27th to 29th May

On 27th completed morning program. Visited Center for Sight at 9.30am. Venita was prepared for Angiography of her eyes.But the machine became out of order & it could not be done.Informed Dr. Dinesh Talwar who said that it could be done on Monday & that he would see the result on Wednesday & give Avastin injection.Atul Chandra came for a conference. Sh.SS Sharma came, but as I was busy with Sh.Atul Chandra, he went back. On 28th visited Safdarjung hospital & obtained endorsement for permission for Avastin injection. Visited SBI on way back. Collected written permission from CGHS. Visited Sai temple to give the medicines not required by us for distribution to poor. On 29th attended a seminar where Sarva Sh.Shiv Shankar Menon,NSA, Dr.Raja Ram, noted journalist & columnist,& Syd Naqvi, also a journalist, participated on the subject of happenings in the middle-east. These happenings appeared to be due to a fight between Sunnis and Shias for political power, backed by Saudi Arabia and Iran.The western countries including USA,UK and France came into picture due to their requirement for energy. Interesting.
Retired to sleep at 11pm.

26th May

Completed morning program. Visited Chamber at 11am, collected letters to CMO CGHS, Pandara road. Went to Safdarjung hospital. Met Dr.Lalwani & took approval for Angiography of both the eyes and Avastin injection for Venita. Visited CGHS. I will get Avastin injection tomorrow. In chamber from 11-12am and later 1.15-3.30pm.
I was impressed with Obama, who visited his great great grand father's place in Ireland the other day. I have not yet visited even my grand father's place in Kothi,a former princely estate. I must visit it apart from visiting Panna,a former princely estate where my father worked as the district magistrate. The areas of both the erstwhile princely estates are now located in the state of MP. Retired to sleep at 11pm.

24th & 25th May

On 24th again completed only walk. In chamber from 11.30am-3pm. When I arrived chamber at 11.30am, I went to Sh.SS Sharma, IAS(Rtd), for a cup of tea. He had earlier invited me for it on 20th May but I could not make it that day. On way back home visited Hanuman temple in Chanakyapuri. On 25th after a good gap completed morning program. Visited center for sight for Venita's OCT of both the eyes. Dr.Dinesh Talwar told that the right eye was again full of fluid and in bad shape. He further said that Avastin injection had to be given in her right eye after Angiography of both the eyes. I have to get the approval for the same from the CGHS tomorrow so that the same can be done on Friday the 27th May. Dr.Talwar does not come to the Center for Sight, Safdarjung Enclave, on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. It will be a long wait if we miss to show him on 27th May.As we have to go to London as soon as i get Visa, we cannot waite any more.Retired to sleep at 11pm.

23rd May

Could go only for walk and did not do other exercises. Got up early morning at 1am. Felt quiet fresh after sleep for about 2 & half hours. Read the Bhagwad Gita written by saint Ram Sukh Dasji, given to me by Venita. It is a very detailed commentary on each sloka of the book. I remembered the Bhagwad Gita which I got from my late father and read by me quite a few times since my student days. I find it is concise & serves the purpose for me. I would rather read it than read the commentary of saint Ram Sukh Dasji, which is in great details. By writing this I am not undermining the commentary written by saint Ram Sukh Dasji. He was a great saint and we had the privilege of listening to his discourses at Rishikesh when he was alive. His voice still hovers in our mind and we have a great respect for him. Also read the favorite prayers from the Ramayana,the book which my late father read,now with me.I have flagged these & recite them whenever I get an opportunity.They give me great solace & tranquility of mind. Slept at 3am and later got up at 6am.Visited Safdarjung hospital and showed the ECG and Blood reports to Dr.Madhusudan of Cardiology department.He said that everything was in order. I had to get these reports for medical insurance for Shenegen countries.
VLDL(Bad cholesterol) at 29 was slightly high. I was advised to avoid oils and ghee. FBS, at 112, is just 2 points above the reference range. It could also be taken care of by diet control.ESR at 19 was also slightly high. Dr.Khanna,our personal physician in the society, told it could be ignored. Urin report is normal. Now I will get the same tests done after 3 months,i.e, on 23rd August. Retired to sleep at 10.45pm.

