Happy Birthday Mummy: Love you Always

Thanks a lot Richie, Winky. aaj tum logon ki wajah se hum mummy ke liye apni apni bhavnao ko vyakt kar paa rahe hain.

A Very Very Happy Birthday to you Mummy.

Mummy aur papa vat vriksha hain jo yugon yugon tak stambh ki tarah khada rehta hai, jise hilana kisi aandhi toofaan ke
vash me nahi hota.Mummy aaj aapke vriksha ki shaakhayenitni faail gayee hain aur hindustaan hi nahi videshon me bhi
parcham lehra rahi hain.
kaal ke kroor chakra ne aapko humse cheen to liya par vo humaaare dilon se aapki smriti kabhi bhi nahi mita paayega.
Mummy aaj bhi mujhe aisa lagta haijaise aap mere saath har pal rehti hain. Mere Birthday ke din aisa lagta hai jaise
aap keh rahi hain HAPPY TO YOU Beta. Mummy ye aaj bhi aapke haath ka misallam aur pulao banana yaad karte hain. kehte hain
tum log to mummy ki tarah bana hi nahi sakti ho. Mummy ye sirf aapke haath ka gobhi ka aachaar khate the kehte hain
koi vaisa bana hi nahi sakta hai.
Mummy mujhe aaj bhi nahi samajh aata hai aapko kaise pata chal jaata tha ki mujhe bhookh lagi hai. Aap meri aankhon
me aasoon dekh kar samajh jaati thi aur kehne lagti thiki Aneeta ko bhookh lagi haichaliye jaldi khana kha liya
jaaye.
Mummy mujhe aaj bhi yaad hai main Inter ke exam ki tayyaari kar rahi thi aur aap rotiyan bel rahin thi. Jab rotiyan
ban gayeen tab aap mujhe aur mousi se boli ki main soch rahi thi ki roti banane ke beech me tum log mere saamne nah aayo,
aaogi to 2nd division aa jaayega nahi to 1st division aayega. Aur sach me dekhiye 1st division aa gaya.
Mummy ek bahut bada gun aapme tha ki aap pareshaaniyon se doosre ko pareshaan nahi karti thi. Vaise Bhagwaan ne aapko
shuru se bahut pareshaaniyan di sabko khushi khushi aapne nibhaya. Mummy jab aapke khushi ke din aane waale the tabhi aap
hum logon ko chhod ke chali gayeen magar Papa aaj bhi aapki saari paramparaon ko nibhate hain.
Mummy mere sasuraal me sabhi aapki khoosoorati ki tareef karte hain. Aapke smartnesski tareef to har jagah hoti hai.
Mummy aaj bhi Rohan aapke haath ka thekuaa ke liye kehta hai. Aaj meri Naniji rehti to seconds me thekuaa aa jaata.
Mummy sach me Rohit,Rohan,Sona,Zoya,Richie,Winky,Shaurya ye sabhi aapka pyaar paaye hain. Rohit ko to cerelac khaana
aap hi ne sikhaya hai.Rohi aur Rohan to har chuttiyon me aapke aur papa ke paas jaane ke liye tayyaar rehte the.
Mummy yaaden to bahut hain shaayad ek kitaab tayyaar ho jaaye.Vaise Mummy aapko hum sab bahut miss karte hain.
We Love You Mummy.
Aneeta, Mehmaan
Rohan, Rohit

