....One Life is not Enough....!!!!

...with the sudden demise of DR APJ Abdul Kalam former Indian President,India is mourning...Dr Kalam was referred to as the Common Man's President....a colleague of Vikram Sarabhai & Satish Dhawan the Architects of India's Space & Atomic programme,Dr Kalam had a humble background...a deeply rooted & sensitive Human being...Dr Kalam loved his subject of Science & Technology nd tirelessly he propagated for implementing same for the Nation ,which have a telltale bearing on the success of the Country...always in humility he represented wht knowledge & Wisdom in all its infinity could be a humbling factor for any Professor practising same....in fact he is truly the Path Finder for our youth & generations to come...he was relentless in finding solutions to a huge challenge called India its teeming mass of billions,...his mantra was to elicit smiles on this huge thriving civilisation of ours....no wonder his works & Books reflected his vision of a 2020 India, moving & Marching forward in Elan....he bade his adieu while on the teaching pulpit, imparting his message to the students til his last breath....as if One Life is not Enough...!!!...Dr Kalam's spirit is India's Spirit...Long Live....!!!!

...On Cloud nine....!!!

....the Deep Blu  at its "turncoat" best....intermittent showers , overcast conditions, with  Bright & Sunny side up every morn.....waxing & waning, titillating it to the realms of joyous abundance.....its Colorful Chimaera at its best....the Children wud point  it to their Grandparents.... waxing eloquence of their varied views....the Doors& Window panes need bracing, gusts of wind ,untamed roaring, crashing unwarranted at the first sight of obstruction....the Monsoon abundant as always....a Part & Parcel....moderating the weather .....a sudden drop must say frm May  Departure.....the Reading Team  is back to wrk.....Dicken's still holding Sway.....Ralph Nickelby ,in a shrewd move offering a Thames Riviera mansion to the Widow of his Elder brother: Mrs Nickelby , with Kate the daughter conveniently put away in employment at a Drapers firm....& Young Nicholas miles away incarcerated as Astt. Master in the Ramshackle Dothebys hall....gud to be back to the basics of existence aft. the whirlwind tour of the Indian Mainland......however & whtever Modernity invades us the the great works of Literateurs strikes always the Universal Chords and the observation is.... tht whtever & howevr evolved...we hv not changed over the centuries......the basic Tenets, Essence & Chemistry of Humanity......Thank Goodness for same....every line every para surmises so.....the language artfully Vintage...like a brush over a Canvas.....a Casualty in contemporary writing......in consonance with changing times....but it does in no uncertain terms elicit the thrill of Joyous reading, Character building & Firm Rootedness....despite & though ,hands are terribly full  the truncated wrk hrs not withstanding....thr is a spillage to extra hrs due to constant pouring of cases.....thr is a distinct feeling of fleet-footedness ....the vacation doing real Gud mentally & physically.....the ambient weather, overflowing mkts , the city in a newly refurbished look with reversal to 11pm closure as against 10pm in the last few mnths.....sprightly atmosphere in all urgency for the imp. mnth..... all adding up, with Pakistan 'Honey Mangoes' wel stacked up in cases in Godown , aplenty , auguring  wel for the impending Festivity.....

.....Into the Realms of Paradise....

.....UL 196 frm IGIA took off a trifle late ,amidst clear weather conditions & Srilankan Hospitality onboard....a strong return journey party, this time with Parent in laws...Arnav's classmate, nd his mother all fmly frnds, frm Kota joining us at the Airport....unprecedented Check in baggage allowance of 240kgs for 8 of us....all utilised by us, as we r Indians nd tht too Non Residents, hv to carry every bit of India with us....Connecting UL105 frm Colombo, past midnite,moving in thick rain,as the flickering Starboard lites on the wings wud suggest, across the Laccadive Sea once again, to Maldives Isles...crossing over to Male' frm the Airport, the early morn breeze,the Ferry, all Welcoming nd soothening...sharp contrast to now Gigantic NCR Gurgaon....upbeat Megapolis....its Ramaadan time....the air rife with Prayers....a truncated working hrs nd extended vacation for the Kids....the Second Innings begins, on the same note ,as I had left the First....!!!!