Buddha Purnima Celebrations 2015

BUDDHA PURNIMA CELEBRATION 2015 


I celebrated Buddha Purnima on the  5th of May 2015, as always every year at Anandgram.  There were some friends of mine,who were with the group to celebrate.

Meeting Friends over Food

At  Maharashtra Sadan

The New Maharashtra Sadan is an Architect Marvel, on Kasturba Gandfhi Marg, near India Gate in New Delhi. The food is delicious and sumptuous, if you take full meals. The non-veg items are many and very tasteful. Please try its cuisines, if you want to taste Maharashtrian foods.

At Odisha Nivas, New Delhi :



The food at  Odisha Nivas is great if you eat non veg food esp Prawn Curry, fish Curry, Mutton Curry and Chicken Curry. The food is just delicious. The prices are modest and very affordable.

OLD BOYS MEET

OLD BOYS (SAINIK SCHOOL BHUBANESWAR ) MEET IN NEW DELHI :








 

Rediscovering New Delhi 2015

At Rama Krishna Ashram , New Delhi 1st Jan 2015.








At India Habita Centre , New Delhi
 






At India Gate New Delhi








At Gurdwara Bangla Sahib NewDelhi



At Lalit Kala Academy New Delhi



At Bangla Sahib New Delhi

Ritu's 6th Birthday

Ritu's 6th Birthday :

Ritu , my neice's 6th birthday was celebrated in Cuttack on 15th of July 2015. The celebration was not attended by many due to bad weather conditions and bad roads witl pot-holes due to continuous rains before the event. As usual it was celebrated with a birthday cake and Dinner with close friends and relatives.
         All my other nephews and niece alongwith their mother  failed to make it for the celebration.
              Ritu was all crazy for receiving the gifts that she always waits for and cutting the cake.  She spoke to her cousins over phone and received their good wishes ! The night ended with sumptuous food and sweets alongwith icecream .

                                       Ritu



























It was fun !

The 8th Birthday Celebration of Gungun at Cuttack Home :

                Gungun my niece, is the most affectionate niece or nephew that I have amongst all. She is fun to talk to, as she is very mild, humble  and caring. She loves food and sleep, the more the merrier ! May be that is why , she is healthy and slow. I discuss about her likes and dislikes, whenever I go out for a morning walk or a drive with her. She is very possessive about me, whenever we play Ludo or whenever there are some differences.
Sometimes, I give more  time to her younger sister Ritu , as she is blunt, to get what she wants ! If Gungun sees me spending more time with Ritu, she goes to a corner and feels low. After asking her many times about the reason, she says she is getting used to it  !
Getting used to what ? Once, I asked !
"Ritu is beautiful, with fair skin and thin. She speaks fast and very well. She is good in her studies with A grades in all ! But I am her opposite ! Bulky, dusky, dumb and a B grader !"She said it once, in one go !
       I felt miserable about my position trying to see, if I could convince her, that it was not true. For a parent or a Guardian. all children are equal irrespective of their looks or talents. But a girl at seven could feel this and express it was not, what I expected from her. I hugged her tightly then , for a few minutes, wishing it would erase the feelings of inferiority of  her at a tender age. Now I spend more time with her. Take special care of her. Make her feel that talents and achievements can come,  even at a later stage. Life is a great teacher to explain when it is needed.
Now, I always make sure that I visit her and spend time with her during her birthday every year , wherever she is !
She is my Darling and I have all my prayers,  for her happiness and wellbeing wherever she is . May God shower her with health and Happiness  and let her blossom bright and beautifully and brilliantly  in the years to come !
                             Happy Birthday, Gungun !
 


                                                 GUNGUN WITH HER GANG



                                          GUNGUN WITH HER GANG

 
                                                Liza with KOONMOON

















 
                                                 GUNGUN WITH HER GANG

 

 

 

 





 

                             GUNGUN WITH HER FAV COUSIN BITTU