31rst July

Completed 50 minute brisk walk. It was drizzling. Visited dentist. Good rain in the night. In chamber from 1.30 to 3.30 pm . .

"Modern man emerged 44,000 years ago, earlier than archaeologists thought, a new study said.

A team of scientists from Britain, South Africa, France, Italy, Norway and the United States carried out a research in Border Cave area in South Africa and gathered evidence which shows tools and ornaments that humans used 44,000 years ago." Business Standard, dt., 31rst July 2012 on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

30th July

Went for a brisk 50 minute walk Visited CGHS (Aurvedic ) & CGHS . In chamber from 1 to 4 pm.
"A unique social division among two groups of bottlenose dolphins that rarely interacted has finally ended at Australia's Moreton Bay, after they re-arranged their whole social system, a new study has found." Business Standard, dt., 30th July 2012 on line.

Retired to sleep at 11 pm .

29th July

Completed morning program. On way back, bought a copy of  HT and had coffee with it at Cafe Coffee Day. No newspaper is provided there. Earlier it used to. In her interview to DD yesterday,  Dr.Ms. S. Aggarwal, the topper of  IAS 2012 batch, said that she read The Hindu newspaper right from her student days daily. I read TOI. I still read the same newspaper and , of course, IE is  added to it now. 
Spent the reading newspapers and magazine. We kept Ekadasi fast today as usual.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm

28th July

Completed 50 minute brisk walk. Spent the day reading newspapers, magazines and watching Olympics on DD Sports. Kashyap was playing well and leading against Tan of Belgium in the Badminton match. Could not see it more as i had fear of losing by Kashyap. It is the fear of losing by India which comes in the way  of my watching any event. I would not leave watching a match where India is likely to win. But all this is in not in good  taste. In fact i should rather watch the beauty of a game than loss or gain to a country. If i cannot detach myself from loss or gain, i will ever miss the beauty of life in its various manifestations.  Games and sports are such a manifestation.
News of the day :"Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the latest threat to seas and oceans besides global warming and atmospheric carbon, is causing an alarming spike in deaths of marine animals and plants, according to an international research team.

The team, which included researchers from the Oceans Institute of the University of Western Australia (UWA), synthesised 1,784 published experiments on marine organisms around the world to evaluate the magnitude of impacts caused by increased ultraviolet B radiation "TOI,  Flora Fauna, dt.28th.07.2012, on line.
India won 2nd ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka. The match ended about 5 minutes back.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

27th July

Went for a brisk 50 minute walk. In chamber from 1.15 to 4 pm. Babloo, elder sister and Bittoo talked  Visited Safdarjung hospital. Consulted Dr. Wadhawa about the pain in the right knee of Tharpa.  Showed my  right eye to Dr. Sethi for removal of cataract. He said to wait for another three months. It is not necessary to operate it now as the vision is 6/9 and.good.He advised to continue with the eye drop which he prescribed 3 months back.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

26th July

Completed Pranayam and 45 minute brisk walk. Visited Dentist & CGHS. Have to give 'Travelogue' for binding at New Anand ENT, 27/15, Chhoti Sabji Mandi, Janakpuri.  Visited it. In chamber from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
The following lines struck me about Late Rajesh Khanna :
1."Rajesh Khanna seemed to be like a monument into which Jatin Khanna walked nondescriptly. Truly, as Jatin Khanna said, Rajesh Khanna is a shadow; he lives nowhere. He is actually no one.. He is an invitation for such souls to fly out, to float out, and to experience the openness of space and the lightness of air. This openness was his appeal; this lightness, his illumination." Sushmita Das, ET,dt.26th, July,2012 


2 Olympics ".Queen Elizabeth II formaly opens the Games on Friday night as seven years of preparation come to an end and 16 days of sports competition will draw billions of people to their TV sets to watch 10,500 sporting heroes from 204 countries compete for 302 gold medals. "The Hindu-sport, dt.,26th July 2012.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

25th July

Completed pranayam and 45 minute walk Visited CGHS. In chamber from 1 to 4 pm.
News of the day :1."The world's most accurate atomic clock has clearly proved the nearly 100-year-old  theory by Albert Einstein that time is a relative concept and the higher you live above sea level the faster you should age. Einstein's theory of relativity states that time and space are not as constant as everyday life would suggest. He suggested that the only true constant, the speed of light, meant that time can run faster or slower depending on how high you are, and how fast you are travelling."TOI, Science, dt. 25.07.12 on line
2."The researchers  found that mindfulness meditation — a 2,500-year-old practice dating back to Buddha that focuses on creating an attentive awareness of the present moment — lowered inflammation levels, which is thought to promote the development and progression of many diseases."TOI, Health,dt. 25.07.12. on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

24th July

Completed morning program along with 50 minute brisk walk. Visited dentist. A replacement driver in lieu of sick Thapa was inconsistent in his behavior.Had to tell him to rest. Thapa drove me to the chamber..Doctor attending Thapa told that he could drive with knee cap. He should not climb the stairs.
 In chamber from 1 to 4.15 pm.
Retired to sleep at 10 pm.

23rd July

Could not go even for walk. Had to leave for AIIMS at 8 am to consult  Prof. SK Acharya, Head of the Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition Unit about Venita's stomach problem. He has suggested some tests. According to him Venita's problem is due to diabetic neuropathy causing myalsia.. He has called her after a month.

Attended a dinner at IIC, hosted by KTS in honour of Sh, Bahuguna, CM Uttarakhand.Talked to him. We traveled together in the train from Allahabad to Delhi long time back. He remembered it.
After the dinner started, Vikas took me to Maurya  Sheroton for Chinese food. In particular i liked a few sips of Aushentosham-10 year old malted whisk y of Scotland.
Retired to sleep at about midnight.  

22nd July

Completed morning program partially  and also went for a 50 minute brisk walk. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Bought a king size cup of coffee at Cafe Coffee Day. It did not taste well. Told the boys and girl in service in the Cafe. They prepared another cup. It also did not taste well. Left it too and and also the Cafe.

Interesting news clips.

"Punjab-born centenarian Fauja Singh, who defies age to run marathons, drew the loudest cheers on Saturday, as the Olympic Torch was carried by him, Olympic medal winners, and leading individuals through London, amidst a welcome, clear sky and sunshine.

Clad in all-white apparel and a matching white turban, the sprightly Singh carried the torch, accompanied by hundreds of admirers, including Sikhs with yellow t-shirts bearing Singh’s image, who hailed him every moment of the distance he travelled.

Mr. Singh was born in 1911, and began running at 86 to keep himself occupied." TOI, 22nd July, 2012 on line.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.