Love U Naniji

Thank u Richie and Winx for the lovely opportunity u have given us all.
Where to start Naniji I just dont know But the truth is we all love u and our hearts long for u.
Love for all is (not was) your most striking feature. Love undiminished and so pure which I have never felt again.
You are our strength, you are our weakness.
In the beginning I got irritated of the fact that you liked Rohan and Richie more than you liked me, but as I grew up I felt that you just don't know how to love a person more than the other. Yeah you might have been inclined towards them a wee bit more but, all of us were just the same for you.
I consider myself blessed to be amongst the few in this generation to have spent the time with you. But I know for sure that even those who haven't met you are getting the same love which we  received.
Your tender care is what I always remember. Aapko emotionally blackmail karna, aapke haath ka khana, aapke haath se khana, aapko mummy ki shikayat karna, Naniji aaj yeh chahiye aaj woh bana dijiye aur aapka hameshaa bina mere kahe hi jaan jaana ki mujhe kya chahiye kabhi bhool nahi paaonga.
Aapko tang karna, Hamesha yeh keh ke chidhaana ki aap Rohan ko hi maanti hain, aapka Nanaji se ladayee karna ki laikan sab aail bate aur unlog ke liye kapda nahi khareeden hain abhi tak aap.
Love You Naniji Love you always.
People say that my mom's a good cook but your murgh mussallam and gajar ka halwa is still can't be recreated. For that matter anything you cooked can't be.
Naniji your last gift is still my most prized possession. It will always be with me, blessing me,loving me, caring for me, reminding me of the values you gave all of us.
Its your love which still binds our family together, Gives Nanaji the strength to guide us and bless us.
You are our inspiration, our driving force. You are just you, Pure and Pure Love.
All said and done I Don't miss you. I can never miss you. I will never miss you cause I know you are always there with me, with us, forever.
Rohit

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY!!!

Dear granny i have never seen you but still i miss you alot.Daddy always tells me that my behaviours are just as yours. On the day of your b"day i was crying very much but in the centre of everybody i controlled my feelings. I am an unlucky child because i dint see you.Sometimes you come in my dreams and say that i am always with you.I wish that where ever you are you are happy.

  WITH LOVE FROM
   YOUR GRAND DAUGHTER
    ARMANIKA.    <3 <3<3

An Ode To My Dearest Wife

YOU CAME,LIVED AND DISAPPEARED WITHOUT MAKING ME FEEL YOUR NON-EXISTENSE
                      
To My Dearest Mini !!
I do remember the day and date 21st September 1951, when you entered into my life after you were introduced to me in a Kali Temple at Dumrao by my mother.I do remember my mother asking me repeatedly "bolo ladki pasand hai na?"; and I admitedly nodded by saying "Haan".

I also remember my first address  in my letter  first letter to you "Chand Si Haseen aur Chandni Si Masoom Mere Sapno Ki Rani"..

You and I built up a garden and planted 10 beautiful Plants of Roses.10 beautiful Roses always bloom in the garden and sprinkle constant fragrance.You have un-wantedly left me alone but I do derive un-interrupted pleasure through my "Roses" surrounding me and attracting others to behold the beauty of the garden.I tender my deepest Love on this auspicious day of 20th May ,the day when God created you.,and I do feel that I am cent-percent 2 in 1

My children have tendered their feelings which I am attaching with my own feelings.

Immense and Immense of Unfathomable Love
                                                                                                    I remain always for You..
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Happy Birthday Mummy/ Nani Ji !

‘’Sab dev-deviyan ek orr, Ae Maa meri, tu ek orr ! ‘’

Happy Birthday Mummy  !

Waqt toh hathon se fisalkar reth ki tarah nikal jata hai, use bandha nahin ja sakta, per haan yadein reh jati hain.Zindagi ek phool hai aur yaadein uski khusbhu, begar khushbu ke phool ka apna wajood nahin hot, ussi tarah Mummy hum sabhi ke zindagi ki khushbu toh aap hain. Hamara wajood apse hi hai.

Aaj bhi aapse hi sari baatein karti hoon, bina kahein aap mere mann ki baat samjh leti thin. Mere liye Papa se bhi behes karti thin. Aap ki di hui blue chiffon ki saree aaj bhi pehnti hoon toh lagta hai aap sparsh kar rahi hain. Aapki sariyon mein se kabhie bhi koi bhi saree nikaal ke pehen leti thi, aur aap kehti ki ‘‘Maloon tha ki tum yehi saree pehnogi, issliye press karva ke rakhein thein’’. Aap apni chapel dhunti, aur main pehen ke maze se nikal jati. Aaap sofe per baaith ke sabzi katti rehti thin, aur main aapse mutton rogan josh, shammi kebab, keema ko goli, akhni wala pulaw ke recipe puch ker likhti rehti thi.

