16th Oct

Completed morning program. Navratri commenced. The Goddess Durga is worshiped as Shailputri today. Venita called the priest from the Society temple who propitiated a Kalash in the flat after a 10 minute pooja. Both of us are keeping fast today. In Chamber from 1.30 to 4 PM.

DDA officials came to our flat and wanted to a remove a girder which we had put quite a few years back to support a pedestal for keeping the cooler. We also use the space below the pedestal  for keeping some wares. I talked to the officer who had come along with team to wait for 1/2 hour for further instruction from his officers. He agreed. But later he left. I have already written to the Vice Chairman DDA with a request to allow compounding of the addition. Reply from the VC DDA is awaited. The girder is in the air and does not obstruct or cause inconvenience to anyone. I will follow it up so that the matter is settled once and for all.
My laptop is dysfunctional. Consequently I am unable to respond to mails quickly. I reply to them from my desktop when I come to the chamber. I have decided to buy a new laptop and hope to have it within this week.
Anita and Ritsy were born on 16th October. Wished each of them long and healthy life. Anita and Pramod are in Hyderabad with their son and Ritsy is with my second son Silku at Gurgaon.
Retired to sleep at 10pm.