30th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Talked to Arvind, interior designer. We hope to meet him on 2nd Jan. in the New year. As the last digit of our  new vehicle is even we cannot use it on 1st. We can use it on 2nd.We can use odd on one day even next day and so on so forth. The idea is to control vehicular emissions and road congestion. The government had to resort to this extreme measure due to heavy levels of pollution.
Quotes Quotable "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

29th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Venita talked of some changes in the designs and selection of some items. Arvind, interior designer, agreed to discussion. He said that he had taken up/started work in connection with our project at his workshop. We hope to meet him within next two/three days. Venita went to Khan market today for selection of kitchen ware.
Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers and relaxed. 

Quotable Quotes : "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Mark Twain.

Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

28th Dec

Completed morning program.
Met Arvind, interior designer. Finalized the designs. We have now to meet after a couple of days to finalize colour combination, upholstery and some other minor items. He gave macro costing of designs for each room. We paid a mobilization advance and agreed to pay balance in two installments, the last after inspection of the all completed items. The delivery is to be completed by the first week of Feb. He proposes to hand over the duly completed project with flowers all over the floor and candle lights. We agreed to his wish. In the meantime, he advised Venita to go ahead and equip kitchen with requisite wares.
Quotable Quotes :"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. " Mark Twain
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

27th Dec.

Completed morning program.
We wished happy birthday to dear Ruchi. We wished her good health, long life and happiness. Venita did Puja in the temple. She distributed 'khir' to all to celebrate her birthday.
Met Arvind in his workshop. He explained details of designs of each room. After a brief stop-over for coffee at CSOI, we returned home after meeting Arvind at A7/2. He had come there to note down some measurements. He has called us tomorrow at his workshop to finalize the designs and cost of the project. We found Arvind more appealing and knowledgeable, compared to Susmita. We have,therefore,decided to engage him as our interior designer.
Quotable Quotes : "No gains without pains." Adlai Stevenson
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

26th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Interior designer Arvind Wadhwa requested us to go to his workshop tomorrow to see the bedroom/living room specific designs, prepared by him, for our flat at A7/2 in VV. I have requested Viky to come to help us in negotiating  terms of Arvind's engagement. After seeing Arvind's presentation, we will take a final view on engagement of either Susmita or Arvind. Both appear well versed in their profession.
Quotable Quotes "My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me."  Winston Churchill
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

25th Dec

Completed morning program.
Christmas is celebrated all over India with great fervor. Met Interior designer Susmita Singh at CSOI. She showed us a number of designs, furniture, color combination in placement thereof etc. in bed and living rooms on her computer screen. Arvind Wadhwa, another interior designer, will make presentation of his designs day after. As I have to send newly acquired car for mandatory service after 1000 kms and will be without a transport, I cannot meet him tomorrow.
Visited A7/2. Venita sprinkled Ganges water in all rooms, kept a copy of Tulsi krit Ramayna in  master bedroom and glassware in kitchen shelves. She said that she had started the process of shifting as it was 'Purnima' today, an auspicious day. Full shifting is to take place after 15th Jan.2016 only when 'Mal Mas' is over.
Quotable Quotes :"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." Winston Churchill
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

24th Dec

Completed morning program.
There was bereavement in a family of neighborhood. I joined in cremation. Thereafter we had to go for lunch, hosted by a neighbor to celebrate the first birth day of their grandson in CRPF mess at old JNU campus.
Saw power point presentation of designs by interior designer Susmita Singh at CSOI. We will finalize the designs for our flat in A7/2 of VV very soon..
Quotable Quotes :"A leader is a dealer in hope." Napoleon Bonaparte
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

23rd Dec.

Completed morning program.
Spent  over 4 hours with Arvind Wadhwa, the interior designer, at his workshop in outer Delhi. He will prepare room-wise designs for first floor of A7/2 and meet us thereafter in a day or two. We are to meet Susmita Singh next day at CSOI to see designs prepared by her.
Quotable Quotes :"In the end, everything is a gag."  Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.

22nd Dec.

Completed morning program.
Met Arvind at A7/2. He did interior designing of its ground floor flat. We discussed designing of interiors of our flat in first floor with him for about a couple of hours. We will visit his workshop at Okhla next day for further discussions. Viky also joined in. In the meantime we will also get a scheme for selection of colour, furniture, other placements etc. within two/three days from Ms Susmita Singh. She is an interior designer and works full time in 'IN-LIVING' STYLE+SUBSTANCE', a reputed firm which has retail outlets at Gurgaon, Delhi, Pune and Bengalru and sells designer furniture. In fact Venita herself is a designer. We will finalize the interior designing of our flat within a couple of days and commence buying furniture etc.thereafter with their help. We have seen enough of furniture and other requisites in Delhi and Gurgaon during last about 15 days.
Quotable Quotes : "I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment." Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 11.30 pm.

