I remember my days in Delhi University, (SRCC) when we would gatecrash weddings, if only to avoid the hostel food! Being winter we would always be dressed in jacket and tie and attack the paneer and tandoori chicken, saying Namasteji, Namasteji to all and sundry as we made our way to the buffet
Really interesting article... but must say there is no fun without the relatives... some are annoying, irritating but some are there with whom you love to spend the time.
A very interesting article on relatives!! However what we are really impacted by is the continually diminishing family compass and the memorable times we used to spend with cousins, uncles and aunts.
Our kids are all by themselves with their gadgets and only meet their brethren once in a blue moon and yet when they do so it is heartening to see the bond that they display giving us a feeling that they have always been together.
We can only see this reducing further as the pandemic rages on not knowing where it is going to end.
well said Buddu. I have the same feeling of alienation for our kids and grandkids. The cousins are at different places and if we don't find a platform for them to interact, they will become mere acquaintances. Let us hope in the post pandemic period we can bring all of them under one roof at least for short time.
Dear Prasanna, I enjoy reading your posts on Sunday morning. They inject positivity. Your post on relative s is so true. Like the wedding invitation s in earlier days, come with family and friends, friends of friends or relatives would come for a stay to avoid hotels and make friends. It was a given.
I have made a note to watch that movie you recommended on visitors at home. Yes, I do understand the situation. However, I do remember that I had a cousin of mine, a lot older than me, who unfortunately passed away decades ago (bless his soul). He then used to work for a foreign company. I remember he used to visit us at our home in Trivandrum. He was very welcome of course, but his company insisted that he book into the then most costly hotel in Trivandrum, though he loved to stay with us and he often did so to our great joy, while his bed at the hotel went unslept in.
Talking of movies, and gate crashers at weddings, I remember many a hilarious scene in the movies and do relate to the comment (but, please note, not as a gate crasher myself !). The audacity of the guy to masquerade as famous person as Rehman is need guts and I must hand it to the guy for that.
The relation of Mayday to the French “Maider” was news to me and thanks for that Pras. You made me a little more knowledgeable. Your FC 44 was worth just for that.
I remember my days in Delhi University, (SRCC) when we would gatecrash weddings, if only to avoid the hostel food! Being winter we would always be dressed in jacket and tie and attack the paneer and tandoori chicken, saying Namasteji, Namasteji to all and sundry as we made our way to the buffet
How hilarious!! I can visualise you guys.
Really interesting article... but must say there is no fun without the relatives... some are annoying, irritating but some are there with whom you love to spend the time.
Well said
A very interesting article on relatives!! However what we are really impacted by is the continually diminishing family compass and the memorable times we used to spend with cousins, uncles and aunts.
Our kids are all by themselves with their gadgets and only meet their brethren once in a blue moon and yet when they do so it is heartening to see the bond that they display giving us a feeling that they have always been together.
We can only see this reducing further as the pandemic rages on not knowing where it is going to end.
well said Buddu. I have the same feeling of alienation for our kids and grandkids. The cousins are at different places and if we don't find a platform for them to interact, they will become mere acquaintances. Let us hope in the post pandemic period we can bring all of them under one roof at least for short time.
Dear Prasanna, I enjoy reading your posts on Sunday morning. They inject positivity. Your post on relative s is so true. Like the wedding invitation s in earlier days, come with family and friends, friends of friends or relatives would come for a stay to avoid hotels and make friends. It was a given.
Thank you Madhuri. Much appreciated.
Nice.. You should add 'applause button' as well - in addition to 'like' and 'forward'- to your posts..
You can put the clap 👏
I have made a note to watch that movie you recommended on visitors at home. Yes, I do understand the situation. However, I do remember that I had a cousin of mine, a lot older than me, who unfortunately passed away decades ago (bless his soul). He then used to work for a foreign company. I remember he used to visit us at our home in Trivandrum. He was very welcome of course, but his company insisted that he book into the then most costly hotel in Trivandrum, though he loved to stay with us and he often did so to our great joy, while his bed at the hotel went unslept in.
Talking of movies, and gate crashers at weddings, I remember many a hilarious scene in the movies and do relate to the comment (but, please note, not as a gate crasher myself !). The audacity of the guy to masquerade as famous person as Rehman is need guts and I must hand it to the guy for that.
The relation of Mayday to the French “Maider” was news to me and thanks for that Pras. You made me a little more knowledgeable. Your FC 44 was worth just for that.
Thank you Shahji. Your sharing your experiences makes it all the more interesting.