31st March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon. Drove to Vikaspuri for the weekend. Venita fell down on way back from temple in the evening. She is injured.
Quotable Quotes :"What a man does defiles him, not what is done by others." William Golding

30th March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"When I wrote 'Lord of the Flies' - I had no idea it would even get published." William Golding

29th March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off." William Golding

28th March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quote:"Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind." William Golding

27th March

Drove to VV. Venita stayed back at Vikaspuri for Navratri.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"When I wrote 'Lord of the Flies' - I had no idea it would even get published." William Golding ( author of  'Lord of the Flies' )

26th March

Spent time reading and updating work.Venita remained busy in preparing for Navratri to begin from 28th.
Quotable Quote:"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." Elbert Hubbard

25th March

Drove to Vikaspuri. Navratras start from 28th.
"Navratri (Sanskrit: नवरात्रि, literally "nine nights"), also spelled Navaratri or Navarathri, is a multi-day Hindu festival celebrated in the autumn every year. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navratri."(Wikiepedia). Venita has come to Vikaspuri for autumn Navratri.

Quotable Quotes :"My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder." William Golding

24th March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon. Observed Ekadasi fast today.
Quotable Quote:"I hate cameras. They are so much more sure than I am about everything." John Steinbeck
                                          On 13th March

                                                       

23rd March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
                                 At Havan on 12th March

Quotable Quotes :"One can find so many pains when the rain is falling." John Steinbeck

22nd March

In the  Supreme court in the afternoon.
                               At ISCON temple on 14th March

Quotable Quote :"We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it." John Steinbeck

21st March

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it." John Steinbeck

20th March

The Supreme court opened today.In the court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"It is true that we are weak and sick and ugly and quarrelsome but if that is all we ever were, we would millenniums ago have disappeared from the face of the earth." John Steinbeck

19th March

Bezbaruahs came in the afternoon.
Attended a talk by Dr.Swati Kashyap, a psychiatrist , on 'Drug addiction Malady and Remedies' at CSOI in the evening.
Quotable Quotes :"No one wants advice - only corroboration." John Steinbeck

50th anniversary

While we see our 50th anniversary celebration (spread over on 27th Feb,12 to 14th March) in retrospect, it is noticed that quite a few relatives and others joined in it. On 27th  Feb we did Mahabhishek of Lord Shiva in a very old temple at Kurukshetra. It is said that Arjun did it here after victory in Mahabharat war; we did it to express our gratitude to Him for the golden day.Sunanda came from Nashik on 11th to help and participate in the celebration. On 12th March Satyanarain Puja and Havan were arranged at Vikaspuri. Pramod /Anita, Subhash /Sunita, Neha along with 6 of the invited guests of the society also came. Distributed Prasad to about 20 people.We had lunch after havan. 13th was programed exclusively for Sbhash's family in which his wife, son, daughter,their spouses and grandson, Mrs Johari, Rajat's mother enjoyed high tea in the evening along with us and Sunanda. Kaushal came from Jaipur with family. He is quite sick.  On 14th we did Puja in ISCON temple at East of Kailash, followed by lunch.  17 people incuding Pramod/Anita.,Subhash/Sunita, Babloo/Neha, Neha's mother/ Neha and her elder sister,Barun/Bina/Mishti, Pradeep, Sunanda, Tarun/Sangita,Mrs Prasad joined in along with us. In the evening we had dinner with Tarun/Sangita ,Anand/Prachi,Kaushal/Gauri/ Neha/Babloo /Neha's elder sister, Mrs./Mr. Prasad and Akshat ,our grandson.
4 grandchildren could not come due to exam., two sons and daughters-in-law could not attend due to professional engagements. None of the sisters, brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) and their children came due to one reason or the other. Mundres could not come.They sent bouquet of beautiful flowers. We exchanged gifts on the occasion.
We have planned to invite friends, other cousins and relatives on 26 or 27 August when we hold dinner in penultimate celebration of the the golden day.
May like to click to see album, prepared by Subhash on the occasion :

https://goo.gl/photos/yR2pKDwe5NZkDAEL9

Quotable Quotes: "In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the ineuxplicable." John Steinbeck