Kathal ka kofta aaj bhi aapki tarah nahin bana patein. Ph.D ke thesis lekhte samay bhi aap hi choti si Zoya ko sambhali thin. Ek baar apki new red silk ki saree cut karke Ritu- Nitu ka dress bana diyein thein, aap ek baar gussa hoke hasne lagi ki hum kuch toh seekhein. Mummy aaj bhi aap hum sabke saath hain, hum hamesha aapko yaad karte hain. Har problem mein aap solution deti hain.

Aaj aapke ashirwaad se aapke Birthday ke din mere liye bahot khushi ki baat hai – Sona aur Brijesh ne apna ghar liya ! Thank you mummy for all your blessings.

Aaapki Anju.

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My Dearesssttttt Nani Ji !!

Here’s wishing you a very Happy Birthday! Another great way to share our feelings with one another and celebrate your birthday ( Good idea Richie Bhaiya). I have been trying hard to organise my thoughts and pen down all the beautiful moments that I have shared with you, but just can’t seem to encapsulate everything up here. However, I am aware that you know how much you mean to me! I have millions of things to say to you like before, new stories and new tales. I wish I could come into your room at mid noon and sit beside you, turn on the tiny blower and let you warm your feet.Or we could just go down to the ghats during Chath puja! I always loved sitting beside you and re-organising you glass bangles and your coins. Needless to say I wore your red glass bangles on my wedding, one of my most precious possessions.

I don’t wear frocks anymore, but I miss those beautiful dresses that you would bring for us – holi, Diwali, dushera, birthdays or no occasions at all, you always had a reason to dress us up. Your thekua’s and kheer, those pedekakiyas – and salted makhana’s. One can go on…..but the list won’t ever end.

You’ve always been around. Sometimes I see you in Mummy and then there are moments when I catch a glimpse of you in all my mousis. They are a constant reminder! We have all come together to share and revere the time that we have spent with you- but today I just want to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for everything that you have done for me, for loving me so much and for being a role model. I can only hope and pray that some day I become half as good as you – a loving mother, a compassionate wife, a doting grand mother and a beautiful human being. We carry forward your values and traditions; you continue to live in our hearts. Thanks again Nani ji for giving me memories to cherish for life, thank you for being the most inspirational and significant part of my childhood!

Thank you for being our strength, thank you for helping me achieve all that I have today.

And thank you for blessing Brijesh and Me with a magnificent 'gift' on your birthday - Our first home !

Love always,

Sona ! 

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Dearest Nani Ji,

Here's wishing you a very Happy Birthday ! Although I often talk to you and think about you, I too have  come here to celebrate your birthday this year by writing on this blog. 

You have always loved all of us, and as I was the youngest for a long time - I can safely mention that I was pampered by Grand pa and you the most ! We both share some memories, I am sure you remember those nights when you would make mousi's prepare 'Malai' for me and I would run and hide inside your soft blanket ! You used to get angry with Grand pa for buying shocking red and green shoes and dresses for me…. ( I used to ask him to buy all that stuff), you would carve those delicious thekua's with your glass bangles, let Rohan Bhaiya and me steal Shaurya's Lactogen milk powder ! Nani ji you were such fun to be with, you had such immense energy in you always !

I can go on… but here are some of our secrets that I am sure only you would remember :)

- Coins and Sikka's, malaiiiiiii, Pinky mousi and police, Ritu mousi and socks, brown purse and green potli, kela and orderly ! hehehe 

And the letter that I wrote to you when you left us. Nani ji, Thank you for everything that you have done for us, and thank you for loving us unconditionally. 

Your's always

Zoya. 

Happy Birthday Mummy.....!!!!! Our Most Beloved Mummy...(Mumma)

Thanx Winx and Richu for giving us such an wonderful opportunity to talk directly to mummy........

Mummy I really misssss you very much.Today when i look back to those days i still remember that whenever we used to wish you on your birthday then aap apne gol-gol hoto se hamare sir pe kiss karti aur khubsurat si muskurahat ke sath thanko bolti thi.I miss all these things very much. I love the times which i have spent with you a lot.Jab main choti thi to aap aur papa humse har din bakshis(kiss) liya karte the aur aaj bhi hum aap ki tasveero ko har roz subah aur shaam bakshis diya karte hae.

