In Search Of My Roots In Bihar

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA                 JUNE 17 , 2011                      11.55 P. M. This blog is personal in nature , definitely very personal . People who generally visit my blog space , are not going to find it very [...]

A 15 Year-Long Funeral

NIGHT………………………………1.15 A.M.   It is February 25 , 2011 today. 15 years back on this very date [ February 25 , 1996 ], my elder son Nitin Chaturvedi died. He was going to his college at Malad from Nalla Sopara, where we were living at that time. Some where in between Vasai and Borivli , [...]

It Has Been Now Three Years , My Mother !

It was third death anniversary of my mother on January 28 , 2011 . Three years back on January 28 , 2008 she died in Jabalpur. I still remember the day vividly. My memory refuses to obliterate that day from my psyche. I was sleeping in my Mumbai flat and my telephone rang very early [...]

Gita Is Right, Death Is Inevitable, But…………….

Few seconds back I got a call from my in-laws from Dabra, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. My wife’s bhabhi died few minutes back. She was not too old but was too ill. So the inevitable happened. I am so saddened and distressed at the turn of events. As I revisit the cycle of life, I find [...]

20 Weathered Years In Mumbai : Taking Stock Of Erosion And Corrosion

As I turned 57 on December 17, 2009, I started an introspection about 20 years of my life in Mumbai. In my previous blog I have divided my life in 4 phases. First phase – 22 years, Second phase – 15 years and Third phase – 20 years. Of these 57 years, 30 years were [...]

The Tragedy Of Being Elder & Getting older

In life’s cycle, old age is the most certain and inevitable stage. In fact it completes the cycle but it also makes people vulnerable. They, just like a toddler, need all the support and care, which definitely and certainly allude them. A helping hand, when most required, vanishes. Youngsters, when needed most and that too [...]

Twenty Years of Leaving Deoria, Twenty Years of Being An Acting Trainer &amp A Film Called “I Hate Luv Storys “

Today is Vijaya Dashmi, a day very significant in Hindu calendar and tradition. A day which is prominently etched in the psyche of every Hindu. A day which is associated with Bhagwan Ram and Devi Durga. But for me  it has an added significance and importance. 20 years ago on the same day in 1989, I [...]

Remembering My Maa : Nothing Step-Motherly About Her

Today is JANMASHTAMI and as the Hindus all over the world celebrate Bhagawan Krishna’s birthday, my thoughts wander to the ageless, timeless and immortal stories of Bhagawan Krishna and his life. His biological parents were Vasudeva and Devaki but he was brought up in the house of Nanda and Yashoda. Thus they were his non-biological [...]

Remembering My Grandfather:He Is Not Just A Portrait On The Wall

Today is 19th July 2009. For some it might be just another day, for some it might be just another date but for me it is not just a day or date. It is very important day and date in my life. 19 July is deeply etched in my memory. And believe me, it is [...]