30th September

Completed morning program. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 4.45  pm.  Heard the joint statement of  Modi-Obama after their meeting at Washington today in the afternoon. Both of them visited Martin Luther King (MLK) memorial thereafter.
Quotable Quotes : "It’s Purity of Heart that Matters, Not the External Appearance. Because Helping Hands are Always, Better than Praying Lips."
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

29th Sept

Completed morning program. Had lunch with Sr. Advocate Vikas at Lodi hotel. In the chamber from about 2 to 4.30 pm. While High court is open, the Supreme court is closed from today for Dasehra holidays.
Quotable Quotes :"Dreams Aren't those That You Have when You are  Asleep, Dreams are Those that Don't Let You Sleep till They are Fulfilled!"
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

28th Sept

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers, Heard Modi's speeches in UNGA and Madison Squire Garden, New York. He was positive.
Quotable Quotes :"Trust the One Who can See These Three Things in You ~Sorrow Behind Your SMILE, Love Behind Your ANGER and Reason Behind Your SILENCE!"
Retired to sleep at about midnight.

27th Sept

Completed morning program. It being Saturday and a closed day for courts, spent the day reading newspapers and magazines.
Quotable Quotes : "Beautiful things Are not Always Good ~ But Good things are Always Beautiful!"
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

26th Sept

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 12.45 tp 4.30 pm.
Quotable Quotes :"Don't concentrate on what Someone Else can Do that you Cannot.  Concentrate on What You can Do That Others Cannot."
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

25th Sept

Completed morning program. In the chamber from about 1 to 4 pm.
 Attended a meeting in the office of the Association of Retired Senior IPS Officers to draft a memorandum to the Union Health Minister on CGHS related issues arising out of a recent circular of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare permitting  issuance of only generic medicines. CGHS beneficiaries can now be issued only generic medicines.They have to buy other medicines which are not in the CGHS list..
Attended another meeting at IIC along with Advocate Atiar Singh Dey in connection with the case of Mrs Ramesh Chandra.
Quotable Quotes :
"Never be too proud of who You are & What Position you Hold Because After a Game of Chess The King & The Pawns are  tossed Into The Same Box."
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

24th Sept.

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In the chamber from 2 to 4.30  pm.
Quotable Quotes:
"Never Miss First  Opportunity,  because the Second Opportunity Will be Much More Difficult than First!"
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

23rd Sept

Completed morning program.In the Supreme court and chamber from 12.30 to 4.30 pm.
Quotable Quotes : "We Always Feel that GOD Never comes on Time when We Call Him...But the Truth is ~ "He is Always on Time" But We are Always in Hurry!"
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

22nd Sept

Completed morning program.Visited CGHS. In the chamber from 1 to 4.30 pm.
Quotable Quotes :
1."If you damage the character of another,you damage your own."
2."If the Road is Beautiful then, Worry About the Destination,But if the Destination is Beautiful,Then Don't Worry About The Road!"
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

21st Sept

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Bought Air tickets  to go to Hyderabad on 13th Oct to attend a two day Seminar. The same is being organised on the  occasion of Golden Jubilee of 1964 batch of IPS at the National Police Academy. Will return on 16th and later go to Fatehpur for Deepawali on 18th Oct for over a week. Venita will visit her brother also at Allahabad for a couple of days during the period.
Quotable Quotes :" Life is a song, sing it; Life is a game, play it; It is a challenge, meet it;Life is a dream, realise it; It is a sacrifice, offer it; Life is love, enjoy it."-- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

20th Sept

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
Quotable Quotes :"You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it.That is why you must read,That is why you must look at the skies,That is why you must sing and dance, And write poems, and suffer; And understand, For all that is Life.-J.Krishnamurti"
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

Completed morning program. Visited Safdarjung hospital. In the chamber from about 1 to 2 pm. Attended condolence meeting at Assam house in connection with the sudden death of Shankar Barua. Late Barua committed suicide on 18th instant, He worked with me during my tenure of service in Assam Police. He belonged to 1974 batch of IPS, allotted to Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He had retired about 3 years back as the DG of Police Assam.
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC) :
"A man is great by deeds, not by birth." 
"As soon as fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
Retired  to sleep at about 11 pm.

18th Sept

Completed morning program. After visiting Dentist,Venita went to Dwarka by Metro to meet Mrs Prasad. In the chamber from about 2.15 to 4 pm.Visited Cyber center Vikaspuri on way back from chamber.
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC) 
"Once you start  working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest." 
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

17th Sept

Completed morning program. Visited Cyber Cafe Vikaspuri. In the chamber from about 2.30 to 4 pm.
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC) 
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

15th Sept.

Completed morning program. Akshat was born today at 9.57 am. He is 8. According to Indian calender, he was born on Friday, Navmi, at 9.57 am of  Aswin's Krishnapaksh,Vikram Samvat 2063. It was also Shradh paksh during the period. It corresponded to Gregorian calender's 15th September 2006. It is a traditional Hindu belief that ancestors take births during the Shradh paksh in families. 
Early morning we prayed for his long, healthy and happy life. Venita did Puja in the Society temple and distributed sweets to all. We joined in the celebration at Gugaon in the evening. As Akshat extinguished the 8 tiny lights and cut the cake at a 32 miles restaurant, all of us,men,women and children (about 25) sang 'Happy Birthday' to him. We blessed him.
                                       Cake (a World map).

