30th April.

Went for a short walk of a little over half-an-hour. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to  4.30 pm.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

29th April

Completed morning program.
Venita left for Mumbai by Indigo flight early morning on way to Nashik for a week to join in a family get-together at her brother, Arun's  place. On 30th April is the first birthday of Arun's granddaughter, Anya (Betu's daughter ) and on 4th May the 3rd birthday of his second grandson, Anay, (Bantu's son ). She will be back to Delhi on 5th May in the evening.
In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.45 to 4 pm.
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

28th April

Completed morning program. Visited Safdarjung hospital and CGHS. Venita's bone densitometry report shows osteoporosis. Calcium tablets are prescribed. Nothing serious. It happens to all as one ages. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4.15 pm.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

27th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Heard Ram Katha by Morari Bapu,telecast live by Astha channel from Bodh Gaya for a couple of hours. It was absorbing and educative. He highlighted similarities in appeals by the Buddha and the Ramcharitmanas. He touched upon the Angulimal episode in Buddha's life.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45  pm.

26th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Gautami, a renowned Bhikhuni, asked Buddha as to how one could live without him when he left his mortal body. Buddha said, "Follow four-fold path to experience the soul. First, follow what i have told. Second, keep on hoping to achieve the experience of the soul. Third, shed  tears. Fourth, keep on making efforts in the direction during the remaining years of life. In Sanskrit these could be called by four As:Agnya, Asha,Anshu and Ayush.
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

24th April

Completed morning program.  Visited CGHS. In the chamber from about 1.30 pm to 5.15 pm. 

Attended a seminar at the India International Center on ‘Technical Innovations & Policing’, organized by the Association of Retired Senior IPS officers. Shri Manoj Bali, Director, Directorate of Low Intensity Conflicts, DRDO spoke on ‘Technologies for dealing with Low Intensity Conflicts’, Shri Amit Sharma, Senior Scientist, DRDO on ‘Cyber Security’, Shri Loknath Behera, IPS, on ‘Use of electronic surveillance’ and Shri V.N. Sehgal, former Director, CFSL, on ‘Scientific methods in Criminology’. The seminar refreshed our memories of the subjects.

Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

23rd April

As we had to reach CGHS early to apply and obtain papers relating to Angiography and OCT of Venita's eyes at Center for Sight, could not stick to daily program of Yogic exercises and walk.
Venita underwent Angiography and OCT at the Center. The stability of vision continues.
In the chamber from about 1 to 4.30  pm.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45  pm

22nd April

Went for 45 minute brisk walk. Venita's bone density was done at Diwan Chand's diagnostics at KG Marg. In the chamber from about 2.30 to 6 pm.
Retired to sleep at about 11.30 pm.

21st April.

Completed morning program.
     Lt. Ram Bihari Lal

 November 4, 1904 to April 6, 1991

Today is the 23rd death anniversary of my father. He died on Baisakh's Krishnapaksh's Saptami , Vkram Samvat 2048 , corresponding to 6th April (Saturday) , 1991. During  meditation, i could not get reply to a couple of questions to myself as to where my father could be and in what form. Venita saw a dream early morning. She saw Akshat taking off his great grandfather's shoes and  being blessed by him. I have felt my father's presence around me all the time. It appears that he is still a soul and may take birth soon due to attachment to us.

Venita's eyes could not be examined today at Center for Sight due to lack of some paper work. It will now be done on next Wednesday. Her eyes are being regularly checked since 2009 when we got indication of problem in her right eye.  She has undergone a number of procedures including laser corrections and few injections in the right eye. It has brought about certain amount of stability in the vision. The doctor says that  we will have to keep the vigil.

In the chamber from 1.30 to 4 pm.

Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

20th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. The contractor fixed sieves in the windows and cover on the AC to prevent birds and insects getting in the bedrooms/bathroom.
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

19th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading reading magazines and newspapers.
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm. 

18th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Discussed Mrs Ramsh Chandra's case with Advocate Atiar Singh Dey. We will discuss it furthermore on Wednesday, the 23rd April with her.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

17th April

Completed morning program. Visited Safdurjung hospital. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1.30 to 4  pm.
Retired  to sleep at about 11 pm.

16th April

Completed morning program. Visited  CGHS. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 4 pm.
 During a get together at Gurgaon, Akshat and Yash were caught in the camera in which  Akshat was seen telling something to Yash. Both looked to be in friendly mood. The photograph was taken by Subhash.

