24,25,26,27 and 28th Sept.

24th
Vandana rang up and informed that Dinesh is shifted to ICU. We transferred some money to Vandana.
Took Venita to  dentist for some procedures.
25th
Dinesh continued in ICU.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
26th
Dinesh continued in ICU.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
27th
Took Venita to dentist for more procedures.
Dinesh continued in ICU.
28th
Planned Venita's journey to Balaji temple at Salasar in Churu dist and Khatu Shyam in Sikar dist, in Rajasthan. She went there along with two ladies today and will return on 29th in the afternoon. A journey of about 1000 kms both ways by road. Neha tells that roads are good in Rajasthan. 
She left for Salasar early morning at about 6.30 am. As she had taken her inadequately charged cell, it became dysfunctional after a couple of hours. We were in touch with her through Mrs Gupta's phone. Mrs Gupta is one of the ladies who accompanied her. She was fascinated with the hotel building at Salasar . It looked like a Haveli to her. She took lunch and rested there for a while. Thereafter she had good Darshan/Arti in Balaji temple there .Name of temple is misleading. It is in fact a Hanuman temple. She left for Khatu Shyam in the evening after visit to Balaji temple.. She was accommodated in a multi-storey hotel at Khatu Shyam for the night. She appeared to be happy with  the accommodation but not so much as with the one at Salasar.
Dinesh continued in ICU for further investigation.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is half way there. He who blames no one has arrived."- A Chinese proverb

22 and 23rd Sept

22nd (Saturday)
Former French President Holland has caused much commotion in India by his statement on Raphael deal.
23rd (Sunday)
Cast vote in VV Welfare association for biennial elections at Kalyan Kendra. Entire VV was at Kalyan Kendra. They, ladies and gentlemen, were well dressed, old,  mostly above  60. We got in early in the booth as there was a separate row for 7os and above. Some came in wheel chairs. Few young people were also around. Fight is for the posts of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. There are two groups for these posts. We gave for one group. This group is likely to win.
Quotable Quotes :"Without rain nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms in your life."

19,20 and 21 Sept.

19th
Venita went to meet Sangita at Noida.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
20th
Took Venita to a reputed dentist for a complete check-up of her teeth.  4 root-canaling were done and three broken teeth removed. Flexible upper and normal lower dentures are being made. Procedures will be over within a week and dentures fitted in her mouth thereafter. Due to new devices/machines root canaling and extraction of teeth do not take much time. We hope her toothless face will have new look. It happened all due to her neglect of teeth. It has been difficult to persuade her to go to dentist all these years. Her excuse always was high level of sugar. When this dentist said that sugar was not relevant for the procedures, she had no excuse but to agree for the procedures.  As feared by her that there could be unstoppable flow of blood due to her diabetes, there was no such problem. Very experienced team of doctors did the procedures.
21st (holiday due to Muharram)
Visited dentist along with Venita.
Quotable Quotes :"Being polite is so rare these days that it is often confused with flirting." Wordless man

16,17 and 18th Sept.

16th
Venita left for Vikaspuri in the morning to join in Radha Ashtami celebration on 17th at society temple.
Wished Shivali,wife of Anand Sahai,our nephew, happy birthday.
Attended Kavi Sanmelan at CSOI in the evening. Sharad Gupta's poems were the best. He is a retired IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre of 1977 batch. It appeared to me a Mushaira rather than Kavi Sanmelan. All the poets were either retired or serving civil servants. It is organized once every year. It was well attended.
17th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
18th
Venita returned VV.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"Life is cool when you don't care "A wordless man

15th Sept

15th
Today is Akshat's birthday. He is 12. According to Indian calendar, he was born on Friday, Navmi, at 9.57 am of Aswin's Krishnapaksh, Vikram Samvat 2063 in Moolchand hospital, New Delhi, India. It was also Shradha paksh during the period. It corresponded to Gregorian calender's 15th September 2006. It is a Hindu belief that ancestors take births during the Shradha paksh in families. We prayed for his long healthy life. We rang up at 7.30 am to wish and bless him. We did not disturb as he was asleep. Neha promised to connect as soon as he woke up. Venita did Puja and distributed sweets to all including helps and guards.
We attended celebration at Pizza hut at Gurugram. Earlier he played some games along with his about 10 friends at Metropolis Mall.
                             Akshat at Pizza hut on his birthday

I had to rush to attend Arsipso AGM from 3.30 pm at RK Puram, New Delhi.Venita stayed back in the celebration. The AGM elected me as Sr.Vice President besides a new President, another VP and members of the Executive committee.
Quotable Quotes :"The comeback is always greater than setback "A wordless man

12,13 and 14 Sept.

