29th June

29th
We had a refreshing interaction with  children yesterday over WhatsApp. We discussed Babloo's write-up on positivity. Pilku gave some suggestions for further improvement. Silk's will follow. Missed the three daughters-in-law, Khyati and Alaynah. I gave following comments on the write-up :
Dear Pilku/Silku

"Please go through the book and give your comments to Babloo.. To me it looks like an 'Ode to        Positivity'. Very well written. It has touches of Indian philosophy,metaphysics.literature and six schools of Indian thought.".

Love

Papa

In all 5,28,,858 corona cases with 16,095 deaths and 3,09,712 recoveries were reported till 28th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"What we really are matters more than what other people think of us."Jawaharlal Nehru

26,27 and 28th June

26,27and 28th
Heard PM Modi's 'man ki bat program'.
Consulted our  astrologer about Venita's lingering pain in the chest. He said it may go by September. He further said that it did not come from the heart. The  planets do not indicate any heart problem to her.
We will get Citi scan of her coronary done at a suitable place to ascertain the problem as soon as possible. Dr Anoop Mishra advised against angiography at Escorts'heart station as there were quite a few Covid cases there.
In all 5,08,952 cases with 15,685 deaths and 2,95,880 recoveries were reported till 27th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think."Jawaharlal Nehru

25th June

25th,
Took Venita to Fortis hospital for an appointment with Dr.Anoop Mishra, diabetician for a check-up. He suggested Citi scan of heart, a kind of angiography of heart, short of a procedure at a heart station. We are to send the report to his assistant who will let us know for further action if any.
In all 4,56,183 corona cases with 14,476 deaths and 2,58,684 recoveries were reported till 24th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds."Jawaharlal Nehru

24th June

From pages of memory
24th
I was transferred from the post of SP of District Goalpara to Guwahati as SP,Special Branch,Assam in 1974. Now my jurisdiction was all over Assam and not confined to one District. But nature of work was different, in the district it was executive and in Special branch it was intelligence. I was feeling a bit depressed as there were no attendant perks to the post, such  as house, orderly etc. I thought how we would manage with three kids of 5,4 and 3 years. A word of solace came from Venita. She said not to worry. Children adjust at any place easily. They need us and not perks. And I saw how true she was. In no time they became friendly with neighbour's children, not so well-off.
Before moving to a govt flat, we stayed in Circuit house for a fortnight. During our stay there, a senior officer visited us with his two teenaged daughters. He told Silku (4 ) to take out his daughters for a stroll and show the Circuit house. Sliku retorted ,"How can I take them out, they are so big?"
All of us laughed. One of the 2 daughters (smarter one) said that she would take him out. Silku happily went with her.
In all 4,40,215 cases with 14,017 deaths and 2,48189 recoveries were reported till 23rd June in India. 
Quotable Quotes :"Great causes and little men go ill together."Jawaharlal Nehru

23rd June

23rd
Organised annual check-up with Dr Ashoka Seth of Fortis Escorts though video conferencing. I have get some blood reports and send to fix a date.
In all 4,25,282 corona cases with 13254 deaths and 2,32,105 recoveries were reported till 22nd June in India.
Quotable Quotes :" Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes."Jawaharlal Nehru

22nd June

22nd
In family cheerful interaction yesterday over WhatsApp from about 7 to 8.15 pm each of us talked to the other. Now we look forward to the Sunday event every week.
In all 4,10,460 corona cases with 13,254 deaths and 2,22,755 recoveries were reported till 21st June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself."Jawaharlal Nehru

20th and 21st June

20th and 21st
The solar eclipse was visible in full at Delhi on Sunday. We finished our breakfast early, did not move out. She was reading religious books during the eclipse. We took bath and changed our clothes. Venita sprinkled Ganga jal in the house at the end of eclipse.
In all 3,95,048 with 12,348 deaths and 2,12,330 recoveries were reported till 20th June in India.
Quotable Quotes: "The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction."Jawaharlal Nehru

