Guest guest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 That was a fresh joke, DD. Ha Ha ! Kishore Shah 1974 Jab We Met > > > > JAB WE MET > > > > Bharat looked at his watch patiently. The train was still a few hours > away > > from the destination. Long journeys can get quite boring towards the > end. > > He > > had read the book he was carrying. Not knowing what to do, he picked up > > the > > > > matrmonial section of the newspaper. He found some of the descriptions > > very > > > > interesting. He even scanned a few prospective brides. He was so > engrossed > > in this exercise that he did not realise that the train was pulling > into > > the > > station. > > > > Bharat was happy to be at home after a long time. There were so many > > things > > > > to talk about. Later, there were more and more discussions on Bharat's > > marriage. He had successfully sidestepped this issue in the past. His > > father > > brought up a few proposals. Bharat responded with measured > indifference. > > Seeing his father's anguish and annoyance, he decided to meet a girl at > > Bhopal. Secretly, he was more interested in meeting his father's friend > > who > > > > also lived in Bhopal. > > > > Bharat's father's friend was excited at the prospect of playing some > role > > in > > the-boy-meet- the-girl affair. His son offered to drive Bharat to the > > girl's > > house. They were riding a scooter . Unexpectedly, it started raining. > It > > soon turned into a heavy downpour. Bharat wanted to turn back, but the > boy > > insisted that they go ahead. So they drove on bravely. They were > > absolutely > > > > drenched. The girl's father, who looked very amused, greeted them with > a > > request to remove their wet clothes. Bharat had a sheepish look on his > > face.. > > He felt reassured when they were handed a set of clothes. > > > > Then a delicately-built girl walked in daintily. A blush on her face > made > > her even more beautiful. Her name was Dipti. They talked about the > usual > > things. But their eyes spoke much more. Finally, Bharat had to leave. A > > sense of longing overwhelmed them as they parted. Bharat was humming > > 'Zindagi bhar nahin bhulegi yeh barsat ki raat.' as they drove back in > a > > steady drizzle. > > > > It rained again today. Bharat and Dipti were together. They happily > > munched > > > > pakoras and sipped their tea while debating a fitness regimen for their > > slightly out-of-shape bodies. > > > > Bharat > > 1979 > > > > Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and > > more. Click here http://cricket. yahoo.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Dear Shyam True that many mills are making very good cloth with made in India labels; even Levi's jeans are available with made in India label, but many a times, though not always we have to pay a royalty on those labels. I am not saying that u stick to khadi only.Like I said britons buy french grapes-and alongwith that they buy HOMEGROWN also;similarly keep wearing mill cloth but towels,hankies and maybe bedsheets one can buy from khadi stores. We also have a responsibility towars our less lucky countrymen. By buying khadi we give them a chance to live a proud life,make them self dependent. I remember once in Sevagram, during our village posting in 1st year, we were strolling in the village when a middle aged woman pestered us to buy JUNGLE-JILEBI.(I dont know what it is called in marathi-it is green-red coiled fruit of a wild plant with sweet red pulp; resembles imli).We were not very keen to buy it.But then she said if we dont buy she wont be able to eat food on that day(becoz she wont have any money to buy atta on that day). All of us bought 50 paise each worth fruit. She was so happy that she gave us some extra. We moved on, ate some,threw away some.But she wud be able to eat gave us a lot of satisfaction. India lives in villages,and while in sevagram I have seen abject poverty. Women washing Half of their dhoti(pallu side);half to be washed the next day becoz they have only one torn dhoti,and they are proud enough to NOT beg.We cud also get get apples, oranges(grown in plenty in Nagpur Wardha region by Indian farmers-but jungle-jilebi was home grown in that scenario).I was also of the same thought process but Sevagram has changed me.This to my mind is the sole reason how Britain cud rule on us for 200 years. Think over it. Forget the Sevagram connotation to the story;Dont u see people buying chinese apples and pears and california almonds and prunes when u are back in Bombay; What will our own apple growers do if we dont buy their produce.At least towels and hankies to be used in home can be bought from khadi stores. what others do is not the issue here.What we do is the crux of the matter. In the name of free trade americans forced the Japs to buy their oranges;when the shipment arrived the japanese labour refused to unload them,though they also needed the wages; so americans flew in the labour from the nearby bases to unload the fruit;Store keepers were given orders to store them and display them but NO japs bought them;all the fruit rotted.and America never dumped oranges on the japanese shores again. If u will read the history of Brish India u will realise that they are doing the same thing but now they are sitting in their own countries. Joke: Recently there was a big power failure in Amritsar; Business suffered a lot becoz all the surds were stuck on the escalators. DDM From: Shah <kshahskygmail (DOT) com> Subject: Abaya To: mgimsyahoogroups (DOT) com Date: Saturday, 1 August, 2009, 12:57 PM Pardon me Aasawari, But isn't an Abaya the ultimate sign of female oppression? I may be mistaken, and I don't want to be a stick in the mud, but I am really intrigued at how women