12th Sept.
Venita returned VV after a stay of a week at Vikaspuri.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
13th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
14th
Went to Center for sight for check-up of Venita's right eye. Cataract had been removed from it on 10.05.18. It has developed some cystic formations. Dr. Talwar,the attending retina specialist,  said that the removal of cataract from the left eye would have to wait until these were cured. He has prescribed five eye drops for it. Follow-up check will be done after 3 weeks.
Quotable Quotes :" You must do the thing you think you cannot do." A wordless man

10 and 11th Sept.

10th
Wished happy birthday to Pramod. He is 15 days junior to me in age.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
11th
Visited Sadurjung hospital and met Dr. Sandip Bansal, Head of cardiology, for endorsement of his prescription for continued issuance of medicines. He said no routine annual tests were necessary.
Quotable Quotes :"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. " Samuel Johnson

8 and 9th Sept

8th (Saturday)
Submitted application for GST registration so that Venita can sell her father's book through Amazon and donate the sale proceeds for charity. Amazon wanted GST number to sell book through it.
9th (Sunday)
Munna is 56 today. We wished him happy birthday, long and healthy life.
Had attended cremation of Shri Bhalla, a close friend of Kaushal Saxena, father of our younger daughter-in-law Neha at Antim Nivas, on 6th near Amity university, Noida. Shanti path took place at Noida today to pray for peace to departed soul. As we had attended cremation, Neha advised that it was not necessary for us to attend Shanti path.
Quotable Quotes :"Don't look back. You are not going that way."

5 6 and 7th Sept.

5th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Abhishree and Amolikaa's schools opened in London after summer recess. The schools of other grandchildren had opened in July.
6th
Attended cremation of Shri Bhalla, a close friend of Kaushal Saxena, father of our younger daughter-in-law Neha ,at Antim Nivas, near Amity university,Noida. Babloo's office is located nearby.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Venita went to Vikaspuri to celebrate Chhathi of Krishna on 7th Sept. at Society temple.Observed Ekadasi fast.
7th
Participated in a seminar on“The Strategic Dimensions of the Information Age and the way Forward for India“ at IIC in the forenoon. An enlightening experience.
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"You only live once. If you do it right once is enough,"

3 and 4th Sept

3rd
Visited Jagannath temple and participated in Kirtan on the occasion of Janmashtami along with Venita. Venita was very happy to participate in it. The temple is maintained by devotees from Orissa. This year Janmashtami was celebrated on two days: 2nd and 3rd Sept. TOI report said that Shavaites celebrated it on 2nd and Vashnavites on 3rd. At our home we did puja on 2nd. Midnight of Ashtami fell on 2nd and not on 3rd. Krishna was born on midnight.
4th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." Carol Burnett

1 and 2nd September

1st (Saturday)
It drizzled since early morning. Could not go for morning walk.
Barun came after leaving his daughter at the airport for her journey to Bangalore. She has quit Price Water House and will now be joining I&Y.
We had lunch together.
2nd (Sunday)
Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated today. We did puja at home. Venita distributed prasad to all including guards, helps and others. Later she joined it in the park where it was organised by A block residents. We added 50 packs of sweet curd to the prasad of the bock puja.
"While the festival is a time of celebration and fun with beautifully decorated jhoolas, raas lila performances and Dahi Handi competitions, the legend behind Lord Krishna’s birth is a fascinating one. It is believed that Lord Krishna, who was born roughly 5000 years back, is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The earliest mention of Lord Krishna can be found in the epic of Mahabharata, where several stories revolve around Lord Krishna himself.."  Indian Express dated 2nd Sept. 2018
Quotable Quotes :"I stopped explaining myself when i realized people only understand from their level of perception."

29,30 and 31st August

29th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
30th
Venita went to Gurugram to witness Alaynah in her school show. She did quite well. Her one photograph given below :
                              Alaynah with a friend

In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
31st
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Quotable Quotes :"It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed. "Doe Zantamata