19th June

19th
Enlargement  of prostrate is common occurrence among elderly people. My father was hospitalised for over 45 days at Roberts hospital,Kanpur, UP. for prostrate surgery and aftercare in 1988.I stayed with him to take care. I was witness to his travails. As consequence I have been periodically getting checked to know the status of own prostrate. Today I had a video conference with Dr.N.Subramaniam, a reputed urologist of Apollo hospital. He prescribed one medicine, namely, Tamdura capsule, one in the night for sixty days to keep a check on its growth so that I don't have to undergo surgery in future at my present age. He said he would like to see me after 2 months.
Corona cases reached all time high figure of 3,66,946 with 12,237 deaths and 1,94,324 recoveries till 18th June in India. 
Quotable Quotes :"Great causes and little men go ill together."Jawaharlal Nehru

18th June

18th
It happened way back in 2005. I along with Venita was spending summer vacations with Pilku and his family in London. One evening I was ready to go out for a walk. As I was to step out, I saw Abhishree,(3),stopped midway on the stairs to the first floor. She shouted,"Don't you see, it  may rain any moment. Take an umbrella." I felt as if my grandmother was scolding me. Like an obedient grandson I said, "I will take one"and went out,of course, after taking umbrella.
In all 3,54,065 Corona cases with 11,903 deaths and 1,08,934 recoveries were reported till 17th June in India. 
Quotable Quotes :"Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit."Jawaharlal Nehru

17th June

17th
20 Army men were killed fighting back China in Ladakh area yesterday night. China has not declared causality on their side.
In all 3,43,091 corona cases with 9,900 deaths and 1,90,012 recoveries were reported till 16 June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Every little thing counts in a crisis."Jawaharlal Nehru

16th June

16th
Suraj,our finance assistant, is to prepare statement of accounts and submit to CA for finalisation of my and Venita's ITRs by the end of June. He says he will do it within a couple of days. I have spoken to the CA also.
In all 3,32424 corona cases were reported with 95520 deaths and 1,69,797 recoveries till 15th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly."Jawaharlal Nehru

15th June

15th
After completing my appointment with an ENT Specialist on Siri fort road, I went to Starbucks joint in the premises of Sangam PVR. I took my favourite coffee after about 3 months.
Virtual celebration of Abhishree's 18th birthday yesterday by the entire family (sons,daughters-in-laws and all grand children) over WhatsApp for the first time was an unique and memorable occasion. Venita gave cash, juice and 'halwa' to guards and other servants at VV.

In all 3,2 0,922 corona cases were reported with 9,195 deaths and 1,02,378 recoveries till 14th June in India
Quotable Quotes :"Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends."Jawaharlal Nehru

14th June

14th
Abhishree is 18 today. She was born on 14.06.2002 at 6.55 pm GMT (11.25 IST  ) at Wellington, South West London, UK, 18 years back. We sent a message to her early morning wishing happy birthday. She is now at an important threshold of life.
In the afternoon we sang together happy  birthday to her. Entire family joined in virtual celebration her birthday.
Quotable Quotes :"A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action."Jawaharlal Nehru

12th and 13th June

12 and 13th
We wished happy birthday to Anjali, our niece, today.
Pilku informed to connect through WhatsApp between 3.45 to 4 pm for virtual celebration of Abhishree's birthday on 14th June. She will be 18 on the day.
In all 2,97,535 corona cases were reported with 8,408 deaths and 1,97,184 recoveries till 12th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance." Jawaharlal Nehru

11th June

11th 
Venita has a Facebook account but uses my email id for it and has her own password. Neha opened it for her. Venita never opens/uses it. I asked Neha to close it. Due to Covid lockdown she could not come. Today I saw a post in Venita's account by Khyati, our granddaughter. I clicked on it. It opened . Did not ask for password. I have put a comment in it.
2,76,583 corona cases were reported with 7,745 deaths and 135,205 recoveries till 10th June in India.
Quotable Quotes:"Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will."Jawaharlal Nehru

10th June

10th
Could not attend web seminar due to preoccupation otherwise.
In all 2,66,598 corona cases were reported with 7,471 deaths and 1,29,313 recoveries till 9th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all."Jawaharlal Nehru

