Venkat's Random Thoughts

 Rivika - My grand daughter and best friend On this very day 11th September ten years back two things happened, 1) The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the twin towers in the US and  2) The birth of my Grand daughter Rivika, The second child of my son Anand and Mallika. Both the events are unforgettable in my life ,On the day of the 9/11 attack, I was in Bath UK on a visit to my son in UK and heard the news on the TV at a relation's house. On the day of Rivika's birth I was in Mumbai and on hearing the news , i booked my tickets to visit my son's in laws in Ghaziabad, U P to visit the latest arrival. I immediately posted on my Facebook page the following lines.   "Off to Ghaziabad to meet the latest addition in the family!!      My grand daughter" Needless to say I was very excited and was keen to see and hold this bundle of joy in my hands. We did travel and attended the naming ceremony in Ghaziabad. I next met her on her first birthday when I ...

Anand's Birthday at Mumbai I am writing this post at the behest of my grandchildren Saarth and Rivika who are based in Bromley, UK. I am now here in UK to spend a few happy days with my dear son Anand , his lovely wife Mallika and the above mentioned adorable grandchildren. I will be travelling to the North of England later on in May to be with my other son Bharadwaj (Kamal) who is based in Newcastle. I was showing them off my blogs on the Tamil month names and Festivals when they asked me to write something about their recent visit (December 2017) to Nerul. This year my son Anand, was visiting Mumbai in December 2017 on a vacation along with his family. More importantly he was here during his birthday  which falls on the 30th December every year. Anand was with us (the parents) after many years during his birthday . So we decided to celebrate the birthday in a befitting manner along with my eldest son Shridhar who stays here in Navi Mumbai. The only missing son was Kamal and...