20th to 22nd May

On 28th visited Safdarjung hospital. Took approval for tests for medical insurance for travel to Schengen countries. In chamber from 11.30-3pm. On 21st completed full morning program after a big gap, though I have been walking daily for four and half kilometers. Munna came from Ganganagar with his family and spent the day with us . He left for Kanpur in the evening by the Shatabdi train which is recently introduced for journey upto Kanpur on 6 days of the week. We felt quite happy with his visit. Venita prepared breakfast and lunch for them. Talking to his son who is little over 5 was a great fun.He is just like his mother but has the complexion of Munna. On 22nd went for blood tests and ECG, necessary for Schengen Visa. Venita went to Greater Noida to her brother along with Sunita to jointly observe death anniversary of her mother.Met Sh.Dutt, former Director CBI. He had met with an accident about a fortnight back in course of which he broke his left leg badly. He is recovering fast.
In an article in the Indian Express today Shomit writes about MSD for entrepreneurship. M stands for management skills to lead people and administer work. S stands for salesmanship from the basic to sophisticated approach and D means domain knowledge from nitty gritty to the top end of the spectrum of the subject.His article is informative.
Ratan Tata is critical of Antilla, a 27 storey residential building of Mukesh Ambani in his interview in Times London on 21rst{satarday}.Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

18th & 19th May

Went for a walk. Could not do exercises/pranayam/asans. In chamber from 11.30am-3.15pm.Sent Thapa to collect medicines from CGHS. Visited British high Commission for UK Visa. I had opted for facility of Premium category Visa which took me to an Air conditioned lounge, tea and completion of submission of Visa forms within 45 minutes. I could not get Fast Track Visa category as it was fully booked. In premium category you have to pay an additional amount of about Rs.1700/- & in Fast Track category it is about Rs.5000/-. Once you get appointment in one of these categories, you don't have to stand in long queues. I hope to get Visa stamped in my Passport within a week's time.In Fast Track category you get it next day of your application. On 19th I felt adverse impact of doing exercises/asans/pranayam not on a regular basis. The stomach has started swelling and the breathing is also not normal. I must start doing all these regularly from tomorrow.Visited Gita's place and was there from 12.45-3.45pm. It was Yash's birthday. Gita had hawan and the other puja in the morning. She cooked lunch for us and we combined it with our tiffin. The medical condition of Yash is stable. He completes 3 months on 28th May after ATG injections. His condition should improve within 3 months. I see little improvement till date. But we have to keep patience and try further more for his cure. Retired to sleep at 11pm.

11th to 17th May

On 11th could complete only walk.Visited the Supreme court and participated in the SCBA elections. Digvijay Singh & Agnihotri,Advocates from Fatehpur met in the Supreme court.Digvijay Singh brought some vinegar & gur from my village.In chamber from 1.15-4pm.On 12th visited Mumbai by AirIndia flight no.865,reaching there at 12am.Curiously the girl at the Air India counter did not book my Samsonite suitcase. I came to know of it at Mumbai Airport. It had been deposited with GMR as unclaimed bag. Later Sh.Sanjay Narayen who was coming to Mumbai from Delhi,brought with him.I had to email him with a request to the Manager, Delhi Airport, along with a copy of the boarding pass and my driving licence in proof of my identity. It cost me Rs.700/- to send the mail to him from business center of Trident hotel,Mumbai.I think confusion took place because of my query at the Air India counter Delhi whether I could take the suitcase as cabin luggage. But then I requested for booking it which perhaps it did not take note of and the suitcase remained unbooked.I also failed to note absence of baggage sticker on my boarding pass. As I contributed to the failure of booking of my suitcase, I dint lodge a complaint with the Air India. Sambharya came & we discussed the case in our hand. In the evening I watched the sun setting in the west from my room overlooking the bay of Arabian sea. It left a magnificent trail of colors on the sea water.I continued watching it till it disappeared.On 13th Sambharya came and we met the DIG CBI, Mumbai together. The Joint Director CBI talked to me from Bangalore, where he had gone for some personal work. I left for Delhi by Air India 888. It was 2 hours 15 minutes late and landed at Palam Airport at 11.15pm. After receiving the luggage and driving back home, I reached there at 0100 hours of 14th May. On 14th kept fast due to Ekadashi.The OG Acs were checked. BSES line man also checked the electrical line. As the Ac was tripping I had complained to BSES. The line man told that it was a matter concerning maintenance section and that he would pass over the information to them. I asked him to check the voltage but he did not. Later it came to my knowledge that due to mishandling of the remote of the Acs, tripping was taking place.On 15th spent the day at home, it being Sunday. Completed Visa form for UK.On 16th completed full morning program after a big gap. Visited photo studio for a photo for Visa form, CGHS for the medicines and SBI for updating the passbook. The Visa form is complete with all the documents. Pilku's papers have already come. On 17th in chamber from 12-3.45pm. Had a conference with Sh.Sanjay Narayen at 4pm in Gym Khana club. Retired to sleep 10.35pm.

