31rst July

Completed 50 minute brisk walk. It was drizzling. Visited dentist. Good rain in the night. In chamber from 1.30 to 3.30 pm . .

"Modern man emerged 44,000 years ago, earlier than archaeologists thought, a new study said.

A team of scientists from Britain, South Africa, France, Italy, Norway and the United States carried out a research in Border Cave area in South Africa and gathered evidence which shows tools and ornaments that humans used 44,000 years ago." Business Standard, dt., 31rst July 2012 on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

30th July

Went for a brisk 50 minute walk Visited CGHS (Aurvedic ) & CGHS . In chamber from 1 to 4 pm.
"A unique social division among two groups of bottlenose dolphins that rarely interacted has finally ended at Australia's Moreton Bay, after they re-arranged their whole social system, a new study has found." Business Standard, dt., 30th July 2012 on line.

Retired to sleep at 11 pm .

29th July

Completed morning program. On way back, bought a copy of  HT and had coffee with it at Cafe Coffee Day. No newspaper is provided there. Earlier it used to. In her interview to DD yesterday,  Dr.Ms. S. Aggarwal, the topper of  IAS 2012 batch, said that she read The Hindu newspaper right from her student days daily. I read TOI. I still read the same newspaper and , of course, IE is  added to it now. 
Spent the reading newspapers and magazine. We kept Ekadasi fast today as usual.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm

28th July

Completed 50 minute brisk walk. Spent the day reading newspapers, magazines and watching Olympics on DD Sports. Kashyap was playing well and leading against Tan of Belgium in the Badminton match. Could not see it more as i had fear of losing by Kashyap. It is the fear of losing by India which comes in the way  of my watching any event. I would not leave watching a match where India is likely to win. But all this is in not in good  taste. In fact i should rather watch the beauty of a game than loss or gain to a country. If i cannot detach myself from loss or gain, i will ever miss the beauty of life in its various manifestations.  Games and sports are such a manifestation.
News of the day :"Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the latest threat to seas and oceans besides global warming and atmospheric carbon, is causing an alarming spike in deaths of marine animals and plants, according to an international research team.

The team, which included researchers from the Oceans Institute of the University of Western Australia (UWA), synthesised 1,784 published experiments on marine organisms around the world to evaluate the magnitude of impacts caused by increased ultraviolet B radiation "TOI,  Flora Fauna, dt.28th.07.2012, on line.
India won 2nd ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka. The match ended about 5 minutes back.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

27th July

Went for a brisk 50 minute walk. In chamber from 1.15 to 4 pm. Babloo, elder sister and Bittoo talked  Visited Safdarjung hospital. Consulted Dr. Wadhawa about the pain in the right knee of Tharpa.  Showed my  right eye to Dr. Sethi for removal of cataract. He said to wait for another three months. It is not necessary to operate it now as the vision is 6/9 and.good.He advised to continue with the eye drop which he prescribed 3 months back.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

26th July

Completed Pranayam and 45 minute brisk walk. Visited Dentist & CGHS. Have to give 'Travelogue' for binding at New Anand ENT, 27/15, Chhoti Sabji Mandi, Janakpuri.  Visited it. In chamber from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
The following lines struck me about Late Rajesh Khanna :
1."Rajesh Khanna seemed to be like a monument into which Jatin Khanna walked nondescriptly. Truly, as Jatin Khanna said, Rajesh Khanna is a shadow; he lives nowhere. He is actually no one.. He is an invitation for such souls to fly out, to float out, and to experience the openness of space and the lightness of air. This openness was his appeal; this lightness, his illumination." Sushmita Das, ET,dt.26th, July,2012 


2 Olympics ".Queen Elizabeth II formaly opens the Games on Friday night as seven years of preparation come to an end and 16 days of sports competition will draw billions of people to their TV sets to watch 10,500 sporting heroes from 204 countries compete for 302 gold medals. "The Hindu-sport, dt.,26th July 2012.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

