Wishing you a heavenly 100 year celebration Nana :)

 


Nana (my grandfather) would have been 100 years old today...i still remember all the good times...he was as hardworking in his years, when i knew him, as ever...one with grit and determination...always pampering us grandkids no end...was a bit strict...though i usually was a very well behaved kid and never got a proper scolding from him i think its the best times that i always remember...the world has many interpretations of his life...some remember him as a strict boss...some as a good neighbor...some as a good friend...and some as a great relative...been an interesting life...mainly because i knew he always had my back...from buying me my first cricket bat to my first bicycle...my first carron board lesson...my first card trick taught...i cant count the blessings...always spending his evening with a drink of his usual whiskey and some snack to go with it...taking me along in his car for visiting far off corners of the city to inspect various industrial units and their security arrangements...always finding time to go visit his round of relatives and me tagging along...those were fun summer vacations...he was a good guy...definitely the best of his generation in our family...i do not know much of his years in service...however i hope his unit had good things to say about him too...i wasn't born until after he retired...we hope your heavenly abode keeps you looking over us till it is our time to meet you again...signing off for Col. M.V. Mujumdar from the little one.

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