5th to 10th May

Completed morning program minus some exercises. Visited CGHS Pandara Road & North Avenue. In chambers from 1-3pm. Sh.SS Sharma insisted for a cup of tea at 3pm, which I could not make.On 6th visited IIPA & participated in a discussion on a book by Sh.Sen, "Enforcing Accountability in Police through Civil check". In chambers from 1.15-4pm. On 7th visited Sainik Farms for a conference with KTS attended by RTPS and Sh.Prageet Mathur, Chief Finance officer, Frigoglass. Visited Green Nursery Jorbagh. At Sainik Farms met Addl Commissioner of Police President house. He had come to KTS for some advice. On 8th bought a cooler for the driver and looked up pillows for Venita. She is having acute spondelytis, which I think is due mainly to use of improper pillows. Will get a couple of them made of semal cotton.Filled up Visa form for UK. On 9th left Delhi for Chandigarh by Kingfisher Airlines along with Prageet Mathur. On 10th Appeared in Frigoglass case along with KTS and Atiar. The court has directed high level screening committee of the Govt. of Haryana to take a decision on giving the benefit of rule 28B/28C to Frigoglass company.Returned Delhi at 4.30pm.The following lines from Dilip Bob were noted by me,
"Experience suggests that the individual is often greater than terror organisation." "Other Islamic militant groups, most notably Laskar-e-Toiba will survive mainly because of the state sponsorship they receive, but Al-quaeda without Osama, even as figurehead may not." Dilip Bob. "Hume reminded her that in so far as it never creates our desires, reason is passion's slave. But it is most useful slave. For it helps us understand guide our competing passions." Robert Zaretsay. Retired to sleep at 11pm.

3rd & 4th May

On 3rd could go only for walk.Venita accompanied me on way to chamber to do some of her work in South Delhi.In chamber from 12.15-3.30pm.Had a cup of Darjeeling tea with Sh.SS Sharma in the basement of the chambers which houses the LPO.Venita picked me up at 3.30pm.On way back visited Hanuman Temple.On 4th it was quite hot.Attended a conference on security issues in Le Meridian, chaired by Sh.DR Karthikeyan. The Home Secretary who was to chair the conference could not make it due to urgent work. Met S/Sh.BL Ohri,Anil Choudhury, Katna,another IPS offier whose name I could not remember apart from DR Karthikeyan. I could not attend afternoon session. In chamber from 2.15-5pm. A new case is taken up by Sh.Maheen Pradhan,Advocate under my supervision.Planned out conference & visit to Chandigarh in connection with the court hearing of Frigoglass case on 10th May. Retired to sleep at 10.45pm.

2nd May

Completed morning program. Visited SBI to sort out matters relating to driver's SBI Life policy. Visited Meghalaya House. Met Resident Commissioner, Krofa, Mishra and some others. I visit Assam and Meghalaya houses once every 6 months to keep track of developments in my cadre. In chamber 1.20-3.30 pm. KTS invited me to join him in lunch in the dining hall. Had lunch with him and others. Watched BBC TV to update on Osama Bin Laden's death. Retired to sleep at 11pm.