25th July

Completed pranayam and 45 minute walk Visited CGHS. In chamber from 1 to 4 pm.
News of the day :1."The world's most accurate atomic clock has clearly proved the nearly 100-year-old  theory by Albert Einstein that time is a relative concept and the higher you live above sea level the faster you should age. Einstein's theory of relativity states that time and space are not as constant as everyday life would suggest. He suggested that the only true constant, the speed of light, meant that time can run faster or slower depending on how high you are, and how fast you are travelling."TOI, Science, dt. 25.07.12 on line
2."The researchers  found that mindfulness meditation — a 2,500-year-old practice dating back to Buddha that focuses on creating an attentive awareness of the present moment — lowered inflammation levels, which is thought to promote the development and progression of many diseases."TOI, Health,dt. 25.07.12. on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

24th July

Completed morning program along with 50 minute brisk walk. Visited dentist. A replacement driver in lieu of sick Thapa was inconsistent in his behavior.Had to tell him to rest. Thapa drove me to the chamber..Doctor attending Thapa told that he could drive with knee cap. He should not climb the stairs.
 In chamber from 1 to 4.15 pm.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm.

23rd July

Could not go even for walk. Had to leave for AIIMS at 8 am to consult  Prof. SK Acharya, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit about Venita's stomach problem. He has suggested some tests. According to him Venita's problem is due to diabetic neuropathy causing myalsia.. He has called her after a month.

Attended a dinner at IIC, hosted by KTS in honour of Sh, Bahuguna, CM Uttarakhand.Talked to him. We traveled together in the train from Allahabad to Delhi long time back. He remembered it.
After the dinner started, Vikas took me to Maurya  Sheroton for Chinese food. In particular i liked a few sips of Aushentosham-10 year old malted whisk y of Scotland.
Retired to sleep at about midnight.  

22nd July

Completed morning program partially  and also went for a 50 minute brisk walk. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Bought a king size cup of coffee at Cafe Coffee Day. It did not taste well. Told the boys and girl in service in the Cafe. They prepared another cup. It also did not taste well. Left it too and and also the Cafe.

Interesting news clips.

"Punjab-born centenarian Fauja Singh, who defies age to run marathons, drew the loudest cheers on Saturday, as the Olympic Torch was carried by him, Olympic medal winners, and leading individuals through London, amidst a welcome, clear sky and sunshine.

Clad in all-white apparel and a matching white turban, the sprightly Singh carried the torch, accompanied by hundreds of admirers, including Sikhs with yellow t-shirts bearing Singh’s image, who hailed him every moment of the distance he travelled.

Mr. Singh was born in 1911, and began running at 86 to keep himself occupied." TOI, 22nd July, 2012 on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

21rst July

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazine.Had a cup of coffee from Cafe Coffee Day.
 Following news picks are interesting among others :
" Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington believe they have discovered a planet right at Earth's front door that may be capable of supporting human life. "TOI, dt.21.07.12 on line


"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has sent a letter to theBedia Federation of India, Organization of World Bedia and Snake Charmers, urging them to encourage the use of fake snakes in place of real ones during this year's Naagpanchami among the snake charming community. The Naagpanchami will be celebrated on July 23." TOI, dt.21.07.12 on line
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

20th July

Completed 45 minute brisk walk in the morning. Visited CGHS.  In chamber from 12.45 to 3.45 pm.
A gentleman asked me : "Sir, how and when larger part of our citizens will be able to afford the court expenses. ( Also speedier & transparent mechanism for settlements )". I replied :"I wrote in my blog dated 15th July :

"It is not that corruption is not found in western societies but it always comes as a shock because it does not meet with social approval." Meghanand Desai in IE, p 9, dt.15th July'12. Desai has brought out in the write-up that corrupt practices have become a part of life in India.  Rule of life is the rule of law. We have to give a serious thought to rectify this state of affairs and change the mindset.

