Condolences on the sad demise of Mr Sayal (Father of Mr Rajesh sayal ) our painful duty

As we woke up then the telephone came that our nearest relative expired at 8am on 8/11/09. and we hurriedly started and reached Shakti vihar so that we may attend the sanskar .The traffic from Saket to Pritampura was neck braking .Any way we thank our driver of car who had taken us to reach our destination.Resently we heard that Mr Sayal a senior citizen who tumbled down due to uneven road near his house and was operated upon for joint near his waist .As a bad luck would have it on the same day he was to attend the marriage of his grand son and he was supposed to attend the same in banquet hall near Rohini.His all the three sons were there when this accident happened.He was admitted in RML hospital and immediately operated upon .After two days he was discharged with ok report.But after 3 days he felt some breathing trouble and was again admitted in the same hospital in the morning and expired at 8 am .Irony of fate was that his two sons left at this moment one to Jaipur and the other to Dabai.Messages were sent to Jaipur and Dabai .One son from Jaipur reached in time and the other could not catch the back flight and it was now evening and the sanskar had to be performed before the sunset .So at 6 pm the funeral was performed by the youngest son .Mr Sayal was a social worker and known for his work for society in the locality and as such there were so many persons to pay their homage to this noble soul.I along with wife were returning from Punjabi Bagh to Saket but we had to wait for another hour but could not catch any three wheeler .All the scooters refused to come to south Delhi .So there was no alternative but to travel by DTC bus .At last one private bus stopped and I had to lift and support my wife to board the bus as there was no handle to catch on left side and unfortunitely her right hand was weak having an implated a shoulder metallic plate due to old surgical operation.Any way we were in the bus seated comfortably upto AIIMS medical stop.On the way this bus having a race with another bus so that to catch passengers risking the lives of passengers and bus driver himself.The ticket was Rs 15/ each and we had paid Rs 30/as the coductor was not having change we gave Rs 100/ note and hoping that he would return the balance automatically .I was astonished to note that he did't return the balance .At this time my wife said ,Bhaiya Mere sattar repya to Lotaa Do."The conductor made a very funny face and gave back the balance.Due to slow driving the journey From Punjabi Bagh to mrdcal took one and half hour.
Now from AIIMS Bus stop we crossed the road through Sub way to reach AIIMS .After crossing the subway we could note find any 3 wheeler and walked about 1 Km to reach another bus stop near the entry gate of AIIMS around flyover.We tried to stop any three wheeler for Saket but no Auto driver was willing to go to saket now the distance was too short and it was not a profit earning proposition for Auto drivers.There was no choice but to board the bus again .After waiting for sometime a Bus 501 route came and we were safely in the bus.After struggling on the road with empty stomach I was feeling headache and we were dropped at Khoka market stop.We crossed the road and were passing through the short cut .I was thinking why at all the senior citizens cross the road or rather step out of house to get hurt?As I was analysing this in my mind I stepped my foot on a track path but by mistake put my foot on the shadow of the step and just fell down with all the bag and my wife came running and two of my friends lifted me on my feet .Luckily I was saved from any injury .I was just bruised at my ankle.My inner voice was anticipating that lest any thing wrong may happen to me .All the way I was caring for this aspect of safety for me as well that
for my wife but on reaching so near to our house some thing happened.At this moment I remembered my Bauji who used to utter a Urdu poetry "" SAMAAN SO BARAS KA PAL KEE KHABBAR NAHI "" In our culture if we had attended the funeral and touched the dead body we have to take bath to make oueselves "' shudh "' and the clothes are changed .So after all the hurdles we were satisfied that we had done our duty as human being.We pray to GOD THE ALMIGHTY that the departed noble soul may rest in peace under HIS Devine FEET.

