31st August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
"Swami Vivekananda:- I can’t find free time. Life has become hectic.
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you free.
Swami Vivekananda:- Why has life become complicated now?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Stop analyzing life.. It makes it
complicated. Just live it."
Retired to sleep at. about 10.30 pm

30th August

Completed morning program. India won 3rd ODI at Nottingham. The score is 2-0. 4th ODI is to be played at Birmingham.
I produce below a few lines from my Ladhak diary dated 12th August 2009 : "At the residence of Dalai Lama, one line from Dhammapad is printed in Tibetan, English & Hindi language:
“The mind is fickle, wavering it is difficult to guard and pacify. Just as a Fletcher (maker of an arrow) examines an arrow, the wise guards his mind”
Retired to sleep at about midnight.

75 years

Completed morning program. Attended a family get-together at Hyatt to celebrate my 75th, Slku's 44th birthday and Pilku-Ruchi's 18th marriage anniversary. In all over 40 men, women and children joined in singing happy birthday as Alaynah, Akshat and Khyati  cut the cake.  Party was hosted by Pilku.       
 Of seventy five years, spent 47 years together with her.

A conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa : "Swami Vivekananda:- Why do good people always suffer?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don’t suffer.

Swami Vivekananda:- You mean to say such experience is useful ?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Yes. In every term, Experience is a hard teacher. It gives the test first and the lessons afterwards. With that experience their life becomes better, not bitter."

Retired to sleep at about  00.15 hrs of 30th August..

28th August

Completed morning program. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 4.15 pm
A conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
Swami Vivekananda:: In tough times, how do you stay motivated ?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:: Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

27th August

Completed morning program.
Silku was born today.  According to the Indian calender, he was born on 12th day of Bhadrapad, Krishnapaksh, on Thursday at 08.07 pm, Jorhat,Assam, Samvat 2027 corresponding to Gregorian calender's 27.08.1970. Venita did puja in the society temple and offered sweets to all on the occasion of his birthday and Pilku-Ruchi's 18th marriage anniversary.
 We pray to God for a long and healthy life to Silku and bless Pilku-Ruchi for a very happy married life.
In the Supreme court and chamber from 12.30 to 4.45 pm.
Ratan Tata : "Six Ethics of Life : Before you pray-------Believe, Before you speak-------Listen, Before you spend---- - Earn, Before you write------Think, Before you Quit------- Try , and Before toy Die----------Live."
Retired to sleep at about 10.15 pm.

26th Augustt

Could not complete morning program due to many phone calls. I was born on this date 75 years back. Subhash,Sunita,Arun,Sunanda and Neha joined us in the puja,havan and lunch. Entire family rang up and wished me happy birthday. Venita prepared an  eggless cake which i cut to the singing of happy birthday by all.
                                      Cutting Cake

She also lit 75 clay lamps in the evening and offered them to gods.We have a get together of the family on 29th August.        
                              Venita lit 75 clay lamps

Ratan Tata : "F E A R Has two meanings:-Forget everything and Run, Or FACE Everything and Rise."
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

25th August

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In the High court and chamber from 1.30 to 5.15  pm.
Ratan Tata : "Ups and Downs in Life are very important to keep 'Going’,Because, a straight line even in ECG means , We are not alive."
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm. 

24th August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
A medical Quote : "Obesity is not because it runs in the family!
It is because, no one runs in the family!"

Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

23rd August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
Ratan Tata : "None can destroy Iron, but its own ‘rust’ can. Likewise, None can destroy a person, but his own mindset can."
Retired to sleep at about 11.30 pm.

22nd August

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In the chamber from about 1 to 4.15 pm.
Albert Einstein :  "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

21st August

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.15 pm. Observed Ekadasi fast.
Albert Einstein : "Dare to be your true self. Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

20th August

Attended Plan scheme Civil Defence launch ceremony by the Union Home Minister at Vigyan Bhavan in the morning. Visited CGHS. In the chamber from about 1 to 4.15 pm.
Albert Einstein : "Take matters in your own hands.The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

19th August

                                            Alaynah is 4 today
Completed morning program.Attended birthday celebration of Alaynah at Silku/Ritsy's place, Gurgaon. A good number of families including children joined in singing Happy Birthday to Alaynah as she extinguished candles and cut the cake. 
                                            With her elder sister

According to Indian calender she was born on Navmi, Shuklapaksh, Shravan, Vikram Samvat 2067 at 11 am, Thursday, corresponding to  Gregorian calender's 19.08.2010. In the morning we prayed for her long happy life. Venita did Puja at the temple and distributed sweets to all.

                                      In the arms of her grandfather

                                     Venita with Khyati

                                         With Ritsy

Albert Einstein : . "Never stop questioning. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. People like you and I, though mortal of course,like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live. What I mean is that we never cease to stand like curious children before the great Mystery into which we were born.”