Ufffff Apke ungliyo ke wo red nail-polish, hotho ke red lipstick, aur mathe par saja sindur ka lal bindi mujhe bahut acha lagta tha aur hae.Ek raaz ki baat bataye mummy apki har aadate mujhe bahut achi lagti thi ,aur me chupke se aaine ke samne ja kar apke har activities ka nakal kiya karti thi.. so that i should also resemble like you...:)when we used to talk about your wrong activities infront of papa when ever he would come from college then aapka ye kehna "Hanu" "Acha chalo hato" aur apke left hand ka action me aana bahut miss karte hai,.kash ki iska bhi action replay ho sakta..

Mummy aap jab bhi bimaar hua karti thi to apko sabse jyada hum par vishwas rehta tha aur aap kehti bhi thi ki sabse jyada yahi dhyaan deti hai aur apke peeth ko sahla ke apko sulaya karti thi to apko bahut relief milta tha aur thik bhi ho jati thi..kehti thi ki Gulushiya ke touch karne se tabiyat thik ho jata hai usko bulaiye.Kash aisa tab bhi hota.

Mummy whenever we go to purchase some saree's we always imagine you especially your cotton,kota and silk ki sarees,.Pata hae mummy papa aaj bhi jab hum sabhi ke liye  sariya  late hae which are really very beautiful..But the secret of the beauty is your taste... and that is because your "Taste and Grace is unmatched".

Kuch aisi yaade aur bhi jaise... winky ka ye kehna "pata hae granny" and richie ka apne nanhe hatho se apke aankho ko band karke ye kehna" bataiye to granny apke peeche kaun hai" .Really such a wonderful moments..Aur sach me aaj un dono ne jo kiya hai, they proved that they love and truly and truly miss you very much.

Mummy pata hai shaurya vivek aur mai jab bhi apke bare me bate karte hai to kushagra ka ye kehna ki kya granny hoti to humko bhi bahut pyaar karti apne godi me sulati to kya bolti??

Mummy Vivek kehte ki ap itna khayal rakhti thi ki apke rehte hue kabhi kisi cheez ki kami mahsoos nahi hoti thi,aap humlogo ke waha pahuchte hi  bilkul bechain ho jati thi ki kya khilaye aur bar bar puchti thi ki mehman aap kya khaiyega??par vivek ko itni short-interval pe khane ki adat nahi thi lekin wo kuch bol nahi pate the, aur aap apne hatho se choicest of dishes bana deti thi jo ki inko bahut acha lagta tha...aur apse inka equation bhi milta tha kyoki apko bhi family links ki jankari rehti thi aur vivek ko bhi aur usme me minus 0 hoti thi..hahaha, aur is tarah vivek ke sath apka natural bond ho gaya tha . Shadi ke baad jab pehli bar inka sir dard hua tha to aapne apne hatho se inka sir dabaya tha, aaj bhi  ye  bahut yaad karte hai..and one of the most interesting thing, shaurya ke hone ke pehle jab papa ne pink towel laya tha to aap bahut naraz ho gai thi aur boli ki ab to beti hi hogi hum samajh gaye lekin shauryaa ke jagah shaurya aakar apko pleasant surprise diya aur apki us waqt ki khushi bayan se pare hai...

There are memories abound likhne ko to bahut kuch hai lekin apne expressions and emotions ko itne easily likh de yeh bhi itna easy nahi ................

You are our most beautiful, gorgeous, graceful,loving,charming,darling Mummy.

We all love you very very much

Many more Happy Birthday To You Mummy!!!!

Gulush Vivek Shaurya Kushagra

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEAREST MUMMY!

Today being a very special day in our life, nothing could have been better than this when Mummy's two darling grand children created this blog .... a perfect platform for us to express our feelings and emotions and to keep communicating with Mummy....  till yesterday our communication with her was taking place within ourself. Thanks to Winky n Richie, who really made our day and surely this is the best gift ever given to granny on her special day.