 You may like to see it in the link given below.

http://dns-reflections.blogspot.in/2012/07/15th-july.html 

In the above context, the change in the administration of justice is likely to be slow. Ethics in public life is missing. The politician is interested in remaining in power.The bureaucrat is also similarly poised. Only a small section thinks for the common man. There are few like Justice SB Sinha who are doing pioneering work in the field of ADRs. ( Alternative dispute disposal resolutions ). Let us not lose hope. I can write to you with confidence that things are much better now than what they were a decade back. It has been possible due to a proactive judiciary, media and general awareness of the people."
Some tips for mothers from this news clip :
"Just as Popeye inspired a generation to eat spinach, such role models as Spiderman or Batman could help children make healthy choices, said Brian Wansink Cornell professor of marketing, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.“Advising parents to ask their child, ‘What would Batman eat?’ might be a realistic step to take in what could be a healthier fast-food world,” Wansink added." First Post, dt 20th July 2012, on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

19th July

Completed Pranayam and 50 minute brisk walk.In chamber from12.30 to 3.30 pm.
"Eye health is the least priority for Indians while medical screenings of other types remain far more important. Compared to 10 other markets, Indians are the most likely to have never had an eye examination," the survey by Bausch + Lomb said. TOI, Health, dt.19.07.12, on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

18th July

Went tor 50 minute brisk walk.Visited Camp office of Chef Electoral Officer, Delhi in the Society's office for inclusion of my name in the electoral rolls. Venita's name is already there.  In chamber from 1 to 4 pm.
"The US Supreme Court in United States vs Alvarez  upheld the right to lie as part of the freedom of speech.."IE dt 18th July '12, p11. In India, right to freedom of speech is not unrestricted.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

17th July

Completed Prayanam and brisk walk for 50 minutes.Visited SBI Vikaspuri and Head post office. In chamber from 1 to 5 pm..
"Those who restrict themselves to seven hours of sleep a night could prevent their brain from ageing by an extra two years, compared with their peers who sleep too much - or not enough, scientists say. "TOI, dt. 17.07.12 on line.
On way back, visited Hanuman temple at Chanakyapuri.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm

16th July

Completed morning program.In chamber from 1 to 4 pm
 "The Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh has made headlines with the discovery of the rare Red Coral Kukri, a rare Indian snake in its midst. The chance discovery of the Kukri was made by local conservationist Fazlur Rahman, an official of Katarniaghat Foundation, who spotted the snake through the infrared, night-vision camera that he was toting along in the sanctuary."  The Economic Times on line dt.16.07 12.
Mrs Rashmi Luthra has brought out a Children magazine, 'After School'. It is a magazine of international standard.I have given a set each of 7 issues to Babloo and Silku. One set i will send to Pilku. Rashmi is the Editor and owner of the magazine. She has requested me to write in the magazine.I have asked Neha to write.She writes well She is creative.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

15th July

Completed Pranayam in the morning and one hour walk in the evening.
"It is not that corruption is not found in western societies but it always comes as a shock because it does not meet with social approval." Meghanand Desai in IE, p 9, dt.15th July'12. Desai has brought out in the write-up that corrupt practices have become a part of life in India.  Rule of life is the rule of law. We have to give a serious thought to rectify this state of affairs and change the mindset.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

14th July

Could go for 55 minute walk in the evening.
 Attended a conference of National Bar Association of India at IIC from 10 am to 3.15pm with lunch and tea breaks. The Conference dealt with Alternative Dispute Disposal Resolutions (ADRr). It was an informative discussion on advantages of Alternative Dispute Disposal Resolutions in Indian legal system. Particularly, the address of Justice SB Sinha was illuminating. He said that litigation is very expensive. Only 9%  could afford to go to the courts for the dispute resolutions;  50% leave the matters and put up with the loss/ignominy; 30% go to police/politicians and remaining try through goondas/mastans, even via Dubai. In this unhappy scenario, ADRs become quite relevant. The ADRs in Govt. sector, in Armed forces and Corporate sector were discussed. The addresses on the use of technology in providing speedy justice by Himanshu Goswami and International Arbitration by Anand Dayal respectively were eye openers. I was Assocham invitee to the conference. 
In chamber from3.30 to 4.30 pm
Retired to sleep at 11.15 pm.

