The Rangoli patterns created outside offices in the IT park:

Can't believe I have been missing in action since past 3 weeks. But a high fever and strong antibiotics can do that to you. I was convinced that I was going to perish and at that point it did seem like a good idea :-) The weakness lingered for days even after the fever was gone and the feeling of not wanting to do anything was absolutely horrid. I didn't even want to read. Imagine that! I wouldn't wish this even on my worst enemies (on second thoughts, I do, at least on some of them :-))

Thankfully, all that is in past. But I think doctors would do well to find some fast cure for common cold and cough. I cried at the thought of the antibiotics killing all good bacteria in my stomach along with the villains. Really!

Enough of the gory details and back to work......

Two thought-provoking messages that friends sent on occasion of  Dashera:

Ram is your soul. Sita is your heart. Ravan is your mind that steals your heart from your soul. Lakshman is your consciousness, always with you and active on your behalf. Hanuman is your intuition and courage that helps retrieve your heart to re-animate your soul.

महसूस किजीये कभी उस जलते हुये रावण का दूख
जो सामने खडी भीड से बार बार पुछ रहा होता है.....

तुम में से कोई राम है क्या

Happy Dashahara to you all!

आणि ही माझी शाळा - सेंट बाल्स उर्फ 'बालमोहन विद्यामंदिर'. अस्मादिकांनी ह्या शाळेत दहा वर्षं काढली.

हे पटांगण किती मोठं वाटायचं तेव्हा.....

हे शाळेच्या भिंतींवरचे काही जुने फोटोज.....

आमचे वर्ग एव्हढे लहान होते? का आता मी मोठी झालेय म्हणून हा वर्ग लहान वाटतोय?

आणि हे शाळेचं canteen! तेव्हा २५ पैश्यांना मिळणारा समोसा आता १३ रुपये प्लेट (एका प्लेटीत २ सामोसे) झालाय. आकार थोडा लहान झालाय पण चव तीच. तेव्हा मिळणाऱ्या पानाच्या स्वादाच्या गोळ्या मात्र आता मिळत नाहीत. :-(

How I wish I could go back to school......

दसऱ्याच्या दिवशी सकाळी शाळेत जाणं हा दरवर्षीचा कार्यक्रम. वाटेत विनासायास झालेलं मातेचं दर्शन:

The rangolis outside offices on various floors of the business park where my office is located: