29th Oct.

Completed morning program. Venita distributed cash, fruits & sweets to employees of the Society. Sent Rs.20,000/-to Fatehpur for the repairs to the ancestral house. Total amount sent so far is Rs.90,000/-. Sheomohan said that it would cover the cost of current project. I talked to Ajju also, who is supervising the construction.

Attended wedding of daughter of Sanjay at ESSEX village. Sanjay is an IAS Officer of our cadre, presently an Addl. Seceretary in GOI. Met quite a few officers of the cadre. Some of them i met after years. Peter Hanneman was also there apart from Bezbaruah, Thakur, Mendiratta, Saran, Mrs. Ashok Saikia,Vinay Kohili, Rinzah, and some others. Food was good with a number of sweet dishes. There were Indian, Chinese, Italian dishes. Those who wanted to take continental had also enough for them.While i was having dinner, Sangita rang up and informed that Naresh Bhaisaheb was shifted to hospital. He is unwell for quite sometime. General weakness, high blood pressure, stiffness of body, loss of appetite are some of the ailments he is suffering from. He is in the 86th year. I offered money if she needed. She said that she did not need it at present.

Returned home at about 11pm.

Retired to sleep at about 11.30pm.