SENDING LOVE TO SOME BLURRED NAMES & BEDIMMED FACES

• A grey-haired caretaker lady from nursery school who walked in a wobbly manner
• A lanky classmate in a pre-primary classroom who always had the yummiest tiffin
• The only pet I ever had- Jackie, who was not just a German Shepherd but was my first ever best friend.
• Many childhood friends from our old neighbourhood with whom I played hopscotch, hide and seek, snow games.
• The bespectacled librarian in the library beside the church who would sit on her desk in the mild winter sun and always have a reading recommendation for me.
• The blind beggar who would play Pahari tunes in his flute in the market when we went for evening strolls
• The junior doctor who would talk to me about Shakespeare as she changed the dressing everyday on a painful surgery scar.
• A friend, fellow researcher and a wonderful person who chose to break all ties with me on quite a bitter note. Hope she knows I still wish her well.
• So many of my wonderful students whose notes and gestures of kindness were always in excess of any of my talents or efforts.
• Some extremely learned colleagues, seniors and bosses who were open to learning and sharing their experiences and knowledge.

LIFE let me be grateful always no matter what !!