The best thing in our entire life is that we all bro n sis are born to such a loving and doting parents who together taught us the values of a strong, caring &loving FAMILY which stands united in all the times, this could be very well  seen in all the three generations and I believe will surely be carried amongst the generations to come.
This is need less to say that MUMMY, your this son misses you a lot and specially whenever I do any engineering works khaas ker ke aapke shabad kano mein gunjte hai.... aap Kaise kehti thi Ae bhai isko to hum engineer bana te...., mujhe wo bhi din yaad hai when I broke the head of VCR while was trying to clean it and its because of your protection no one dared to say anything to me.
I still remember how I used to get a lot of pampering from you specially......Jab kabhi mujhe Meetha (sweets )khane ka man karta toh main aap se kahta tha ... bahut kamjori mahsoos ho rahi hai... aur bas itna kethe hi   aap Papa ke saath market jaati aur Belgarami, Rasgulla, Manarsa aur khoya ka lai le ker ke aati thi.
Sach bataye toh aapke jaane ke baad Holi ke Poowa mein woh taste nahi mil pata hai,.but ab toh dheere dheere in sab cheejo ki aadat si hoti ja rahi hai... fir bhi I don't think any one can ever come closer to you in making great tasty food, and that too in the shortest or can say in no time.
I always miss you terribly when I see Akashansh n Angelina talking to your photographs, I wish they could have also interacted with you. Shweta has not met you but Papa has told her a lot about you so she understands you and specially she knows how close I am with you.
I can certainly say the best time spent in my life was with you when I grew in your affectionate nurturing, caring  and love.
I always start my day with  having glance of your photographs and try to close my eyes and feel you. Whenever I feel low or down then its you with whom I share my feelings and emotions by looking up in the sky and talking to you.Khooshi aur Gum har pal aapke saath hone ka ahsaas hota hai, aur yahi wazah hai ki at the back of mind I feel you are there to take care of all of us always.


With lots of sweet memories and love once again HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!

Amber, Shweta, Akashansh & Angelina

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY

Mummy happy birthday, today we are talking to you thanks to Winky & Richie, though I often talk to you while driving back home and miss you the most whenever I am happy and feel that your badmashwa beta is doing something good professionally.

I still remember when I was a child and how you would ask Swami Baba - baba zara is badmashwa ko aashirwaad dijiye taki padhai kare, and he would bless me laughingly and say abhi bachcha hai, sudhar jayega. Today when I see Armanika & Aakarsh doing good at their studies and especially when Aakarsh got the Best student awards twice in a row I felt, arrey swami baba ka aashirwaad in logon ko mil gaya hai, aur aap kitni khush hotin yeh sab dekh kar. Nidhi, 

Mummy your favourite grand children Winky & Richie have proved today, why they are your favourites, we all kept on thinking of doing something for you and see what they have done !!! This blog is the best birthday gift that one could have given and even this gift is something that we all can share with you like you shared every thing in your life.

Deep within myself I would always feel, why all of us remember you more on the day when you left us, we would come together and cry for you and miss you, but why we never assemble together on a day that brought us together, that made us see the light of the day.....yes indeed I am talking about your birthday, and hope that from next year onwards we all would assemble on your birthday and celebrate it together and do something worthwhile.

Miss you, but always feel that you are omnipresent and taking care of Papa and all of us.

affectionately yours,

Alok 

(Nidhi, Armanika  & Aakarsh are joining me in wishing you a very happy birthday)

Happy Birthday Granny !!!!

Messages to Me: Happy Birthday Mummy!!!!