Akshat undertook journey to Dharamshala via Chandigarh by car along with maternal grandparents and mother. Babloo could not go due to preoccupation in professional work. On return Akshat wrote the following lines to me about his visit to Dharamshala :
" From Gurgaon we started on 25th March via Chandigarh to Dharamshala. After staying overnight at Chandigarh, we covered journey to Dharamshala next day in 7 hours. There we saw the great Himalayan range, white eagles, a river and a bull's caracas. We trecked also. We returned on 31st March."A commendable effort to write an account of the travel by him.
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

15th April

Completed morning program. Attended lecture of Sh Gopalkrishna Gandhi at Vigyan Bhavan on 'Eclipse at noon : 'Shadows over India's conscience'.a brilliant exposition of the current social,economic and political scenario of India. He advocated for autonomy of CBI.
In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.45 to 4.15 pm.
 Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

14th April.

Completed morning program. Visited PNB. Akshat came with Neha. We spent couple of hours together. The courts remained closed due to Ambedkar Jayanti.
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

13th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Krthikeyan wrote the following letter inviting us to witness the preparation and taste the 14 course health food :

"It is a universally accepted fact that healthy eating is key to good health. It is more true especially when more and more people are suffering from preventable lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, stress, cancer, ulcers and ailments of the kidney, heart, liver etc. A rare opportunity is being created to witness and experience preparation and tasting of a 14 course healthy and delicious raw / semi-cooked food. This service is being demonstrated by Dr. Gangadharan, DNYS (Doctor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences), from Santhigiri Ashram, Kerala (Santhigiri Ayurveda and Siddha Hospital, Shivalik, Malvyanagar, New Delhi). He does not need a kitchen to prepare a healthy feast of 14 different items made of select vegetables, fruits and beaten (desiccated) rice. The human body is created with perfection and it can remain so till the very end, if we adhere to the right lifestyle, eat the right food in the right manner, in right quantity and in right time. You are being cordially invited, as a dear friend of the family and  also as one who believes in living responsibly in tune with Nature." Attended the preparation and tasted the 14 course health food at Karthik's residence, Anandlok, South Delhi. Venita accompanied. Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

12th April

Completed morning program. Visited Safdurjung hospital along with Venita. At CGHS met Sh. TSR Subramanium, ex-Cabinet Secretary. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Witnessed 'Ap ki Adalat', featuring Narendra Modi, BJP's Prime ministerial candidate for 2014 elections.
Retired to sleep at about midnight.

11th April

Completed morning program. Visited Safdarjung hospital. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 7 pm. Observed Ekadasi fast.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

10th April

Completed morning program. Venita and myself cast vote in the forenoon.Vote is cast in 91 parliamentary constituencies all over India. Voter percentage increased in all 91 parliamentary constituencies during this election. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Due to polling at Delhi all govt. offices and courts remained closed.
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

9th April

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4.30 pm.We have to cast our vote next day.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

8th April

Completed morning program.Today is Ram Naomi, birth anniversary of Shri Ram. Recited my favourite Chaupais and Dohas of Tulsi Krit Ram Charit Manas from the book, read by us and our parents. at Fatehpur. When i was reading them today, my eyes brimmed, throat chocked and every pore elated. I recite these when i wake up in the night and cannot sleep sometime due to one reason or the other.  I remember that my father very often recited the last of the Dohas of Uttarkand. His eyes would very often be wet during recitation. The reading of any Chaupai/Doha of the book is soothing.

Pilku reached  Athens with his family yesterday for a week. Grandchildren are having holidays. They are staying in Hotel Grande Bretagne.There is a direct view of the Acropolis from Pilku's room. He is contemplating to give an assignment to grandchildren ' to do a writeup of three historic cities they have visited, Cairo, Rome and now Athens.' I would request him to share the same with me too.They climbed to Acropolis during the day.

Retired to sleep at  about 11.15 pm.

7th April

Completed morning program. Visited IIC. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 5.15 pm.BJP's poll manifesto was announced today.
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.
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6th April

Went for about 45 minute walk. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines, Sri Lanka beat India in World T20 finals in Bangladesh. Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

5th April

Went for 45 minute brisk walk in the morning as also in he evening.. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines.
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

4th April

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS (Aurvedic ). In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 3.30 pm. India beat South Africa in semis of World T20 at Mirpur in Bangladesh and entered Finals, to be played on Sunday, April 6th.
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

3rd March

Completed morning program. Visited SBI. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 5  pm.
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

2nd April

Went for 40 minute brisk walk. Visited SBI. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12 .30 to 4 pm.
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm

1st April

Went for 40 minute brisk walk covering  about 4 kms. The body opens up to receive nature's bounty after at least 30 minute work-out. A minimum of another 10 minute exercise is needed to absorb energy from the environment.
In the Supreme Court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4.15 .pm
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.