26 Nov 2022

I attended a get-together on 21st November 2022 in connection with Golden Anniversary (50 years) in honor of "Sunita and Subhash Sexena" at Taj City Center Gurgaon, hosted by Gauri, Saurabh, Shivani and Rajat. It was a party which beggars' description. Attendees were dressed in their best. It stared at 12.00 noon and ended at 2.15 pm. In the ceremonies, the 50 year back married couple exchanged beautiful garlands. They also cut huge cake on the occasion. There was a music being played all the time. It followed sumptuous lunch served to all according to their taste. 

Quotable Quotes: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."  Mahatma Gandhi

9th August to 31st October

 31st Oct

Amitabh came to spend Diwali Holidays with us. It was a surprise visit with which we were thrilled. He also went to Lucknow for a day to meet his in-law's.

Some photographs taken during his Dipawali visit are given below:

With Babloo, Neha and Akshat

Venita's photographs on Diwali day

The lighting of the House at Vasant Vihar on the day

With Amitabh

Diwali Puja

Amitabh enjoyed walking in the garden near the house for long hours during his stay this time. 

I participated in the police memorial function 31st Oct. A photo taken on the occasion is given below:

I like to share the following picture of Lord Krishna on the occasion of Diwali sent by a friend.

Picture of the season 

11th June to 08th August

11th June

Left Delhi for London by Vistara flight UK-17 at 2.40 pm. From aboard the flight I saw mounds of brownish clouds. They looked like piles of cotton. It has few foreigners. Mostly Indians. Vistara's in-flight magazine has more of India.

Below is given a pictorial statement of our visit to UK and Switzerland as for as possible from 11th June to 8th August 2022

11.06.2022

At the Geneva Airport

20.06.2022

Birthday celebration of Amolika 

20.06.2022

Birthday celebration of Amolika

01.07.2022

At London

01.07.2022

At London

05.07.2022

At Westminster, Big Ben,Centeral, London

05.07.2022

with Pilku at A Hotel

18.07.2022

At London

18.07.2022

At Headquarters of Nestle, Switzerland 

20.07.2022

At Geneva Lake

20.07.2022

At Geneva 

20.07.2022

At Geneva Lake

20.07.2022

At Geneva Lake

20.07.2022

At Geneva Lake

20.07.2022

At Geneva Lake

22.07.2022

In the Fields of Switzerland

22.07.2022

Near the School of Alynaha

22.07.2022

In Switzerland

22.07.2022

In Switzerland

22.07.2022

In Switzerland

22.07.2022

In Switzerland

23.07.2022

In Switzerland

23.07.2022

In Switzerland

23.07.2022

Near Statue of Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated by President of India

23.07.2022

In Switzerland

23.07.2022

After lunch with children

23.07.2022

After lunch with children in Switzerland

23.07.2022

After the last lunch in Switzerland

24.07.2022

In Switzerland

24.07.2022

In Switzerland with Ritambhara

24.07.2022

With Venita in Switzerland

24.07.2022

Venita at the Switzerland

30.07.2022

London

In Vistara on way back to India

08.08.2022

With Ritambhara Siddharth, Khyati and Alynah

 

April to 08th June

 I could not write any blogs from April to 8th June. Mainly it was due to extreme heat and humidity.

We visited London last from 30th September to 14 Oct 2019 . Now we have planned to visit London again after a gap over 2 years 8 months. We will also visit Switzerland this time where Siddharth and his family are stationed. We hope to be at these places for about 2 months and write notes on our visit in due course.

Quotable Quotes: "Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us".Samuel Smiles

18 to 28th March

We celebrated Holi at Vasant Vihar on 17 and 18th March The celebration was lively and well attended.On 17th we had a bonfire on the eve of Holi and  on 18th we played Holi with Abeer and Gulal. Significantly more senior citizens, septuagenarian and octogenarian joined in. Some photographs taken on the occasion are given below: 

19th March

Joined in celebration of fabulous 50 years of Rajat Jhori at Westin Hotel Gurgaon with the family. Some photographs taken on the occasion are given below:

22nd March

We had get together at the residence of Tarun on 22nd March to celebrate birth of grandson few days back. Some photographs has taken on the occasion are given below:

Quotable quotes : "Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit." William Penn