A TERRIBLE STORY OF PARTITION PERIOD OF 1947

As I was walking with my old friend in the park the issue arose about the hardships the refugees faced in 1947 when the partition took place between India and Pakistan .the most sufferers were the people who migrated from the portion which is now termed as Pakistan .My friend told me that when the partition took place the people with majority community started looting the properties of minority people.These people included Muslims and Pathans.My friend narrated like this....."I along my two brothers were the residents of Rawalpindi nearby area .In those days the Hindu population used live in Ahatas as they used to feel that the Ahatas were safe for them as these ahatas were pucca structures and the other population were in kacha structures.As the trouble started the Pathans and others raided those ahatas and brutally killed the young and old alike with rifles katas or revolvers and knives The narrator told me that he along with his younger brothers hid themselves in a room or behind the trunks or other shelter deeming it to be safe.the Pathans and others started shooting with guns on the door and as bad luck would have it the bullet shot hit his mother at the chin and the whole face was blown off and it appeared that some pig was hanging on the meat shop.other bullet shots hit his father at two or three places on his body .as he came out of the hidden space he found his father just bleeding and he pointed out towards the mother and died on the spot.now the narrator ran from that place along with his brothers and entered in Cantonment military area.Seeing some children the military helped them and kept them in a room and asked them that they should bolt the room from inside .they remained there for three days and provided the meals etc.Then they asked them to go to camp .They started and found some miscreants on the way on the other side of the wall and on the way they noticed a mother of some young person about 25 years .they were asked that they should accept Islam .The mother told the pathans that if her son accepted then she would also convert .As they inquired from the son he refused then they shot him down and took the mother along with them and what happened afterwards no body knew.Any how the narrator reached Ambala be the Train which were being run for exchange of population between India and Pakistan The narrator was in tears when he was telling his story and hardships He lost his parents and all belonging in West Pakistan.The narrator was in tears while he was telling his sad story.So many people suffered and so many innocent lives were lost.

Old Memories of year 1950 to 1959 Regarding Bara Hindu Rao and get to gather in E block Saket

As I have already narrated that my am recllecting some fond memories of past.All of asudden I was called by our Bharji ji to E Block saket for get to gather on the auspicious occasion of at home due to the marriage of Raju Our brothers son .we had a ttended this party .I dont know why we tend to go E block as imagine that these people give us great respect.I feel as if I am the part of my late brothers family and always I remember my eldest brother who is resting under the Devine Feet Of Almighty God .During the meeting the chapter of old memories started when we were children .as matter of chance the father of our daughter in law had been the reident of Bhara Hindu Rao and Pahari Dheeraj.There we started the talk of Westand cinema ,Filmistan and one of Halwai Madan Lal ,Hemraj building Jain temple and other narrow lanes .Mr Gupta told us there was the only place where children get the bycycles on rent as low as 4 annas per hour .there is Mulim and Hindu papulation is about 50 % evenly distributed although the name is Bara HinduRao I used to take bycycle on rent and used to peddle the same on Kabristan Chamelian Road which used be empty and is the best for learners with quite pleasing sound of bicycle bells.Then there was a Bangali Sweets shop oppsite the Filmistan cinema.All the stories of the past gave us great joy.Our Jijaji Kohli sabeb Deepak Kohli and family,Gulshan and vini and family my brother D V sethi and family ,Pawan Sethi and family Anu Gaurav and family Bubbu abd Papu and family and other near and dear ones enjoyed a lot.Main attraction was the humouous of Deepak kohli ( Bobby)and his jokes.We all thanked Namita s parents and her brother who had left no stone unturned to make this occasion a great success and all credit goes To Raju ,Namita and Krishana Sethi Bharjaiji for their hospitality .

TV Serial 12/24 Karol Bagh Dated 6/10/2009 and Pavitra Rishta ( 6/10 2009)

As I was watching the serial 12 /24 Karol Bagh which depicts about Rajender Sethi family and about Bhalla family .Although by saying that all the story is a false and characters are fictitious this does not give right to any producer of serial to defame the community as a whole .The story is full of all the blackmailing tacticts and langauge of character Rajiv Bhalla as he threatened Simi ( name fictitious) that he would ruin the Sethi family by defaming etc the language used is a filthy one and is condemned .No producer has a right to defame a community or any sub caste In my opinion the screening of such bad taste serials which only high light the bad facts of society should be censored by the Information Ministry of Govt Of India.These serials are not helping the public but only spreading hatred .Similarly in Pavitra Rishta the so called IEE the mother of Manav the language used is very rude and in my opinion no mother in law will stoop so low as shown in the serial.These opinions are of my own and in no way bearing any malice to any body or firm or producer .It is my humble endeavour that positive points of society should be depicted

