Let me join ....

As my father pointed out the idea of a blog has been put forward by my sister long before . But i knew that it would take some strain to make me and my father make a move. for the past few years i have been asking my father to restart writing to magazines . At last my sister has done it, and it is my turn to pen. I have been trying to find the right time to write. But it doesn't happen that way.You don't find time, but time finds you. I tried to write after my duty hours , in the outpatient room and in the operation theatre.Now I start wrting on my way to Dharamshala .

I had stopped writing( except in patient files) for many years . So pardon me with my language and style. For the past few years the first thing my relatives ask me when they phone is " are you busy now ? " and my first answer would be "Haanji" ( yes , sir). It has been very busy years for me . Infact I am now used to being busy . Life has become such a routine that I could tell my day in just a few words like morning rounds , out patient , evening rounds , operation theatre and emergency . Yesterday when my friend mentioned the trip to Dharamshala , I had rejected the idea as we had posted a major case for surgery today. But today morning fortunately for me and unfortunately for the patient, the case got postponed and at that very I called my friend . So here I am on the way to the abode of Dhalai lama , the peaceful warrior in a Qualis with five of my other friends.With a driver who just returned from jammu we start our journey for good ...

By the eldest son

Let us begin

The other day when my only daughter asked me to create a blog I did not know how I could digest the idea. I am sure that my unusual and extra ordinary willingness did surprise her. She knows very well that to propose something to me is a hard nut to crack. She used to put forth her suggestions wtih hesitation tinted with anxiety together with a very brief and simple introduction saying " uppa please dont loose your temper before you listen to what I have to saý". It is true that I loose temper these days for no reason. Has it something to do with my age or is it something ingrained in my blood. On some occasions, she used to add " When Mukhlisa( her eldest brother's fiancee) steps into the threshold of our family, please refraim from scolding me infront of her. Whenever you want to censure me, call me to some other room as if your are going to reward me and say what ever you want to say". After all she is a teacher commading respect from her several students.

What I forgot to tell her is that Mukhlisa has already crept into our family to the extent that once on the occasion of some positive development at home, my wife commented saying" it is due to Mukhlisas luck" . Muklisa is more lucky that she has got a very pleasing, and  freindly  mother in law who deals with her children as friends needless to mention her other in laws.

All of us are waiting for the day when she can officially join our family. Very often I have wondered how we can convert the marriage into a unique event in terms of simplicity and invitees. After all it is upto the bridegroom to decide how it can be done.

By the father