readily accept male domination without questioning. Kishore Shah 1974 A Wonderful Surprise from Dubai ! Hi folks, I just got back from a trip to Cape Town, where I'd gone to present a paper at a conference. Cape Town is beautiful - thanks Ashish for all the tips you gave - and I would strongly recommend Cape town as a holiday destination to one and all ! I had spent a day in Dubai en route to Cape Town with Aasawari - and she had a lovely surprise lined up for me when I reached there. She is now married to Zafar, who completely adores her, and positively dotes on her son, Ayush..... It was lovely seeing them all together. I had a wonderful time with them. I was meeting Aasawari for the first time, and it felt as if I had known her since ages - thanks to our MGIMS yahoogroup ! (Thanks, Kishoreda for keeping the group going - it feels like one big extended family!) Ayush is all of eleven, and mature beyond his years. He is such an absolutely adorable child, and is a joy to talk to! Aasawari has brought him up excellently well. I had just a day in Dubai, and time just flew past - we had so much to talk about, and so much to catch up on - I had a lovely time there. Now that I have let out your surprise, Aasawari, you had better gear up to get active on the group to reply to all the congratulatory messages that will now pour in ! Let me send you the first one, and send you all my very best wishes for a long and happy married life with Zafar ! Prabha '84 ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _ Celebrate a decade of Messenger with free winks, emoticons, display pics, and more. http://clk.atdmt. com/UKM/go/ 157562755/ direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Shyam It seems that u have read -Men are from Mars & Women are from venus- very carefully and have underlined it and revised it more times than u have revised Parson's/Duke-Elder's. Well I have done the same! But I have not read any of the sequels to the book(Why women cry and men lie etc.). Further, years ago, I have learnt the art of saying " u look great in all dresses " and then selecting a dress the colour of which matches to my clothes/contrasts to my clothes and then say " We will look-made for each other/complimentary to each other " . After all I have to come back home and eat my dinner. I never say that anything which she is saying is WRONG. Though sometimes I do THINK so, but then I say Yeah! BRILLIANT! Only sometime later I add there is another option which MAY NOT be equally good but its worth a consideration and then if she is in a listening mood I put forward my suggestion.And then count the positive points of my suggestion;how I wud be able to execute the things in a better manner if we went by my suggestion, etc. I have realised that we are the weaker sex,no matter how much we may pretend. DDM From: shyamkamath <shyamkamath@ hotmail.com> Subject: To,Bharat To: mgimsyahoogroups (DOT) com Date: Thursday, 6 August, 2009, 1:52 PM Good article,on reality show,Rakhi ka Swayamvar,Bharat. Enjoyed reading about it. Not sure,if Ms.Rakhi..had the capacity,to choose her suitor,which probably the channel director,coupled with her onshow brothers,probably made her job easier. If it survives the normal duration,I guess everyone..would be happy to see, an Happy Ending.. On,the reality shows,take.. I am shocked to see,the level of REALITY,hitting the conservative Indian's living room,these days. From torturing the poor veggie Indians,with gory scenes of keeping yucky reptiles,crawly creatures in the contestants mouth,in some Jungle survival serial..to speaking Truth and nothing but Truth..on Sach ka Samna..I am further amazed,by the disjointed family,these participants have. Meaning,most of them,have their parents divorced,a huge family of 4plus kids..by Indian stds..,they themselves living in..or living separately.. ,got me thinking, What happend to our time's ke happy neighbours., to those sweet KAKA AND KAKU....for whom DIVORCED,LIVE- IN..were taboo words..?!! On a lighter note,seeing the participants being grilled by the POLYGRAPHIC( Lie detecting) Machine,..my dear biwi..is all set.TO PLACE AN ORDER for one,at home,...inspite of me,having admitted,..I didn't have, any such colourful past,as the contestants. .nor..anyone. .will want to tag along,with a 42+,married male,whose wife has claws of Steel,at this point of my life..(ha ha ha)..!! Bye Shyam(84) MET dR aSHISH AND FAMILY IN dELHI Hi Guys/Girls, Anil and me went specially to delhi to meet Dr Ashish Sachdeva, his wife Namita, daughter Nikita and twins Aayush and Akshay and his father. We did not know each other in the beginning. We are just MGIMS alumnii members Still he agreed to help my son Nik with hospital rotations. So we planned to meet him in delhi on the 3rd of august. Now how to recognise him at the restaurant?? ? Anil saw one tall, fair guy in shorts and just asked him, are u Ashish? And he was! He has a very fun loving family. He himself is very humurous. Hes a noble doctor, a good father, a loving husband , a doting son and a down to earth person. All the good values which the MGIMs taught us in our beginning orientation days I could not place him, being 3yrs junior to me, but he remembered all my batch mates... Manish, Kishore, Parag, Paresh, even Ballani and Raju Shah Again e- MGIMS has created history ! I am 1980 batch, he is 1983 batch. I stay in Mumbai and hes from Arizona. and we met with family in Delhi on august 2009! will upload pictures later regards Meena Samtani 1980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Ahem! Well, if you actually, really love your wife; she'll look good in anything she wears ;-) Ravin '82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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