....Never knew abt MK Gandhi , until, I read his autobiography "My Experiments with Truth"....as Doel is reading "The Phantom Toll Booth" & "The Tempest " in her curriculum .....I feel a strong urge for her to read M K Gandhi's :....." My Experiments with Truth".....purely its lucid reading & the translation to English by Mahadeb Desai frm original Gujrati is Tell tale......the chapterwise contents r free flowing as tht of the Ganges cascading.....now tht he is back to Natal (South Africa) with his children & nephew & wife, in tow, to settle amidst odds....his confusions, traumas & tribulations & his reformist experiments with the Truth....I cannot describe the Joy of reading , this week goneby.....here, thr is Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe " with Crusoe completing one yr in the Island as a Castaway....his faith in Prayers & his experiments to grow Corn & weave a Basket......his experiment of drying grapes for Raisins paying smartly as he fills up his pockets , Gun in hand goes on a reconnaissance mission .....his recent bout of fever notwithstanding....!!!....today's day is wel made as in the National Library , post Clinic , in the aftnun I stumbled on some books for sale at throw away prices....today was the last day & I the Lucky Devil.....!!!!...."The Balkan Trilogy" & "The Secret of the Code"(Da Vinci Code) fell into my kitty for as paltry as just over a Dollar a piece....though Calvin & Hobbs Comics anthology for the Children a Two dollar....!!!!!....with sickness al around the wrk place ...these books hv definitely soared the Spirits.....to morrow is Friday a wel earned rest day....This post is dedicated to Mithudi & Tituda cousin elder sister & elder brother @ Kolkata whom I discovered accidentally yesterday on Fb.........hving shared many a childhood moment with thm...still fresh in memory....!!!!!
.....Rojnamcha...!!! the Indian Ocean Diary having being initiated in 2010 is very close to Heart....journey of an Indian Doctor's service in a remote land...!!!
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A Sea & Lord Hanuman in between .....
Shubho NaboBorsho greetings to all !!! There is festivity in the air ...the brisk walk back to home post Clinic tells it all....
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