21st Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited SBI and CSOI. Venita joined in The Gita day celebration in the Society temple.There was discourse by Shrimad Bhagvat 'vachak', kirtan and Arti. She had been making arrangements for it over last 2/3 days.
Quotable Quotes : "Only the unloved hate; the unloved and the unnatural" Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

20th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Pilku is 47 today. He was born on 20.12.1968. According to the Indian calendar, he saw light of the day at about 05.58 hrs of Thursday, Shuklapaksh, Pratipada of Paush, Samvat 2025 at Kanpur, UP. Venita did Puja in the temple early morning and distributed prasad and 'halva' to all. We blessed him for a happy life. We also contributed to a charity of Fatehpur on the day.
During the year, he bought a house at New Delhi so that we could live comfortably nearer place of work, hospital, better connectivity and relations keeping in view stage of our life. I am 76 and Venita 67. She too would soon be a septuagenarian. As his attorney i signed the sale deed along with the representative of the Builder on 26th Nov.2015 in presence of the Sub registrar, Govt of Delhi. I wrote him on Dec 10th, 2015 : 

"I had tears in my eyes when i signed the sale deed on 26.11.2015. Perhaps the following lines of Shakespeare are true to the hilt :

" When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.  William Shakespeare.
Love

Papa"
Some say that it is a Jewish proverb and not from Shakespeare as it is not found in any of his plays. The source of it is immaterial. It states a rare truth of life. The Builder and some others said that only one among millions of sons could do it. 
Attended lunch hosted by Tunu and Gauri at Gurgaon to celebrate their son's birthday on 15th Dec.
Along with Venita visited some markets to look up appliances and equipments for A7/2.

Quotable Quotes :" To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!" Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

19th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited markets in search of equipments and appliances for A7/2. 
Munna left n the morning by Shatabdi. His stay broke monotony of stay and was refreshing. This was his second coming during last 2 months.
Akshat got a gold medal in brain O brain. 1st 100 get gold. His rank was 57th in India :

Quotable Quotes "A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure." Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

18th Dec.

Completed morning program.Along with Venita and Viky met Ms Susmita Singh, interior designer in A7/2. She will submit her design in a couple of days. Met the family, living in ground floor of A7/2. Venita struck a chord with her. Munna stayed for the night.
Quotable Quotes : " Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles." Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

17th Dec.

Completed morning program. The Supreme court closed for winter vacation from today. It will now open on 2nd Jan.2016. We should be able to devote more time now in completing work in Pilku's flat. Venita went to Connaught place to look up some equipments and appliances for A7/2. Sheomohan has come today for winter stay with us. Munna is to come to Delhi tomorrow for professional work. He will stay with us and leave next day.
The temperature went down to about 4 degree today which, according to BBC, is about the same as in London;
Quotable Quotes : "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl." Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

16th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited Vodafone store,CGHS and CSOI. In the Supreme court from about 2 to 4.30 pm.
The parliament did not function today also.
Quotable Quotes : "A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. Charlie Chaplin
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

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15th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited CGHS, IIPA, Soni service center. and CSOI. In Supreme court from about 2.30 to 4 pm.
The parliament did not function today also.
Quotable Quotes ; “A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return” ―The Bhagavad Gita
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

14th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited Safdurjung hospital, CGHS, SBI and CSOI.
Indian parliament has been dysfunctional due to interruptions by the opposition, mainly Congress during the current session.
Quotable Quotes : "All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love." Leo Tolstoy
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

13th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Along with Venita,visited some shops in Gurgaon area to finalize purchase of equipments, appliances and furniture for A7/2.
Quotable Quotes : "A value is valuable when the value of value is valuable to oneself." Dayananda Saraswati
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

12th Dec.

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

Quotable Quotes : "No Government can be long secure without a formidable opposition." Benjamin Disraeli

Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

11th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited CGHS. Voted in SCBA elections.Went to A7/2 to receive and place Godrej office furniture, part of which came today. The remaining are to be received shortly. On way back dropped in CSOI library.
                 Amolikaa and Pilku in House of Commons, London

Quotable Quotes : "The main factor behind success is - self control." Rig Veda
Retired to sleep at about 9.45 pm.