13th July

Completed morning program partially.Went for 50 minute walk. Met  DIG/CBI  Anurag. Mrs Rashmi Luthra ,Editor of a new Children magazine, named ,'After School' came.  In chamber from 12.30 to 4 pm.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

12th July

Went for 50 minute walk.Completed morning program partially.Visited SBI. In chamber from 1 to 3.30 pm.
"A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has shown for the first time that there is a connection between brain anatomy and altruistic behaviour.The team, headed y Ernst Fehr, Director of the Department of Economics, showed that people who behave more altruistically than others have more gray matter at the junction between the parietal and temporal lobe, thus showing for the first time that there is a connection between brain anatomy, brain activity and altruistic behaviour."TOI on line,dt.12th July
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm

11th July

Went for a 50 minute brisk walk.In chamber from 12.30 to 4 pm. Venita accompanied  As she has lived in South Delhi from 1985 to 1997 for over  12 years, she prefers to shop in her old known places. Somehow she has not explored areas in West Delhi for shopping though she has lived here now for about 15 years.
"Scientists are using the world's biggest telescope , buried deep under the South Pole, to try to unravel the mysteries of tiny particles known as neutrinos, hoping to shed light on how the universe was made. 

The mega-detector , called IceCube, took 10 years to build 2,400 metres below the Antarctic ice. At one cubic km, it is bigger than the Empire State building, the Chicago Sears Tower - now known as Willis Tower - and Shanghai's World Financial Center combined. 

Designed to observe neutrinos , which are emitted by exploding stars and move close to the speed of light, the telescope is attracting new attention in the wake of last week's discovery of a particle that appears to be the Higgs boson - a basic building block of the universe. " TOI, Speed News. 
Retired to sleep at 10.30  pm

10th July

Completed 50 minute brisk walk.Visited SBI. In chamber from 12.45 to 3.15.
"Glaciers nestling under the shadow of Diran and Rakaposhi, two towering peaks in the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan, remain impervious to global warming and have even grown slightly in recent years, suggests a new study. Bucking regional and global trends that indicate ice loss, French glaciologists have confirmed that glaciers in Himalayan Karakoram have remained impervious to global warming and climate change."  TOI 11.07.12.
Good News.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

9th July

Went for a brisk 50 minute walk. Attended  A.K. DAVE MEMORIAL SEMINAR AT INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE on Sino-indo relations from 11am to 1.15 pm followed by lunch. The seminar was addressed by Sarva Shri TCA Rangachari ,ambassador, Naresh Chandra, ex-cabinet secretary and Major General Narsimhan.There was lively interaction thereafter. In chamber from 2 to 4 pm.
"The Salford Business School, University of Salford conducted a poll recently for the charity Anxiety UK. It found that more than half of the participants surveyed felt that the social sites (Twitter,Facebook) had changed their behaviour. Out of the participants who felt so, about 50% said that their lives had been altered for the worse" Source : Tech2.com
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm. 

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8th July

Completed morning program.
"Justice Iyer of the Supreme Court made a distinction between the 'rule of law' and the 'rule of life' in a judgement in 1975. The judge articulated the ever present tension between a universal 'rule of law' and an insular 'rule of life'at the heart of India's democracy. The human DNA is imprinted with a natural propensity to favour family, friends and community. These loyalties invite corruption and nepotism in the absence of strong incentives in favour of impartiality. The social anthropologist, Earnest Gellner, labelled it 'tyranny of cousins'. The historian David Gilmartin equates the 'rule of li.fe' to sva-dharma, duties to one's family, cast and community. In contrast, the rule of law is akin to sadharana dharma, duties which reflect the higher universal ideals of the Constitution." Gurcharan Das in TOI at p.,10,dt.08.o7.12 A brilliant analysis of the state of affairs in the society by Shri Das.
Pilku has suggested not to sell Fatehpur house until Abhishree and Amolikaa have seen it, its photographs are taken with them and we get a suitable villa type house to shift to in South Delhi or Gurgaon or Noida. Born and living in England ,they, like any British citizen, have an unique sense of history and a psyche to know their roots. We will not sell unless they have visited it.
I sent a mail to the Director, National Police Academy (NPA), Hyderabad offering to give my riding boots free to anyone  in the Academy  who needed. These were bought by me in 1964 (now 48 year old) at the Central Police Training College (CPTC), Mount Abu.  The CPTC is now known as NPA. IPS officers are trained here. These are absolutely in good condition and packed with wooden pieces inside to prevent deflation. He is collecting them tomorrow.
Retired to sleep at 10.30pm.