Reverend Mummy

Here I come in your way to say...........A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Mummy don't have any treasured moments nor I have too much words to express my feelings for you but this is the first time got the opportunity to get in touch with you so I will surely speak out those feelings couldn't be able share with anyone in your absence. Papa has given so much love and pampering so that we couldn't feel ur absence but to be honest to you ...........MOTHER IS A MOTHER and I really miss that Motherly touch, sometimes I share this with Papa even...................... He understands me and may be this is the reason why he showers so much love & affection on me. The best part of him is that he is not Father in law , he is just a sweet loving father.He has very well taken all your burdens on his shoulder and has carried the culture and traditions of home which a good house wife maintains.He has the capability of holding the family together which only a mother can do.We know aapko bhi papa pe garv hota hoga.
 I feel if u would have been here Akshansh and Angelina would have got ur pampering and care. You know specially when I see Nayee mummy sharing a caring bonds with sheetal n Shailja bhabhi, at that time I do feel .............kaash aap bhi hoti hamaare saath, perhaps it was not in my destiny. I know you are here only, amongst all of us. I remember when I had conceived Akshansh and was not pulling on well..........Aap saari raat mere sapne mein mere sar ke pass khadi rahi thi and in the morning I and Amber realized that night was hard for us but u were standing there against all d odds. Mummy now again this is the time we need u badly...........................mummy please please come to hold us in your arms

missing you

Aapki

Shweta

Happy Birthday, mummy!

Dear mummy,

Happy birthday! I am glad to find one more way to connect to you thanks to Window & internet. But the first connection between us is through my heart which you have given to me. I will not lie, I don’t miss you mom because you are always with me. You are somewhere around us 24X7, I know this. You live in our heart.. today whatever I am is just because of you. You have not only been a good mother but also a wonderful teacher, an awesome guide, an understanding wife, a supporting sister, a confidant like granny and above all a beautiful human being with golden heart.

The time we spent with you remains the best part of our lives. I remember, mumma, we all as kids used to play pranks on you and have fun seeing your reaction after that.. heehee.. I remember a very naughty prank which we used to play on you. You would be in the kitchen, preparing yummy food for us and we used to say “arey, mummy! Jaldi se saari change kijiye Tara chacha aaye hai.” and you would rush into the room to change. Later you would get to know that we were just playing a prank on you..heehee.. what fun! But mom, aap bhi kam nahi thi.. I used to say “mummy, bathroom sookh gaya hai. Humko jana hai.” Aur phir aap humko chidhate hue bhaag ke bathroom me ghus jati thi. J aur kabhi kabhi jab Gulushi di aur hum late night baat kar rahe hote the to aap chupke se aati thi aur light switch off karke chhip jati thi. Aur humlog sochte the ki kaun light off kiya hai. Baad me pata chalta tha ki wo aap thi jab humlog aapko papa ke room me hanste dekhti thi..

Haha.. so you see mummy, humlog saath me kitna masti kiye hai.. I miss all those golden moments. But as I said you are with us only, I will not break down! You are my role model. Pata hai mummy, jab bhi hum saari pehente hai to try karte hai ki hum aapke tarah hi smartly carry kar paye. I wish I could be like you but you are just awesome. No one can be like you.

Mummy, I still remember one touching moment for Nilank and me.. nilank ne ek baar fridge khola tha aur aapne jhat se unke man ki baat padhli thi aur aap turant kitchen me jaake besan ka halwa bana ke layi thi. Ye moment aaj bhi humare dilo me kaid hai.

You are just so lovable.

We love you! Wish you many many happy returns of the day mummy!

Pinky + Nilank

Some treasured photographs...

I wish I had many many more...but I wanted to share a few from the pictures that I do have.

Winky, Richie - Thanks so much for this blog, you have created a special place for the whole family!

 This pic is for you Richie - she always held your hands, her favourite!!

I miss her touch so much...

Every minute of my life with Mummy has been special, and will continue to be...always in my heart and I know she is always with me, and all of us! Tavishi and Ikshula haven't met their naaniji but somehow they have a bond with her and keep saying they miss her...and I know she is with them too.

We love you Mummy!

Happy Birthday Granny!!!!!!

Thanx a lot richie bhaiya for giving us a chance to express our feelings for granny..

. Granny I misssssssss you...tHe time which i have spent with you is the most memorable time .I remember those days jab bhi patna  jate the to apke aur grandpa ke beech me hi sote the and you used to take me in your arm. and i always eagely waited for this time because you used to tell me different stories i still remember all of those ....  .Aur apke kahi jane pe jab bhi hum rote the to aap kehti thi ki "aye gulush iska dress bhi pack kar do ye bhi chalega hum log ke sath"then i used to get very happy by hearing those words from you.aur kabhi kabhi aap grandpa ko kehti thi jane dijiye ek-do din aur ruk jate hae..humko nahi man kar raha shaurya ko chod ke jane ka.