10th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited CGHS, CSOI. Went to Magic Auto shop to buy a replacement to our 6 year old car.
Sold Maruti Swift, acquired in 2009 and bought Maruti Swift Dezire in its place. The old car had done over 1,25,000 kms. During use it never broke down and always gave good service. The new car is of 1200cc
                 Shri Bedi handing over Maruti Swift Dezire

Quotable Quotes : "Happiness and joy always elude a hypocrite." Sam Veda quote
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

9th Dec.

Completed morning program.
Following issuance of summons to Gandhis to appear before the court in National Herald case on 19th, Congress did not allow the parliament to function. They alleged vendetta against NDA which denied it.
Visited CGHS. In the Supreme court from about 2 to 4 pm. It should be possible to operate my office from A7/2 after Godrej office furniture is received and placed there within a week or so. . Met Sarthak son of Pravesh in the office of Paras Dyes and Chemicals.  Pravesh was away for a meeting in the city.
Quotable Quotes : "Water is the elixir of life, water contain medicines." Atharva Veda
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

8th Nov.

Completed morning program. Visited Kirtinagar to buy some equipments and appliances for A7/2.
Quotable Quotes : "No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes." W.E.Gladstone
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

7th Dec.

Completed morning program. Visited more stores in search of equipments and appliances for A7/2 from about 11.30 am to 7 pm.
Life is more or less normal in Chennai.
Quotable Quotes : "One whose mind is pure and chaste, and who works incessantly all the desires of his heart are fulfilled. " Rig Veda
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

6th Nov.

Completed morning program. Some air flights and rail communication started to and from Chennai. Power,telephone services commenced partially. Rehabilitation and relief are stepped up.
Along with Venita visited Fab India to look up furniture on offer for A7/2.
Quotable Quotes : "Tumhein dukh wahi dete hain jo sukh dete hain." Gurumaa
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

5th Dec.

Completed morning program. Along with Venita interacted with two interior decorators for placement of furniture and other items such as TV, colour combination etc. in A7/2 from about 3 to 8 pm. We have to visit 3 more places before a decision is taken to buy various items. By Tuesday it may be possible to finalize things.
Normal life is being restored slowly in Chennai. Little or no rains today.
Quotable Quotes : "Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall." Ray Bradbury
Retired to sleep at about midnight.

4th Dec.

Completed morning program. Visited Magic Auto Private Ltd and paid for the car. Hope to get it within a week. Collected medicine from CGHS. Chennai flood situation is easing slowly.
Quotable Quotes : "Every burden is a blessing."   Walt Kelly
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

3rd Dec.

Completed morning program.
Will pay for Maruti Dezire to Magic Auto private limited next day. The delivery is expected within a week.Visited SBI and CSOI.
Unprecedented rains have inundated Chennai in all its nooks and corners. Rescue measures are in full swing. About 300 people have died in the calamity so far..
                         Babloo cutting cake on 1st Dec

Quotable Quotes : "There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."  R. Buckminster Fuller
Retired to sleep at about 10.45 pm.

2nd Dec.

Completed morning program.
Visited some vehicle shops to select car to replace one in hand. We may buy Maruti Swift Dezire. We hope to finalize it today.
In the Supreme court from 2 to 4 pm. Went to CSOI also.
Due to incessant rains, normal life in  Chennai is in a state of total disarray. Communications are disrupted.
Quotable Quotes : "Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving." Amy Grant
Retired to sleep at about 11 pm.

1st Dec.

Completed morning program. Visited Gurgaon in search of equipments and appliances for A7/2.
Babloo is 44 today. On 1st December, 1971, Wednesday, Chaturdashi of the month of Marg Shirsh, Shuklapksh, Samvat 2028, he was born at 09.02 hours in Dhubri civil hospital, Assam. I was then posted as SP Goalpara dist, the biggest in the state of Assam area wise. The dist hqrs was at Dhubri.  Venita did puja in the temple and distributed 'halva' to all. 
I remember the day when Babloo fell from the horse in 1978. We had finished our riding and were returning to stables.Then came a pony from the side. It provoked our horses who started running helter-skelter. In the melee Babloo's horse, Sikander, galloped towards the stables. Seeing the scene the sentry tried to stop it by pulling down the barrier which hit Babloo's head. He lost control and fell on the ground. He was hospitalized for about 10 days. It was a new life to him.
We organised a family get together on the occasion at Gurgaon. Silku could not come due to preoccupation :

Quotable Quotes : "The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned." W. Somerset Maugham
Retired to sleep at about 11.30 pm.