7th July

Could  go for 50 minute brisk walk in the evening. Had to leave for a conference on"Law and Economics", organised by Assocham in Meridian hotel at about 9:00 a.m. The conference continued from 10:00 a.m.- 4:15 p.m. with breaks for Tea and Lunch. Shri Salman Khurshid, Union Law Minister of India was the Chief Guest. The sanctity of the contract was discussed besides other issues connected with administration of Justice, Governance, Taxation Laws etc. It was a very informative conference. I refreshed my knowledge of law as I studied law of Contract in LL.B and LL.M from 1958-62 and as lawyer for the last about 15 years. The law I studied, the law as i enforced as a police officer and the law as i practice now are so different. There are wide gaps between the knowledge, enforcement and practice of law. We can bridge the gap by  ethics in practice of law, a difficult proposition.
In chamber from 5.15 to 6.30 pm.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm

6th July

Completed morning program. Visited  PNB, SBI  and  Assam House..Met SS Sharma IAS (Rtd) i/c LPO in the chamber. We were together for about an hour. In chamber from 1 to 5.30 pm  Was stranded in a traffic jam for about half an hour near Dasehra ground, Janakpuri due to rains.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

5th July

                              God particle
Completed 50 minute walk. Visited H.C.& S.C.. Met Resident Commissioner, Meghalaya. Steven Weinberg  says that the discovery of 'Higgs boson' fills a gap in our understanding of the laws of nature that govern all matter and throws light on what was going on in the early universe.  In common parlance it has been nicknamed as  'God particle'. It appears ,as someone said :  "The universe is stitched together by invisible threads."Further research in the this field will be interesting .
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm

4th July

Completed brisk walk for 50 minutes. In chamber from 12.30 to 4 pm.      .

This week I received a beautiful letter from my eldest grand daughter,10 year old Khyati. There are a number of stickers on it. These have pictures of scorpion, stars ,flowers, leaves, sun, toys. It also has a pastel /water color (could not be sure) painting ( already painted a good number. Given me one which i have kept in my bedroom) of Singapore, where she went for a holiday for a few days along with her parents in May.2012. In the letter she has profusely thanked me for getting passport to her on her ninth birthday. I quote some of the lines from the letter which touched my heart  Regarding getting passport she writes,"Then a very kind man called DNS Shrivastava stepped in and got my passport"............"I thank you IX 20000 times for getting me passport".Gratefulness is spiritual. She is a little girl and she is spiritual. She has inherited this from her ancestors who are and were deeply spiritual. Spirituality is self realization. You are face to face with love and kindness. You feel grateful to all who love and are kind.
 About Singapore she writes,"When we landed at Singapore, I could hardly believe my eyes. Singapore is so different. Not even a speck of dust and seems like a picture. It was so nice to be in a country where everything is organised. The main highlight of this trip was our visit to Sentosa (She has put a sticker, which shows an image of Sentosa). We went by cable car and visited under water world and Unversal studios. We saw a dolphin show. The dolphins performed tricks. .........At universal studios we went on some rides and saw how special effects are done in Movies". 
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm. 

2nd & 3rd July

On 2nd
Completed 50 minute walk. Visited CGHS & SBI. In chamber from 2 to 5 pm. A good analysis of judgement of the US Supreme Court on constitutional validity of the Affordable Care Act in IE at page 15, dated 2nd July. May be read by those who are interested in legal matters. A write-up on London at page13 of IE dated 2nd July is worth reading. It is reproduced from The Economist. It is so true when it says "Anything that jeopardizes the city's internationalism endangers its future, and anything that jeopardizes London endangers the country."
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.
On 3rd
Completed morning program partially.Visited CGHS. In chamber from 12.30 to 4 pm.On way back, visited Hanuman temple in Chanakyapuri.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

1st July

Completed morning program. One Window AC in the drawing-cum-dining room broke down yesterday. Could not be repaired. Had to buy another.Talked to Shri Gupta,Director,TibconAircondition
F-23,New F Block, Near Shiv Mandir, Shastri Nagar (N), Delhi - 110052 for installation of the AC. 

Contact Nos.:	+91-(11)-23642476
Mobile:	(+91) 9810378678, (+91) 9811644567
Fax:	+91-(11)-2364247 The AC is installed in the afternoon.  Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.