22nd,23rd,24 and 25th April

22nd
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Third phase election will take place on 23rd April. There is no canvassing today for 23rd election. All canvassing stops a day earlier to the election.
23rd
Third phase elections took place today.
24th
Took Venita to an ENT specialist. He gave medicines  for a week. He will check her thereafter.
25th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
Along with Venita attended dinner hosted in advance by Kaushals  for their anniversary on 29th April at Sagar Ratan  restraunt  in Ashoka hotel. A photograph taken on the day by Neha :
                                                    Two of us

Quotable Quotes :"The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. "Swami Vivekananda

16,17,18,19 and 20th April

16th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
17th
The Supreme court is closed due to Mahabir Jayanti. Visited the library of The Indian Institute of Public Administration(IIPA) and Venita went to Saloon of the CSOI. She says it is cheaper and service is good.
IIPA has a well equipped library.
18th
Second phase General elections were held today. First phase took place on 11th April. It is a local holiday today.
19th
Venita went to Vikaspuri to join in  Hanuman Jayanti celebration. She organised 'Langar' on the occasion. It is holiday due t o Good Friday.
20th(Saturday)
21st(Sunday)
Quotable Quotes :"All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark." Swami Vivekananda

8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and15th April

8th
BJP declared its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
We were out of Delhi from 25th March to 5th April. I have come to the Supreme court after about 15 days.
9th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
10th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
11th
In the Supreme court in the afternoon.
12th
Worked from home.
13th(Saturday)
14th(Sunday)
15th
Venita returned from Vikaspuri after Navratri puja in the evening.
Janet invited to attend a function on 18th May in memory of Richard, her husband and our late English friend.I wrote :
"Dear Janet

Thanks for inviting us to join you all at a joyful party celebrating dear Richard's life on Saturday 18 May. We regret our inability to reach on the day. We hope to call on you some day in June/July. We will fix the date/time to your convenience to come on reaching London.

Regards,

Yours sincerely,

D.N.S. Shrivastava"

Quotable Quotes :"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live;travel far." Swami Vivekananda

28,29,30, 31st,1st ,2nd,3rd,4th.5th.6th and 7th April

28th
Advocate Ajay Srivastava and Shivji came.
29th
Bhavna, Principal of local Institute of otherwise able children, came. Venita is assisting the institute with occasional donations and advice. Advocates Digvijay Singh,Shivji came besides Vinay Srivastava, a  relation.
30th
Advocate Shivji came with wife to condole sister's death. An officer of State rural development department,Shri Pandey came along with family and Sangita w/o Vinay Srivastava. Homeopathic doctor Bhayya came.
1st April
Venita visited Institute of otherwise able children to gift children and staff. Sangita w/o Vinay came followed by Advocate Akhilesh Srivastava.
2nd
Advocate Shivaji came.
3rd
Visited Kalkan and Tambeshwar temples and did Puja. Advocates Shivaji and Ajay came in the evening.
4th
Advocate Ajay came with family to condole sister's death.
Advocate Shivji came.
5th
Along with Venita attended 'Terahvi' ceremonies and feast at Kanpur in connection with elder sister's death on March 24/25th night. Neha and Tarun/Sangita also joined in besides her sister Shanno with son Amrish , daughters, Rekha,Vandana,Gita with son Yash and son Arvind/Sapna/grandson Sidh and granddaughter Ria, a host of others, well-wishers, neighbours and Rekha's friends. Local MLA also came. Rekha runs a school in late sister's house at Kanpur. Some relations from her daughter-in-law Sapna's side also came. About 150 people including 13 prodigal  Brahmins took food.
We left for Delhi by Jai Bharat Express in the evening and reached Delhi about midnight.
6th(Saturday
Attended a book release function at CSOI in the evening. The book of former ambassador to Armenia Achal Malhotra, titled 'India-Armenia : So far So close' was released by Armenian ambassador Armen Martirosyan in India. In his release address the ambassador said that his country was growing 4/5 percent. Its per capita  income was $5000.
In his brief speech Shri Malhotra said that first reference of presence of Hindus in Armenia comes as early 149 BC to 415 A.D. They were mostly trading community. They had no political aspiration.
A number of Armenians married to Indians were seen in the audience.
7th(Sunday)
Venita left for Vikaspuri to join in Navratri celebration and Ramayan recitation.
Quotable Quotes: "Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached." Swami Vivekananda