I still remember  giving you that red color nirobean tablet and you used to take it with a smile .........apka banaya besan ka halwa which was my favourite sweet dish which you used to make for me specially... jab bhi hum deoghar se aate the and i loved it..aur "aaj bhi mummy se hum kehte hae mere ko granny ke jaisa banaya hua besan ka halwa khana hae".And today when kushu asks ki agar granny hoti to humko kya karti,humse bhi khelti,  humko bhi granny se milna hai, then i dont knw what to say????

Granny I know you are always there and you always would be with and for us....

LOVE YOU GRANNY(papua naniya) which i used to say to tease you...and when mummy would scold me for  this then you would you say kehne do isko humko acha lagta hae.....

 :)

Happy Birthday Granny.. !!!!

Shaurya...

Happy Birthday Nanijee...!!!!

Nanijee,mumma must be thinking that i was too young to remember the precious time i have spent with you but frankly speaking "Mummy"(which you always loved to hear from me ) .You used to say this to mumma  - "Jaane do beta ,iske muh se mujhe mummy sunna achcha lagta hai".

I do remember the place of your bed in patna where i used to sit next to you, and after you got ready for puja ,you used to apply lakme compact ,your red lipstik and a bindi from your sindoor. I love to remember the game which you used to play with me "Taala Khultee nai hai ,chabiya milte nahi hai...uppar dekho to,sab apne kha gayi" nanijee aaj bhi mein upar dekhti hun and aapko dhoondhti hun,this was my favourite game played with you. Am sure you must have played this game with my big bros and sis's too.

I miss you a lot when my friends talk about their nani and i wish you would have been with us, i miss you when i see grandpa sitting alone , i miss you when i see mumma remembering and missing you desperately,i miss you when alina cries and fights with me that why could'nt she play with you & why could'nt she get your affection ?

Like richie bhaiya and others i too was lucky to have mishries from you and the dussehra puja's prasad which grandpa has maintained giving us even now. YOU ARE THE BEST NANIJEE OF THIS WORLD....MUUUAHHHHHH, I love you...!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..!!!
 Shreya .. :)

- happy birthday to you nanijee
Alina.

Mummy i miss you too
-HAPPY BIRTHDAY.!!!
Achalesh.

happy birthday mummy...you are the best mummy of this world..!!!!

Thanx Richie & Winky,for showing us a wonderful path to communicate with mummy(you all's granny)
 Mummy we love you so so much & miss you very much! am sure you are always there for us and supported us with your eternal affection and blessings.there is not a single moment when we don't think of you and talk about you and your talks.we miss you and  argue when we make some of your favourite special dish..koi kahta ki aap isme ye daalthi thi ..to koi bolta nahi mummy aise hi banati thi ..to koi kahta nahi tum sabhi ko mere se jyada nahi yaad hai ..waigrah..waigrah...actually mummy hum sabhi kahin na kahin ye proof karne ki koshish me rahte hai ki humme se kaun aapke bahut karib hai.ya aapne kise jyada pyaar diya hai...but the fact is that ki aap hum sab ke saath hai and sabhi ko equal hi pyaar diya hai because you have never been partial to anyone of us.
 mummy we miss your smile ..we miss your beautiful attire  ..i miss you whenever i purchase kaanch ki chudi and juda pin coz these two were the only iteams which you asked to buy for you from patna market.there are so many moments which reminds me of you....before i get more sentimental i pen down here only....we miss you and love you very very much!!!!
      HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY !!!!!
   rinky.   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY(GRANNY) .... LOVE YOU!!!!
      


Ritu&Rishi
Rushyl&Rishit

Happy Birthday Mummy!!!!

