Every month, I and Didi enjoy a day out. In July we went mall surfing. I forgot to mention this in my July wrap-up. We shopped, had cold coffee( Hazelnut flavour) and shared a big fat walnut cookie. This month there was no such outing. However, the family took time off to visit a restaurant in the southern part of the city to enjoy Bengali cuisine about which I have already written.
A visit to a free public library gave a fresh twist to Didi’s birthday celebration ending with a simple South Indian lunch. We did take up a cause this month and registered our protest in writing against a badly laid drain pipe, a wrongly placed water cooler and a growing dump stack on the way to the local temple obstructing the free way. Though not much progress has been made on this score I did post a tweet on X tagging the CM and the concerned Municipal Counsellor about it!!
This is also the month which saw many household necessities conking off one after the other resulting in an overdrive of market surveys which again took us to a nearby Mall. And surprise surprise!! This Mall which was not up to our expectations even a few years back has become so happening!!! It was therefore our moral responsibility to explore and splurge a bit. The household replacements also came from one of the big retail shops here. In fact, I went twice in one week to this Mall. The only disappointment – not many eateries here. We had lunch on the first day at KFC and milk shake at Keventers on the second visit.
At the fag end of the month I was hit by vertigo which put a stop to everything exciting including reading though I have purchased three books the day we went to the library. I listened to a few interesting audio stories instead. A brief –
Kaalo Golap (Black Rose) by Himadri Kishore Dasgupta: Sayok is entrusted by his Supplier Company to collect a black rose, from the outskirts of Agra, for one of their high profile clients. But does he know that the flower has a curse?
Aghor Babur Tyankghori (Aghor Babu’s Pocket Watch) by Himadri Kishore Dasgupta: Aghor babu , an antique collector, buys a pocket watch from an auction house. Soon after he narrowly escapes two fatal accidents. Will he survive the third one?
Kahen Kobi Kalidash (Thus Spake The Poet Kalidasa) by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay : The truth seeker, Byomkesh Bakshi and his friend Ajeet Bandopadhyay, are invited by a miner to nab the miscreants causing disruptions in his coal mine which also lead them on another trail of deceipt, betrayal and murder.
Mrityu Aashey Paaye Paaye (Death Comes Stealthily) by Saikat Bandopadhyay : An ace detective (now retired), Uma Shankar Choubey, narrates to his subordinate his first blood curdling case of sleuthing (before joining the Police Department) as a young boy fresh out of college.
The agenda of bathing and vaccinating my stray pets was also successfully completed this month.
What a month, Geetashree, food, family, purposeful action on what matters, stories that stay with you. And the stray pets getting care because you showed up. That’s the whole August right there. 💙
/ Love & Hugs / Khadija 💕🤗
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Thank you very much Khadija. After a long time. Stay blessed
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❤️🤗
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It seems you’ve had a busy month and accomplished much! Thank you for taking such good care of the strays. 🐾
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It’s good to be busy. I have always been with dogs. But now I am not able to do that much.
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इंसान जिंदगी के किसी मोड़ पर पीछे मुड़ कर देखे तो सब से ज्यादा खुशी उसे उस काम से मिलती हे जो वो दूसरों के लिये करता हे.
अपने रोज़ के काम के साथ जानवरों का ख्याल रखना और मंदिर जाने वालों की तकलीफ समझना और उस पर कार्रवाई करना,यह चीजें आप के अगस्त के महीने को खूबसूरत बना गई.
घर का सामान अगर खराब न हो तौ फिर नया खरीदे
कौन बजने वालु गा घर कैसे चले.
साल का हर महीना ऐसे हंसी खुशी गुजरे.
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प्रिय नुसरत,
देर से जवाब देने के लिए माफ़ी चाहती हूं।
आप सही कह रही है।
हमने पूरी जिंदगी समाज से लिया है।
अब देने की बारी है।
ऐसा मैं सोचती हूं।
मंदिर के रस्ते को तकलीफ मुक्त करने का बीड़ा मेरे दीदी का है। मैं सहयोगी के रोल में हूं।
एक समय था जब मैं सब को कहती थी कि मुझे ब्लॉक के कुत्तें बिल्लियाँ ही जानते हैं। इंसान नहीं। 😂
,पीछे मुड़ कर देखने का एक यह फायदा है कि अपने प्राप्तियों की स्वयं समीक्षा हो जाती है। क्या किया और क्या नहीं कर पाए। जो कर पाए वे एक परिपूर्णता का अनुभव कराती है। गर्व नहीं केवल संतुष्टि। हम मनुष्य है और एक आम मनुष्य की तरह यह एहसास हमारे लिए बहुत ज़रूरी है।
आज शुभ जन्माष्टमी है। आप के और आप के परिवार के लिए ढेरों शुभकामनाएं और समृद्धशाली जीवन की पप्रार्थना करती हूं। आपका दिन मंगलमय हो।
सदा खुश रहिए।
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Geeta Di
माफ़ी माँग कर मुझे शरमिंदा न करे.
आप को भी जन्माष्टमी की शुभ कामनाएं.आप की दुआ से दिन मंगलमय हुआ. मेरी एक दोस्त की आज holiday थी, वह सुबह आयी फिर घूमने गये साथ में ,इस लिये अब जवाब दिया.
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Good that you had an enjoyable day.
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एक बात और
कश्मीरी पंडित भी जन्माष्टमी बड़ी धूम से मनाते हे और यहां हिन्दू मुसलमान सब का यकीन हे कि सर्दियों की शरुआत भी जन्माष्टमी से होती हे
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Yeh ek nayee baat jaanne ko mili. Dhanyawad Nusrat
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Loved reading your August wrap-up, Geetaji! 😊 So many little outings, books, food and even standing up for a local cause. Hope you’re feeling much better now and wishing you a happy, healthy September! 🌸
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Thank you Maha. Yes, I am feeling better 😊
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Thanks for sharing your August month activities with us. I’m sorry about the vertigo. I hope you’re feeling better now. Lots of duas and hugs
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I am better dear girl. Hug you back and lots of love for you as well.
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That’s good news. Thanks a lot dear sister
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I hope you’re feeling better and enjoying September. Vertigo can be so debilitating. Thank you for linking up with my #MonthlyWrapUp.
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Thank you Natalie. I am better.
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Get well soon. Vertigo can be quite an irritant.
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Yes, I know. Thanks Indrajit
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All the books look so interesting!
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Yes, they were. Thanks Ganga
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Kaalo Golap sounds very intriguing. I have seen a black rose only once in my life. It looked like velvet
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