31st May

31st
WhatsApp family chitchat is fixed at 7 pm today.
'The Covid lockdown is unwound today in India. Detailed guidelines are issued by the Central Govt. Curfew hours will now be from 9 pm to 5 am.
Corona cases touched 1,73,763 with 4971 deaths and 82,69 recoveries till 30th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit."Bodhidharma

30th May

30th
'GDP grew 3.1 in Q 4, an 11 year low of 4.2 in '19-20' in India', a report said. Another stimulus is being talked of.
There were 1,65,799 corona cases with 4706 deaths and 71,185 recoveries till 29th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Truth is exact correspondence with reality."Paramahansa  Yogananda

29th May

29th
Spoke to Aditya in USA to convey condolences to Pragati on her bereavement. Her father who was suffering from cancer for long died a couple of days back at Dhanbad in Bihar. She could not attend the funeral due to Covid 19.
Remembered Kaushal , Babloo's father-in-law on his birth anniversary.
Corona cases piled up to 1,58,333 with 4521 deaths and 67691 recoveries on the 65th day of lockdown till 28th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation."Paramahansa Yogananda

28th May

28th
Confrontation  between India and China appears to have subsided.
Corona cases touched 1,51,767 with 4,337 deaths and 64,425 recoveries till 27th May in in India.
Quotable Quotes :"The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success."Paramahansa  Yogananda

27th May

27th
Visited Fortis hospital. Dr Anoop Mishra, dibeticiticians, prescribed new medicines after  examining Venita.
After 63 days of lockdown coronavirus cases touched 145,380 with 4187 deaths and 60490 recoveries till 26th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Everything, at first, is an idea, a special creation."Paramahansa Yogananda

26th May

26th
Although I started walking in the park during the 4th lockdown early morning, I completed it for full one hour from 6 to 7 am today without break. Before lockdowns I used to walk for one hour every day.  You feel refreshed after the walk. It is not the same feeling after one hour walk in the evening inside  the house.
Total corona cases were 1,38,845 with 4,021 deaths and 57,720 recoveries as on 25th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Remain ca lm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along."Paramahansa Yogananda

24 and 25th May

24 and 25th
Venita complained of heaviness in the chest legion. According to her there is no pain as such. We have already shown her to the best in the Escorts heart Institute.. Heaviness, according to Escorts, is not due to any morbidity in heart. We decided to consult her diabetic consultant. Approximant is taken on 27th .
Corona figures  touched  1,31,868 with 3,367and 64,440 recoveries till 24th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Life is a so with33ng - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it."Sai Baba

23rd May

23rd
Air domestic traffic as also rail traffic are starting within a couple of days in India.
Corona cases touched 1,18,447 with 3583 deaths and 48533 recoveries till 22nd May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all. "Mahatma Gandhi

22nd May

22nd
We have started walks early morning. Few people are there in the park. Today I came across a Koerian, an African and an East Eurpean. There wre  no Indians. I walked betwwn 6.30 to 7.50 am. It started getting warm then.
Total corona cases swelled to 1,12,359 with 3,435 deaths and 45,299 recoveries till 21st May  in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Truth is exact corresponde.nce with reality." Paramahansa Yogananda

20 and 21st May

20 and 21st
On 20th May, we deposited our share of sale proceeds of Fatehpur ancestral property (sold on 15th May 2020) in three  FDRs of equal amounts for a period of 3 years with nominations of sons, Amitabh, Siddhartha and Parikshit. Quarterly intrest accruing from them will be deposited in our joint account (DNS/Venita) in Parliament Street PBB Branch of SBI and used by us when required. Shares of our two Sisters, late Mrs Dayawati Srivastava and Shanno Sahai, have been disbursed to them/their children by cheques.
Corona cases were 106,750 with 30,303 deaths and 42,297 recoveries till 20th May in India. Today is the 57th day of lockdown.
Quotable Quotes :"We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study."Mahatma  Gandhi

19th May

19th
Delhi has opened up in a big way. Went for a walk in the park in front of our house after 54 days of lockdown. Pilku had insisted that I should go for walk. It was from about 6.15 to 6.45 am, for half an hour to start with after long gap.As previous day was Ekadasi and a fast day for me. I kept it shorter. Before lockdown, I used to walk for one hour every day.
In all 96,169 were reported with 3,229 deaths and 36,823 recoveries till 18th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Action expresses priorities."Mahatma Gandhi

18th May

18th
Many restrictions are lifted for normal life to start in the lockdown 4 from today in country.
Corona cases touched over 90,000 with 2872 deaths and 34,108 recoveries till 17th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle."Mahatma Gandhi

17th May

17th
Family was to meet over WhatsApp at 7pm. Meeting did not take place.
Corona cases  were 85940 with 2782 deaths and 30182 recoveries till 16th May in India after 52 day lockdown.
Quotable Quotes :"I believe that a man is the strongest soldier for daring to die unarmed."Mahatma Gandhi

16th May

16th
Participated in a Web seminar on "Need for Greater Centre-State cooperation in Healthcare on one hand and the Civil Society including Private sector on the other and need for increasing our spending on Healthcare." organized by Policy Perspective foundation, a think tank.
Corona cases crossed 82,000 (more than China) with 2649 deaths and 27919 recoveries till 15th April in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."Mahatma Gandhi