17 and 18th March

17th
In the Delhi high court.
Quotable Quotes :"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it." John Steinbeck
18th
Spent the day reading. Venita went to Vikaspuri for urgent work in the foornoon. Will come back tomorrow(19th) in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes:"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." John Steinbeck

16th March

In Delhi High Court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession." John Steinbeck

15th March

In Delhi High Court in the afternoon. Sunanda went to Barun's house in Greater Noida yesterday (14th). She is to go back to Mumbai on 16th.
Quotable Quotes :"If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones." John Steinbeck

14th March

Did Puja at ISCON temple, East of Kailash, New Delhi followed by lunch. 17 persons joined in.
                                                            At Iscon temple

In the evening too we had a small get-together/dinner. 15 attended.
Quotable Quotes :"Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it. John Steinbeck

13th March

Drove to VV.
Subhash came with family for tea. Holi is celebrated today.
                                                 On 13th

Quotable Quotes :"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." John Steinbeck

12th March

Venita organized a get-together of relatves and some of the Society on the eve of 5oth anniversary. After Satyanarain katha, Havan Ahutis were given by all 20 including men, women and children.
                                  On the eve of 50th anniversary

Quotable Quotes :"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway

11th March

Sunanda arrived in the afternoon to celebrate 50th anniversary and other connected functions with us.
Quotabke Quotes :"For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed." Ernest Hemingway

10, 9, 8, 7 6, and 5th March

10th
Spent the day at  home.
9th
Drrove to Vikaspuri in the evening. Poll surveys show victory to BJP in all the States except Punjab.
8th
Spent the day doing misc. work.
7th
Called on Shri Longkumer, an IPS batchmate, to convey condolances on his elder son's demise a couple of months back as also for his daughter-in-law's death (younger son's wife) about a week back . Longkumer, his wife and widow of his son met.
Visited St. Edmonds school where Pilku, Silku and Babloo completed their matriculation. The principal was out. Met Ms Kabir and told her to inform the principal about my visit.
Met Deputy Commissioner of police, Guwahati. Commissioner of Police was called at Dispur civil Secretariate in the meantime. My appointment with him was at 12.30 pm but i could reach his office at about 2 pm only due to to visit to Longkumer. The office room of the Commissioner is done up quite well. I used to sit here from 1977 to 1980 as SP Kamrup. It became Police Commissionerate last year.
Returned Delhi by Jet Connect at about 7.45 pm.
6th
Attended meeting of the State Security Commission. Peter Haneman invited for dinner. Met Advocte Atiar there.
5th
Boarded Jet Connect for Guwahati at 9.50 am. At Guwahati met widow of late Justice Dr BP Saraf and their son Dr. Ashok Saraf, Sr Advocate. Venita had sent a gift for Ashok's daughter who got married a couple of months back. We could not attend it. Reached Shillong at about 5 pm by road. Helicopter journey is risky. Dr SB Singh, DGP i/c met.

Quotable Quotes :"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." Ernest Hemingway

4th March

Spent the day reading.
Quotable Quotes :"Man is not made for defeat."- Ernest Hemingway

3rd March

Spent a couple of hours in CSOI library.
QuotableQuotes :"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." Ernest Hemingway

2nd Mach

Attended wedding reception of Pravesh's son at Jhankar banquets, Asiad village, Delhi.
                                                 Newly weds

Quotable Quotes :"Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age." Ernest Hemingway

27 & 28th Feb and 1st March

27th
Did abhisheka in an old Shiva temple at Kurukshetra. It is said that Arjun worshipped here after victory in Mahabharat war.
Called on widow of  batchmate, Late Sahajram Sharma along with another batchmate, Basant Singh Verma and his wife. Sahajram died last year. All of us had lunch at Chandigarh Golf club.
28th
Attended wedding of Pravesh's son at Chandigarh along with Venita. In the photograph below can be seen Pravesh's son, Sarthak along with us :

1st March
Drove back to Delhi.

Quotyable Quotes :"Why should anybody be interested in some old man who was a failure?" Ernest Hemingway