spread on the India they were born into: what things cost, who led the country, the films and songs everyone knew, the cricket. It comes from a fact table checked by a person, not made up by AI, and films and songs appear as titles only. Read more about the year you were born book.
Sixty years, decade by decade
Who they are to us
A short page in your words: what they are known for in the family, their first job or first big achievement, and one place, one dish and one song that are completely them.
The shashtipoorti kalyanam, if there is one
For couples, an optional chapter for the homam and the kalyanam, with the moments that are in your photos, captioned the way you describe them. Practice and experience vary by family, region and community, so the book follows your answers and never adds rituals you did not tap.
From the family
The grandchildren's page
Each grandchild by first name and an age band, with photos added by their own parent or with their parent's agreement. Drawings and handwritten notes can be photographed and added as they are.
A letter for the day
The questions we ask
- Whose 60th is it? Tap one parent or the couple, then add the name the family uses (Appa, Amma, Papa, Mummy) and the full name for the cover
- Is a shashtipoorti kalyanam or homam planned? (tap: kalyanam, homam, both, family function only, not sure yet)
- Which year were they born, which town did they grow up in and which city do they live in now?
- In one line, what are they known for in the family?
- What was their first job or first big achievement?
- Name one place, one dish and one song that are totally them.
- What do you want to say to them on this day?
- Captions in English, Hindi or Hinglish? And the tone: emotional, fun or formal
Best for and styles
- Children planning a parent's shashtipoorti, with the function date already fixed
- A 60th birthday gift for father or mother, with or without a ritual
- Siblings in different cities and abroad who want to give one gift together
- Couples having a shashtipoorti kalyanam, with a chapter for the ceremony
- Families whose old albums and loose prints have never been photographed
- Heritage: deep maroon, gold-look borders and kolam and kalash motifs, suited to a shashtipoorti kalyanam
- Classic album: ivory pages, serif names and full photos in date order, the safest choice for elders
- Tribute magazine: a cover story, contents page, a short interview from your answers and a by-the-numbers page
- Retro India: chapter openers in the look of each decade, from 70s film posters to 90s cassette covers
- Illustrated cover: a soft illustrated portrait on the cover only, made from a recent photo with their agreement, while every inside photo stays real
- Minimal modern: white space, big photos and small captions
Questions parents ask
Is it really free?
Making the book and saving the PDF is free. Printing is optional and paid, and we confirm the price and delivery date by email before you pay.
What happens to my photos?
Photo books are laid out on your device and the photos never leave it. For illustrated books, up to three photos are used once to draw the character and then deleted. See privacy.
Do you work out the shashtipoorti date or muhurat?
No. We do not calculate nakshatra, tithi or muhurat, or give religious guidance. Your family and your purohit fix the date, and you type it in. If you want to know more about the occasion, read our note on shashtipoorthi meaning, age and rituals.
We are not doing a ritual, just a family dinner. Will it still work?
Yes. Tap family function only, or not sure yet, and the book becomes a 60th birthday gift for father or mother without the ceremony chapter. Families mark the 60th differently by region and community, and the book follows your answers.
Will the printed book reach us before the function?
When you order, we show the last day to order for your delivery pincode before you pay. If a date cannot be met, we tell you before payment. The digital book is ready as soon as you confirm the preview, so you can show it at the function either way.