                                     Akshat cutting cake

                            Akshat with parents and a friend             

On Saptami of Shradh paksh, i did 'Tarpan' for all our ancestors today. My father went to his heavenly abode on Saptami. 
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC) 
"Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
Education is your best friend.An educated person is respected everywhere.Education beats  beauty and  youth." 
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

14th Sept

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers.
I had read Chanakya Niti when i was in class 6/7 and memorised a good number of its Slokas at the instance my late father. He had promised to give me 'Pichkari' worth Rs 2/-to sprinkle colour during Holi if I could memorise all the slokas. I was disappointed to think that i would not get it as i was unable to memorise all. But he bought and gave me one. I was thrilled to throw colours through it. I was of the age of Amolikaa, my granddaughter, or may me a little more. I matriculated in less than fourteen and a half years. Things have now changed so much. My grandchildren can buy a toy worth more than Rs 10000/- without any precondition. God bless them  with more prosperity and happiness.
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer (350 BC-275BC)
"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends." 
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.
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13th Sept.

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines.
Quotable quotes :
"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you." 
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimized first." 
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

12th Sept.

Completed morning program. Visited Safdarjang hospital. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.15 pm.
Quotable quotes
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." 
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC). 
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

11th Sept.

Completed morning program. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.15 pm.
Quotable quotes :
"Trust the One Who can See, These Three Things in You ~Sorrow Behind Your SMILE, Love Behind Your ANGER & Reason Behind Your SILENCE!"
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

10th Sept

Completed morning program. Venita attended Grandparents day at Alaynah's school,Gurgaon early morning. In the chamber from 1.15 to 4.30 pm.
"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead." 
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC) 

Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

9th Sept.

Completed morning program. Visited SBI. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 5 pm. Attended a moot court in the chamber in which two groups of interns spoke for and against action on contemporaneous controversy relating to visits of 2G/Coalgate accused persons to the residence of the Director CBI. Those who argued for action against the Director CBI won the prize.
Anonymous Tibetan  author :
"Experiencing Freedom In Relationships
How much are you influenced by what others think of you and how they see you? The degree to which you act on the basis of what you think others want and expect of you, allows them to have power over your inner and outer world. Important aspects are how you think others see you, how you want them to see you and how you see yourself. The person who is not conditioned by how others see them, and doesn't even think about how they would like to be seen, but who rather is comfortable with themselves, has a presence that generates comfort. Others feel fine around that person. Let us learn to free ourselves from the conditionings that generate the thinking of how we want others to see us. Let us feel the freedom to let ourselves be how we want to be.Try it and you will see that the results are amazing. That way, as you go along, you will take off the masks that you wear due to the fears of what others will say and think."
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

8th Sept

Completed morning program.Visited Safdarjung hospital and CGHS. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 3.30 pm. Attended a coference in Oberoi hotel along with Advocate Atiar Singh.
Akshat made the following Lego yesterday. It's a star wars space ship :

By an anonymous Tibetan author :
"Uniqueness
There is usually a tendency to want to be recognized by others and we try hard to make our actions such that others are pleased with whatever we do. Sometimes we do succeed, but at other times when we do not get any positive response from the others, we then tend to become disheartened. We need to recognize our own uniqueness and remember it consciously in everything that we do. We need to recognize the fact that there is no human being without any specialty. We too have a specialty, which makes us special. Using this unique quality of ours will bring specialty in our actions too."
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

7th Sept.

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines.
An anonymous Tibetan writer : "Just as the bird has to let go of the branch in order to fly,in the same way we also need to let go to experience and express love.The branches we hold on to are our attachments (people and objects).When we mentally hold on to something or someone, we open ourselves to feel fear, pain, anger and possessiveness. Love is about letting go and letting others be. It's about appreciating and accepting without dependency and expectation."
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

6th Sept.

Completed morning program. Attended meeting of the Executive Committee of Arsipso.
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
"Swami Vivekananda:- One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- There are no unanswered prayers. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Life is a mystery to solve, not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live."
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

5th Sept

Completed morning program. Visited Safdarjung hospital and IIC. Observed  Ekadasi fast. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4 pm .
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
"Swami Vivekananda:- What surprises you about people?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- When they suffer they ask, “why me?” When they prosper, they never ask “Why me?”
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

4th Sept

Completed morning program. Visited Tirupati hospital at Gaurav Vihar. Atiar Singh Dey,Advocate, came and discussed a case. In the chamber from about 2 to 4 pm.
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
"Swami Vivekananda:- Does failure hurt more than moving in the right direction?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Success is a measure as decided by others.Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you."
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

3rd Sept.

Completed morning program.Visited SBI. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 4.30 pm.
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa 
" Swami Vivekananda:- Because of so many problems, we don’t know where we are heading…
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- If you look outside you will not know where
you are heading. Look inside. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides the
way."
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

2nd Sept

Completed morning program. Radha Asthtami was celebrated today. Visited SBI. In the chamber from about 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :
"Swami Vivekananda:- Why are we then constantly unhappy?
Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Worrying has become your habit. That’s why you are not happy."
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

1st Sept

Completed morning program. Visited Tata Indicom service center. In the Supreme court and chamber from about 1 to 5 pm.

Conversation between Swami Vivekanand and Ramkrishna Paramhansa :

"Swami Vivekananda:- How can I get the best out of life?

Ramakrishna Paramahansa:- Face your past without regret. Handle your

present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear."

Retired to sleep at about 10 .30 pm.

Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.