As all know that I am a big fan and follower of BAPU- but coz I never ever wrote about BA does not mean I do not adore her. Though I remember her too, I forget to say thanks to her.She, whose shoulder-which supported Bapu - is hardly chronicled.
Is it not like what we do always....we remember our mothers only when they are not around to care for usDrowning, and then we write...

Do you know anybody who calls his/her mother ...AUNTY. Hey don't laugh . Big Laugh.
In the north in many joint families, the children grow up not knowing the exact relationship status and by the time they are mature enough to understand their habits are already formed. Many a times this happens as all memebers in the family look after the child ,rather than just the mother.
So if a child is the offspring of the youngest brother, he will most probably call his mother CHACHI...meaning...

A few days back in a party , one of the guys wanted to know about the fetish ladies are having for the strings in blouses or even a shirt of the salwar suit, or a kurti. He seemed to be fascinated by the string business. Are not all men, this being the very reason behind women wearing it. He told how long his wife took, when she went to the tailor to decide on the ropeways she was to decide for the dress. guy. And nowdays there are one or the other all over the dress.

Someone...

Something so important in our today's times happened , relating to Bapu Gandhi... so how could my inner self not feel something and how could it be that I do not discuss with my IL friends.

We all have seen in the last few days how the whole of the world has gone crazy fighting for the few things that a collector had of Bapuji. The reason for the number to be few was that Gandhiji did not believe in collecting, rather in disseminating. He gave away all he had. Did not leave trusts...

Let me tell you a story which I have heard from my father, and is one of my favourites.

There was a rich bussinessman..lets name him Lala Hiralal. One day he sat thinking about his children and what all he had provided for them. He called his accontant Munshi Khemchand, and asked for the whole account of his wealth . He told the munshi that he wanted to find out how much wealth he had, which he would be leaving for his children.
Munshi said 'Lalaji, there is nothing to worry...