Hi all
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In this blog I shall be describing my first Diwali experience
After 9th day, dad left for Bhubaneswar. I continue to mingle with mom. Both of us were in the process of understanding each other. Basically I was trying to set my daily pattern. Mom was surprised, as daily I exhibited new patterns of sleeping, playing & feeding. Sometimes mom was deprived of sleep because of my new evolving pattern. I know that I am troubling her a lot but I love my mom.
Naniji was always there to guide mom and play with me. Her “Gayatri Mantra” chants always pacify me and serves as a best lullaby to me.
I used to engage Nanaji in the morning as I used to play with him. I like his famous lines of vernacular patriotic poem which he normally recites to me “ E babu kahe ke?, desh ko bachawe ke” ( what is your motto in life? My motto in life to save/serve my country). This inspirational poetry was written prior to independence when each & every new born was inspired, to save the country, from the early childhood. Even today, this poem remains valid as we have to still save our country from corruption, poverty, illiteracy etc.
Dad, in Bhubaneswar, was making plans to take us to Delhi for Diwali. But I was too small to undertake rail journey. Considering H1N1 at the public places, grandpa directed my dad to cancel the plan. Finally, the mandate was given that parents shall celebrate Diwali with their daughters. Hence dadaji, dadiji & Gunjan bua celebrated Diwali at Delhi and we celebrated at Allahabad.
Dad came to Allahabad on 15th Oct 09. He has shopped in Bhubaneswar for me. I think this was the first time in his whole life that he enjoyed shopping. He shopped a lot of irrelevant (big sizes!!) dress material for me. Some of them, I would be using after a year or so but his choice is not that bad either. When I will grow up, I shall be shopping as per my wishes.
On the day of Diwali, I was given a royal bath. I used mix and match stuff from my new wardrobe. People say that I was looking cute. I was pleased with playing and doing all sorts of mischief especially wetting the clothes of someone who has taken me in lap (dad was my favorite target!!!!) .
In the evening, we all were dressed up in new attire. I was ready in an armor consisting of my new mittens, caps, socks etc. I was also carefully stuffed because of the changing weather and to dampen the sound of crackers. Thankfully people used fewer crackers this time.
We attended three Puja at bade nana’s, majhle nana’s and nanaji’s place. I was so asleep that even the puja bells could not wake me up. Then we did puja in mamaji’s clinic. We had a nice gathering at bade nana’s house.
After Diwali, I went to new pediatrician. I will address him as pediatrician nanu as he was the same child specialist who took care of my mom (when she was of my age!!!). Wheel of time has taken a full turn in front of him ….first my mother and then me.
After good 7 days of Diwali , it was the time of my dad’s return. Dad’s ticket was wait listed on 24th Oct 09 for Bhubaneswar. Mom was praying that wait listed ticket should not be confirmed so that dad can be with us for few more days. Dad actually liked the idea and left it on the fate (He would have used some agents to get it confirmed otherwise). Finally after lot of excitement, just before 3 hours of train departure , the ticket got confirmed. Dad left that day. Mom was little disappointed but I tried not to give her any chance to think. As you know ,she is highly influenced by my new evolving and changing sleeping, feeding pattern. I am her 24 X 7 engagement .he he he he
That’s how I celebrated my first Diwali. Its true that togetherness is a blessing and loneliness is a curse. Celebrating together a festival, now a days, is highly privileged things. I consider myself blessed in this regard.
Signing off
Your truly
Arya Mishra
