Thursday, August 18, 2011

17th to 22nd August

On 17th:
Completed morning program. Visited CGHS and SBI.In chamber from 1.20pm-4pm. Agitation for Jan Lokpal Bill, led by Anna Hazare is at its peak. He has been allowed to hold fast for 15 days in Ram Lila grounds."When people respect the law, there is order. Mass upsurge can be dangerously destructive, or even life threatening for a nation, but it is not a crime in the conventional sense." I remember this quote from a write-up which I recently read of MJ Akbar. The upsurge of people on the call of Anna Hazare is of that kind. We are failing to deal with it and it can be dangerously destructive as pointed out by MJ Akbar. Very astute handling of the issue is necessary. Retired to sleep at 11pm.

On 18th:
Completed morning program. Venita went to Gurgaon to spend a couple of days with grand children. I had to hire a cab to go to chamber and back. In chamber from 12.15pm-3.20pm. Pravesh rang up and wanted to come. But could not. Retired to sleep at 10.30pm.

On 19th:
Completed morning program. Visited Gurgaon to attend and bless Alaynah on her birthday. The persons who attended the birthday celebration included among others,Babloo, Neha, Akshat, maternal grand parents and maternal uncle and aunt.Earlier in the morning a havan was held by the maternal grand parents. We could not attend it. We joined the celebrations in the evening. A dinner was held. Alaynah is one year today. She has sharp eyes like those of her parents, perceptive, understanding, loving and a cute child. Most of our time was spent in watching her movements. Venita had carried some clothes for her. As soon as these were shown to her, she caught hold of them and held back to her chest for quite sometime showing her likeness for them.Retired to sleep at 12pm.

On 20th:
Completed morning program. Was unable to walk properly in the morning perhaps due to a very heavy day on 19th. But after morning program I felt better and slept for about 5 hours during the day after breakfast, getting up for lunch at 2pm for a short-while. Felt better and normal. Had a cup of coffee in Barista restaurant. Retired to sleep at 11.45pm.

On 21st:
Completed morning program. Had a cup of coffee in Barista in the District center Janakpuri. Slept for about 3 hours. Retired to sleep at about 11pm.

On 22nd:

Completed morning program. It was Janmastami today and a holiday. Kept fast. Visited Barista and had a cup of coffee there. Helped Bansal to organize a Ras Lila near the society temple. He organized a Ras party from Vrindavan and I arranged chairs and stage from the side of society for its performance. Lighting and sound systems were arranged by Bansal. By the time it started I could not go to see it. I went to the temple 10 mins prior to mid night and joined in the Janmastami celebrations. Earlier we did puja at home. Retired to sleep at 0045 hours on 23rd.

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