26th Dec

26th December 

In continuation of celebration of 50th years of  Babloo, we held a get together at Palm Hotel, Gurgaon, on the 18th December. We could not hold it on 1st December due to Akshat's pending examination. 

In the lively get together over lunch, 20 persons  including children joined in. Some photographs taken on occasion are given below:

Hu

 

Cutting cake

Family 

Friends

H

                                                                    

Relations 

   With Niece                                                        

With Neha

                                                                          

Akshat with friend

( 

Quotable Quotes : “It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after” William Shakespeare

Pilku’s birthday

21st Dec

We celebrated Pilku's 53rd birthday along his two maternal uncles and their families on 20th at Noida. Pilku is 53. He was born on 20.12.1968 at 05.58 hours at Kanpur,UP,India. According to the Indian calendar, it was Thursday, Shuklapaksh, Pratipada of Paush, Samvat 2025 .  Venita did Puja,distributed  sweets and cash to all helps,guards,cleaners and washer-man. His maternal aunt Sangita was also born on the same day.

A photo taken at Tarun's house on the occasion is given below :

Quotable Quotes :"Things are not quite so simple always as black and white."Doris Lessing

 5 to 14th

Venita went to Vikaspuri to join in Gita Day celebration today. She stayed overnight. Read the Gita in full along with other ladies during the day since early morning.

Quotable Quotes :"There are no secrets that time does not reveal."Jean Racine

 30th Nov,1st December,2,3 and 4th Dec. Babloo's 50th birthday.

Pilku arrived Delhi on 30th. On 1st we went to Guru-gram to join Babloo/Neha/Akshat in celebrating Babloo's birthday. Pilku's visit was a planned surprise to him/Neha/Akshat. After seeing Pilku all of a sudden, Babloo thought that probably his lenses were not clean, Neha thought how Babloo could become so thin. Akshat saw him corretly.Vinita lit 50 clay lamps on the occasion.......Babloo was born on 1st December,1971. He is 50. It was Wednesday, Chaturdashi of the month of Marg Shirsh, Shuklapksh, Samvat 2028. He was born at 09.02 hours in Dhubri Civil hospital, Assam. We prayed for long,healthy and happy life to him. Venita distributed sweets to all . We called him in the morning and wished happy birthday. At his place he cut cake to the singing of Happy birthday to him in the evening. We had dinner thereafter. We returned Vasant Vihar at about 11 pm. Some photos taken on the occasion are given below :

Pilku left for London on 4th Dec.

Quotable Quotes :"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."Og Mandino

 24 to 28 and 29th

Tarun and Sangita visited us on 28th.They stayed for the day. We lunched together. We spent good time talking about family and other matters.We decried absence of visiting each other these days. Covid had changed our life style. We have become self-centered and avoid social interaction. We believe,it is not good for us. We have to break the monotony of this living and have an interactive life,sooner the better.

Quotable Quotes :" Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."Margaret Mead

 16 to 22 and 23rd : Sage Patanjali’s precept

Sage Patanjali says that whatever some persons speak, turns out to be true. It is because they have practised truth so much that they become instinctive true speakers. One has to spot out such persons. They could be useful guides. Venita is such an instinctive speaker. I will give a couple of episodes in this regard. My commitment in some cases at Mumbai High Court was so such that i had to go to Mumbai quite often. Sometimes i went in the morning and came back in the evening. One day she said i would have to stop going to Mumbai soon. Within a short time i noticed that the clients did not want me to pursue the cases there. They wanted to compromise. I asked Venita why she cursed as she too would be loser ultimately. She said that she did not curse.  She felt as it was about to happen. She said not to worry. A better assignment was in the offing. I got a bigger assignment in Hyderabad later.

Quotable Quotes :"One that would have the fruit must climb the tree." Thomas Fuller

 9,10,11,12 13,14 and 15th

Barun came on 14th (Sunday) along with Mishti in the forenoon.While Mishti went to Gurgram to meet her friends, Barun stayed back for the day. We had lunch together. Venita had cooked simple food which we relished a lot.We shared family affairs. On return of Mishti, they left for Greater Noida at about 9 pm......Talked to Amrish and Aparna. They have given their new phone numbers....... Birthday card returned undelivered from Switzerland due to incomplete address...... No Whats-app chat took place on Sunday. It is a fortnightly phenomenon now.

Quotable Quotes :"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."Walt Disney

 4,5,6,7 and 8th

We had chat over WhatsApp on Sunday the 7th Nov. Pilku,Babloo/Neha and Akshat joined in. Ruchi was not available.  Abhishree and Amolikaa were in the hostel. Silku has not been attending the chat for quite some time. I had thought that the chat would give us an opportunity to talk and share our thoughts in a structured way for an hour at least once a week on a regular basis. But due to compulsions of fast life and and its day-today-development i notice that it has not been possible for all of us to be together for the chat as i had envisaged . If all of you agree we may chat once a fortnight instead. As Babloo is very often preoccupied in work, i will coordinate the chat henceforth. Our next chat will now be on Sunday the 21st,Nov. if you agree. Please let me know.

Quotable Quotes :"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."Rene Descartes

3rd Nov 2021

 2nd and 3rd 

We had a lively get-together at Saurabh/Gauri's flat in Carlton Estate Gurugram on 2nd Nov.on the eve of Diwali. Woodbridge ruled the roost supplemented by jumbo-size Brut. At ground level was waiting a new grand black  Mercedes-Benz to be inaugurated and driven by the owners S&G. They looked so happy. Some photos taken by Subhash on the occasion are given below.

           Pramod and DNS

                  Venita and Chhotu

Quotable Quotes :"I want to put a ding in the universe."Steve Jobs

 27,28,29,30,31 and 1st Nov

Babloo/Neha/Akshat dropped in the evening on the 30th. A photo of the occasion is given below :

On 31st we had a Diwali get together in Subhash and Sunita's house in the evening. A photo taken on the occasion is given below :

Quotable Quotes :"You don't take a photograph, you make it."Ansel Adams