                     With Papa,Nana Nani,Babloo chacha and others

                     With Akshat and others

18th August

Completed morning program. It being a holiday due to  Janmashtami, spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Some, including us, celebrated Janmashtami yesterday and some are celebrating today. Government followed Mathura date of celebration and declared holiday today. Babloo/Neha went to Damdama resort for holiday. Akshat wrote the following after the visit :

"Trip to Damdama"

"When we reached Damdama Taj, Mama checked in and Papa and me went  for swim/TT. Mama came in one hour. We went to the reception and after swimming we got our room. We went to walk in the evening.  Then we had a good time with Mama. We played catching each other. In the morning we went to eat buffet. In the buffet hall there was a game called fuss ball and we played it. "                                                                       Akshat relaxing

 Travelogues from Khyati,Abhishree and Amolikaa are awaited for a long time. They should emulate their only brother and send the same early.
Anand visited us on way to the airport to pick up Prachi coming from Patna.
Albert Einstein "Never stop learning. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease at death.”

Retired to sleep at  about 11 pm.

17th August

Completed morning program. It being a closed day, spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Janmashtami observed today. Venita organized Puja at home. Some sweets were prepared and offered to Krishna on his birthday. One view says that Krishna was born on 18th July 3228 BCE according to Gregorian calender.  There are other views which fix His date of birth much before 5000 BCE. However there is unanimity on time of His birth,that is,midnight. Venita joined the celebration in the Society temple also.
Albert Einstein : "Life is all about being of service. Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable receiving.”
Retired to sleep at about midnight.

16th August

Completed morning program. It being a closed day,spent it reading magazines and newspapers.
Albert Einstein : "Be good because you want to be good and not because you fear punishment. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

15th August

Completed morning program. Heard speech PM Modi in full from the ramparts of Lal kila on 68th anniversary of India's Independence Day. A commendable and visionary speech from a tea vendor who rose to be the PM of India. He should walk the talk now and deliver. It being a holiday,spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
Albert Einstein :  "Religion and science should work together not against each other. Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe.”
Retired to sleep at 10 30 pm.

14th August

Completed morning program.Visited dentist. Attended interaction with Justice Rinzin Penjor of the Supreme court of Bhutan in the library of the Supreme court of India. He had law education in the north campus of Delhi University. In the chamber from about 2 to 4 pm.
Albert Einstein :" We are all ONE. A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

13th August

Completed morning program. Visited dentist along with Venita. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4.15 pm.
 Albert Einstein : "We become happier but making others happy.The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

12th August

Completed morning program. Venita accompanied for misc. work in South Delhi. In the chamber from about 1 to 4.45 pm.
Albert Einstein : "Wisdom is not a product of schooling. Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

11th August

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 5.15 pm.
Albert Einstein :  "Intuition is a sacred gift.The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

10th August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Rakshabandhan is celebrated today. I and Venita tied beautiful Rakhis, sent by my two sisters from Kanpur and Allahabad. They rang us up also. Venita's brothers also rang up on the day.
Albert Einstein :  "If you follow the crowd, you will go no further than the crowd."
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

9th August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
Albert Einstein : "How you do something is how you do everything. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

8th August

Attended A.K. Dave (an IP Officer) Memorial lecture at India International Centre on " Developments in the Middle East / Iraq , the rise of ISIS and its implications for India's Security."The Speaker was a batchmate of IFS, G. Parthasarathy. He set the tempo for lively discussion. The current situation in the middle east is accentuated by interplay of international, local and other forces mainly for control over oil resources. Religion is being used to cement their strength by each in their own way to fight for their avowed objective. On the whole the situation is complex and there appears to be no immediate solution.
In the chamber from about 2 to 4.30 pm.
Albert Einstein : "You can’t make peace by using force. Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

7th August

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4 pm. Observed Ekadasi fast.
Albert Einstein :  "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

6th August

Completed morning program. In the chamber from about 11.30 am to 4 pm. Venita returned Delhi after a stay of 4 days and 3 nights at Gurgaon with Babloo/Neha.
Albert Einstein : "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

5th August

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.30 pm. Attended an interaction with the Union Law Minister in the Supreme court library. Venita is still staying with Babloo as Neha is not quite well.
Albert Einstein : "Change your thinking and you change your life.The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

4th August

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.30 pm. Attended an interaction with about 7 federal judges of Germany in the Supreme court.
Albert Einstein : "Doing the right thing won’t always make you popular. What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

3rd August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Venita went to Gurgaon to take care of Neha who is not quite well.
Albert Einstein : "There are no limits except those we impose on ourselves. Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

2nd August

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.

Albert Einstein : "We become happier but making others happy.The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.”

Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

1st August

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.30 to 4.15 pm. Sanjiv Saxena came and discussed his cases.
Albert Einstein : "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things."
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.