......the Holy Months r underway....the air reverberating with chants invoking the Divine...the brother once again ...& the sister yet again donning the Garbs to tie that everlasting bond of RakshaBandhan...today is Doel & Arnav's Day...!!!..with us facilitating ....thick & thin were the vows exchanged...nd should & must withstand the ravages of time...!!!!....I called up Shantidi( Gablooda's sister) who had been tying the Rakhi always & Nupur & Ranju di (my own elder sisters) & sought their blessings & affection....!!.Shantidi's Rakhi was the first to arrive by Post nd on my wrist now...a reassuring symbol of Trust nd Love always & ever.....Archana was in touch with Gablooda & Babloo(both elder brothers)she being youngest in the family...today being Thursday it will be a vegetarian fare at home...we follow Tuesday(Bajrangwali Day) & Thursday(Ma Lakshmi & Brihaspati Deva Day) stead fastly as vegetarian days....the spiritual moorings in the form of rituals keep us stable & on an even keel in foreign waters....!!!!..the Dec .Holiday trips will be to OOtacamund Nilgiris to visit & inhale the fresh air of Homeland 1...wherein we intend to visit Hebron ,Good Shepherd ,Breeks Memorial & Lawrence Schools to have a feel for the kids...who will inevitably join any of these in near future with me nurturing Bangalore as a transit base which is currently a transit point to Maldives Islands from Gurgaon...as the clock is spinning feverishly ...we again are upbeat for the rest part of the year having successfully completed the first half with GOD's mercy & bounty......!!!!!
February 1985 we sailed into PMCH . The sailboat, of a young heart, throbbing and beaming with enthusiasm and a feeling of accomplishment w...