15th May

15th
Participated in a Web seminar on "Need for Greater Centre-State cooperation in Healthcare on one hand and the Civil Society including Private sector on the other and need for increasing our spending on Healthcare." organized by Policy Perspective foundation, a think tank.
78000 Corona cases were reported with 2549 deaths and 26234 recoveries till 14th April in India in 51 lockdown days. Doubling rate was 12.65 days. 1,947041 tests have been done so far.
Quotable Quotes :"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. "Mahatma Gandhi

14th May

14th
Silku could not join WhatsApp meeting yesterday. Did not see Ritanbara and Alaynah/Khyati too. Could see Abhishree/Amolikaa/Ruchi.They were busy on-line classes and office work. Did talk to Pilku/Babloo and Neha.  Akshat was on-line French coaching classes. In our next meeting on Sunday we may discuss whether we should reduce the frequency of meeting to every second Sunday instead every Sunday. It was nice to talk to  children yesterday .
Corona cases were 74 281 with 2,415 deaths  and 24385 recoveries till 13th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. "Mahatma Gandhi

13th May

13th May
'Clusters across Asia show a fleeting face of victory' says a TOI report. Further it says that virus spread slowly, key reproduction number 1.23 until May 10.
After 49 days lockdown Corona cases swelled to 70,756 with 2292 deaths and 22434 recoveries in India till 12th May.
Quotable Quotes :"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."Mahatma Gandhi

12th May

12th
Corona cases doubled in 10.85 days in India. Recovery rate was good.
Corona virus cases may be touching about 70,000 today or tomorrow with about 2,500 deaths and 21,000 recoveries till 11th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is temporary; the evil it does is permanent." Mahatma Gandhi

11th May

11th as
Recovery rate has enthused optimists as 31% are beating  Corona virus in India.
There were 62939 with 2109 deaths and 19158 recoveries till 10th May in India
Quotable Quotes :"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."Mahatma Gandhi

10th May

10th
Browsed through write-up of Twinkle Khanna on a toast to all the perfectly imperfect moms in the world on the Mother's day.
Corona cases touched about 60,000 with about 2000 deaths and 17845 recoveries till 9th May in India.  
Quotable Quotes :"Fear has its use but cowardice has none." Mahatma Gandhi

9th May

9th
Over all doubling rate is now after 12.25 days.
Corona cases increased to 56,342 with 1806 deaths and 16,540 recoveries till 8th May in India. 
Quotable Quotes :"Truth never damages a cause that is just." Mahatma Gandhi

8th May

8th
Doubling time worsens to 10.2 days in a week. Earlier it was 12 days. A report says that corona cases may top in June, July in India.
Corona cases touched 52,952 with 1783 deaths and recoveries 15268 till 7th May in India.
Quotable Quotes : "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it."Mahatma Gandhi

7th May

7th
14 studies at different places in the world on Covid tell interesting facets of Covid spread. One such aspect is that 'closed public spaces provide for super spreading'. Details of  studies are given in the front page of Indian Express of date.
Corona cases crossed 50,000 with 1694 deaths and 14,183 recoveries till 6th April in India
Quotable Quotes :"My life is my message."Mahatma Gandhi

6th May

6th 
A report says that May 1st saw beginning of reversal in dipping of Covid growth rate in India. But doubling is still in 12 days. Covid deaths increased by about 200.
Corona cases touched 46711 with 1583 deaths and 13161 recoveries till 5th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust."Mahatma Gandhi

5th May

5th
A report indicated that while curve had flattened, authorities were still concerned for Covid 19  infections. Over 100 crore liquor was sold in one day after relaxation in lockdown in UP.
Corona cases were 42,836 with 1389 deaths and 11762 recoveries till 4th May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages. "Mahatma Gandhi

4th May

4th May
Sunday video call brought us together over WhatsApp once again, to be specific a third time. It's good beginning. Let us make it a regular feature. If every body agrees, we may appoint Babloo as sole convenor of the event on each Sunday. On last Sunday did Akshat make appearance in the video ? If he did, I missed him.
Corona cases crossed 40,000 with 1,306 deaths and 10,866 recoveries in India till 3rd May.
Quotable Quotes :"The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent."Mahatma Gandhi

3rd My

3rd
Shanno and Ggpalji are stranded at Mumbai at Anand's place due to lockdown for the last 1 and a half month. It was Anand's birthday. Wished him , his parents.
After relaxations of lockdown from today, more people are seen on the roads, a report says. Delhi plans to ease more curbs in consultation with Resident Welfare Associations.
Corona cases were 37,776 with 1223 deaths and 10,018 recoveries in India till 2nd May.
Quotable :"Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness."Mahatma Gandhi

2nd May

2nd
Lockdown is extended by 2 weeks in India. In the latest list 43% districts are in green zone. Normal activities are allowed in these districts. India's business welcomed relaxations. They,however, pleaded for more.
Corona cases touched figure of 35365 with 1,152 deaths and 9065 recoveries till 1st May in India.
Quotable Quotes :" Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." Mahatma Gandhi

1st May

1st
About 50% dead were below 6o in India, a report said. A second financial stimulus is proposed to smaller firms.
Corona cases were 33,610 with 1075 deaths and  8373 recoveries in India till 30th April.
Quotable Quotes :"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."Mahatma Gandhi