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Three Dogs

We had three dogs after children were born. First,was an Apso,a Lhasa puppy,given by V.N. Sharma,the then SP,Tejpur in 1978. It was fond of children. It could not adjust in Delhi. A loving creature lost its balance in the new surroundings. It was injured in a hit by the watchman on its head at Pragati Vihar (where we lived for a couple of months on posting at Delhi before we were allotted a house) when it tried to bite him. It breathed its last only after Silku's affectionate touch as if it was waiting for it. Venita cried. Second,was a German Spitz,given by a local Assamese admirer. Pilku was fond of it and it was fond of him too. After lot of persuasion he agreed to part with it to his maternal uncle in 1983. Third, was a local breed,Jimi. It was fond of all and Silku in particular. We were at Rishikesh when it died in the lap of Shiva Mohan. Silku came from Gurugram and participated in its funeral at Vikaspuri. We did 'Tarpan' in the Ganges for peace to the departed soul. Earlier too we had couple of dogs at Fatehpur. I remember one,its name was Hira,a local breed,fawn coloured,very playful. A dependable watch dog too.

In all 03,49,929 new cases with 29,70,545 active cases and 14,52,71,186 vaccination were reported till 27th April in India.

 Quotable Quotes ;"The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom."Paramahansa Yogananda