Today as senior Citizen Day ( 1/10/2009)

As I was watching the national programme I noticed that the health programme regarding cancer was very much useful information.Doctor of Lok Nayak Hospital was giving some preventive steps as to how to safe gaurd against the deadly cancer.He advised to avoid tabaco and smoking cigaretes and chewing tabaco products.Due to this habit the millions of senior citizens are suffering from cancer .This cancer can be at any part of body like throat cancer ,chest or breast cancer,prostate cancer.More over the treatment of this decease is very very expencive.One of the caller asked the doctor that his both sons are living abroad and they cannot attend the senior citizen or old parents as the life is very hectic .the caller was adviced that he (caller ) should take shelter in some old homes and get the treatment from good hospital for which Govt has opened the old homes .It may be that their wards may come to see them at this hour of need.Cancer is such a desease that it aggrevates other deaseses like diabetese blood pressure other complications.But the fact remains that young people should look after their elderly parents so that the elderly parents can face the troublesome old age passage peacefully.Afterall those who are young today will become old and then they will also require the support of their children.All days of senior days are important and need support of their children and the Govt.
In this connection I remember one incident which is coming to my mind .Long back in year 1965 I happened to stay at Agra in the house of our uncle in Shahzadi Mandi Sadar Bazar Agra cantt.There I met one of our tenant who was working as Bank Manager.I remember that he was about 40 years old but did not marry.He was living with his mother who was about 80 years old and was widow.Her husband died when her son was just a small child .Any how she brought up her son and worked hard to give him the exellent education.She was suffering from cancer and bed ridden for enough period and her son used to carry her on his back to toilets and wash room etc.Seeing the condition of his mother he took a vow that he would not marry and would serve her mother till she survived .He told me that he turned down so many offers of marriage in those yester years . His true story brought myself into tears .Such was the dedication which inherits from our culture.Story of Sharwan Kumar in our religius books is also ture when son carried his blind mother and father on a religious trip and walked on difficult terrains carrying baghi on his shoulder.Such was the tradition and now the time has changed the children of modern society think to send the elderly parents to some old homes quite uncared and totally unsupportive environment.I am confused and pondering where we shall go what will happen to us at the fag end of our journey of lives.Still life is a struggle and we have to fight and win .

Helping some one for getting admission in DCE/

As I was sitting in the market and by the way my friend told me that if I can help him to guide so that he can get his son admitted in DCE .I frankly told him that I can try through some of my old friend who has retired long time from Mech department.I tried to find his address and phone but whole time was wasted and we were failed to get his phone .Now the only alternative was to go to concelling .I told him that he should remember God three times and go for the interview.I told my friend that put your all efforts reach in time.He rushed to the interview place .There was scene that againt 8 vacancies 61 aspirants appeared but some of them left and there were only 14 left out which again 6 did not turn up and last eight were selected .My friend was in the seventh heaven of delight and he called me in the evening and thanked me for guiding and I was so overjoyed and distributed ladoos from my side although he tried to stop me but ultimately I was given chance to express my joy as if the friends son is like my own.I also got joy of different nature which comes from within.This joy is smilar to that which we get when we serve others from core of our heart.

Zee TV serials ( Jhansi Ki Rani)

Recently we had a chance to view Zee TV serial Jhansi Ki Rani .In this serial the dramtised version is not correct .I have one objection in my mind that so much torture by the then British rulers should not be shown on screen like beating the Indian slaves in jail,pulling out nails.taking out eyes by thrushing red hot iron rods in the eyes was too much barberous .We no doubt respect Jhansi Ki Rani who actually ignited the feeling of independence in 1857 and we term that year as the first war of Independence.Now the issue is that how can the children see these scenes?.On the other day a child was asking me why at all this type of behavior was being shown by the British soldiers towards indians who just wanted the freedom for their motherland.
This may be historically true but shoing such scenes to kids and adults is not correct.Such scenes should be censored and can only be shown to adults.These are my personnal views and in no way against any Govt policy or any person or firm