9th June

9th
Web seminar on issues relating to Aviation is organised by Policy Perspectives Foundation, a think tank of Delhi, on 10th June from 11 am.. I hope to participate.
In all 2,56,611 corona cases were reported with 7,200 deaths and 1,24,429 recoveries till 8th June  in India.
Quotable Quotes :"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." Jawaharlal Nehru

8th June

8th
We had over one hour refreshing chit-chat family WhatsApp interaction yesterday in the evening. We could talk to Pilku/Silku/Babloo/Ruchi/Abhishree/Amolikaa and Alaynah. We had a glimpse of Neha and a word from her too. Ritanbara and Khyati were otherwise preoccupied. We will now meet on 14th June for virtual celebration of Abhishree's birthday .
2,46.628 corona cases with 6929 deaths were reported till 7th June in India. There were 1,19,292 recoveries also during the period.
Quotable Quotes :"It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say. "Jawaharlal Nehru

7th June

7th
Babloo has fixed WhatsApp family chit-chat at 7 pm today. Hope to see all together in the evening.
In all 2,36,657 corona cases were reported with 6,542 deaths and 1,14,072 recoveries till 6th June in India
Quotable Quotes :"Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends."Jawaharlal Nehru

6th June

6th
A memory of 1970
I had to attend a professional course in Shimla in 1970. We had travelled there with Pilku. He was one and a half year old. We visited a tourist site. We were travelling in a jeep. After we had got  down, Pilku still continued fiddling with the steering. He had put the jeep in neutral gear. As it was parked on a slope, it started  moving down slowly. Driver shouted for help. I rushed down from the palace (tourist site). With great effort we stopped the jeep. I took away Pilku in my lap.  I had a photograph of his in my lap after the episode. I could not find it in our albums any more. I long to see it again. Has anyone seen it ?
In all 2,25,770 corona cases were reported with 6348 deaths and 1,09,461 recoveries till 5th June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action."Jawaharlal Nehru

5th June

5th
We have always attended birthday celebrations of Khyati since 2002, Akshat 2007 and Alaynah 2011 in Delhi.  Could not attend all birthdays of Abhishree and Amolikaa as they were in London. Later attended some in different years there also. These were exciting moments for us.
Corona cases touched 2,15,919 with 6075 deaths and 1,04,106 recoveries till 4th June in India. 
Quotable Quotes :"I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere."Jawaharlal Nehru

4th June

4th
After the birth of Abhishree on 14th June 2002,we have regularly visited Pilku/Ruchi in UK. I have written travelogue/memoirs after each visit. I collected good number of caps during these visits. I cherish using them. Some of these were gifted by Pilku/Ruchi. The latest cap, brought from Paris, was given by Ruchi. Earlier two were given by Pilku. Remaining have been bought by me. When I go out for walk in park in front of our house at Vsant Vihar in New Delhi, I use them. I change frequently.
Corona cases went upto 2,02,615 with 5815 deaths and 1,00,302 recoveries till 3rd June in India.
 Quotable Quotes :"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse."

Jawaharlal Nehru

3rd June

3rd
PM Modi said in CII's annual conference a couple of days back at Delhi that India would get back its growth soon. It needs be to self reliant.
Corona cases crossed 2, 00,000 with 5,508 deaths and 95,526 recoveries till 2nd June in India. Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR) said that India was far away from peak.
Quotable Quotes :"The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous." Jawaharlal Nehru

2nd June

2nd June
Discourses on Yoga Vashist ended today in a TV channel. Venita and myself heard it for over a week  about 3 hours from 3 to 6 pm every day. Venita was more regular than me. We had an enlightening experience.
In all1,90,535 corona cases wre reported with 5394 deaths and 91,878 recoveries till 1st June in India.
Quotable Quotes :"As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves." Bodhidharma

1st June

1st
We had about one and a half hour interaction among ourselves in the family chit-chat yesterday over WhatsApp. We still wanted to continue. We decided to meet next on Sunday the14th June,  Abhishree's birthday.
1,82,143 corona cases were reported with 5,164 deaths and 86,983 recoveries till 31st May in India.
Quotable Quotes :"Many roads lead to the path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice."Bodhidharma