Another milestone crossed

Have'nt blogged for while... just too tied up with life. Feb.2008 we finalized our second home. A small villa in South Goa, up in the hills. Will take about 2 years to get ready.
Minaal and me have crossed a few of milestones together... marriage, home in Bandra and now a place in Goa. Could'nt have done this with her.

Met a lady who was a 100 years old

It was the first time I had met somebody that old. And it was also the first time that I met someone after they had expired. Minaal's paternal grandmother passed away at the age of 100 years & 11 months. I met her only after that. Strange na...

11.10.2007

It felt very strange to get a birthday card signed by only one of my parents.
Dad, i miss you.

It's been a year.

I last saw Dad on 1/10/2006. He looked calm and peaceful, strangely even handsome, but most of all dignified. Does the pain of loosing the anchor of your life ever go away?
I dont think so, you just learn how to bear it. The biggest irony of life is death.

Dhondu Mama

Inaya and me have re-named Minaal from Mama to Dhondu Mama coz she is always firing us with - "Don't do this, don't do that........"

Have A Heart?

Came across a case where a 2 month old baby boy, Sahil, needed open heart surgery. His parents could not afford the operation. Baby was turning blue & needed to be admitted in to the hospital asap. It took 15 minutes & a few calls to organize contributions for the amount needed for the surgery.... The cynic in me was amazed. People still have a heart!

Bhagwan Idnani's gift to me

He was my wife's uncle. I met him for the first time on the 9th of January, 2004 just after Minaal & me got married. Her family had many reservations about me but with Bhagwan Uncle, I could feel the love & affection instantly. He was in an advanced stage of Parkinsons and always said to me "Imraan, when I meet you, I feel strong, I can fight anything..."
On the 17th of July, 2007, Bhagwan Uncle left us to go to a better place. But in his passing away he ensured that my detractors & critics ate humble pie.
My involvement in the stressful circumstances around his death and last rites made Minaal's family see me for what I am - not what some of they may have believed about me.
Thank you Bhagwan Uncle ....