Finally we all got the platform to communicate with you directly...and as usual mummy your dearest Richie has done this again!!!!
                   Honestly speaking Mummy, I know u r watching all of us through papa's eyes and would b saying " Beta log, hum tumlogo ke saath hi to hai'. and thats really true..coz I can see you in ur starched 'kota' ki (usually) blue saree mein. Pata hai Mummy, whenever I wear this lovely attire, I try find out you in me....interestingly I find myself looking like you......that's through my eyes for sure!!!
                       Since I have become a mother, everyday I make an effort to b a perfect mom and a wife..but keep on struggling to b perfect and finally give up  firr khayaal aata hai aapke kahe kuch baato ki..."aye bhai Ritu kab sudhrogi..kuch bhi thik se nahi karti ho...kya hoga iss ladki ka shaadi ke baad" and I used to say " Mummy aap hai na humko sudharne ke liye, shaadi ke baad aapse pooch-pooch ke hi to karengey !"
                      Its true Mummy, whenever I feel " kaise hoga ye sab" I simply close my eyeys and think about u... the way you have managed every problems and situation with so positive attitude, saying to all of us one perticular thing " SAB THIK HO JAYEGA"...  trust me this works!!!!
                                                                               
  I love you Mummy.....Just be with us forever !!!!!!! 

 Ritu     

A lot of times we find ways of expressing our feelings by communicating amongst each other but then there are times when we want to say something directly to someone without caring for others to listen in or read our expressions because sometimes we all just need to talk to that certain someone. It has been a decade since Granny left us all for a better place but she continues to be with all her family members - husband, sons, daughters, daughter-inlaws, son-inlaws and all of her grandchildren and some of their spouses, some new additions to our family have never had the chance of knowing how she blessed us with her love and care for many many years grooming us and teaching us about life in her own subtle ways. But we, who have had the fortune of sharing her love and affection can tell you that there is no doubt in our minds that she is watching over all of us and continues to bless us and all new members of our family everyday that passes by. 

I find myself at a loss of words and don't know what to do every 20th of May, a day before my mother's birthday - yes, I find time to remember the mishris she kept for me, her way of scolding my buas to make Maggi for Winx, Rohit, Sona, me when we'd all get together during our vacations (and maybe she did that later for all the younger cousins of ours) and I think of all of those years that I shared with her in Delhi when I'd playfully tease her that someday I'd marry a woman who would not be Indian and she'd get upset and say - "Haan.?!!..Chup Raho, Marenge na" and then giggle knowing that I was only troubling her or the time when Amber pa and I would play cricket and I'd break pots and tell granny - please don't tell Mom and she would play along, the result was that Mom never knew how a pot broke every time I was playing cricket on the terrace, it was a strange phenomenon that she never investigated a lot. There are so many memories of Granny's (for most of you Mummy's) that all of us carry in our hearts but it's really not possible to pen them down all at once or collect them somewhere. So what seems plausible is that the memories we all have of hers be shared amongst us via this platform - a testimony of our resolve to celebrate her life forever. Personally, I don't think of this medium as one through which I share my memories or thoughts about Granny with others but one that is directed to her. So, my messages after this particular one will all be dedicated to you Granny. I will write to you whenever I want and whenever I can. I will use this as a platform to TALK to you because I miss you and I miss you a lot and I will always love you in my heart. 

I hope this platform serves as a messaging platform unlike any other so that we may all take our time to TALK to granny. We can post pictures of hers from time to time and MOST IMPORTANTLY stay connected through her - the lady because of whom we all share the lineage of a loving and caring family. 

And finally,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY !!! 

Richie + Jyoti 

There is a special person, I need to thank….

For all the love and blessings she has bestowed upon us…

“It’s been a long journey and I know you never left my hand,

  I miss your beautiful smile which once enlightened my heart….

  I miss your soft voice which still makes me anxious and I look for you…

  I miss your expressive eyes which expressed love even when we made mistakes….

  I miss your cotton saree behind which I used to hide….

  I miss your giggles when I troubled you and played with you…..

  I miss your soft hands with which you took me into your arms when I was hurt….

  I miss those delicious meals that you prepared in the middle of the night for me….

I miss those moments when you taught me the important lessons of life......

You have been with us in our most difficult and happiest times…..

The tree you planted has flourished with vibrant colors and shades today….

  Together we would stand in the harsh times….

  Together we would stand in the times of joy….

  This is our promise to you today…

  And we know you will never leave our hands!!!”


HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY

Winky + Someet