DAY 5936

Jalsa, Mumbai May 19, 2024 Sun 11:17 PM

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May 20 .. birthday greetings to Ef Sanjay Joshi .. and Ef Heba from Egypt .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️ .. and the greetings of the entire Ef family on this day for happiness and calm .. 😇

A Sunday like no other .. the remembrance for the GOJ .. the apprehension as the walk gets closer to the gate .. and the fear of no presence or welcome or cheer ..

Expectation .. is a virtue , possess it if you can .. it rewards when exercised to completion .. it deafens the ears in its anti ..

But for some , it be the bone of contention when not done ..

Do not expect .. do not be in denied circumstance ..

Work , labour , exercise the creative mind , build , vocate .. and the absence of expectation .. shall never destroy the feel of apprehension ..

Do and be gone ..

Do what you have felt to be done , by the 'within' .. if another or 'anothers' attach , welcome .. if not , ride alone ..

Alone .. the state we came into life .. and with time, the joining with another or 'anothers' took place ..

My 'anothers' be in the common roof, built in the self .. be in the labour of work .. and in the 'so on' .. they may stay.. they may leave ..

Preparedness, never caused harm ..

Expectations from preparedness - question yourself and be in response ..

My 'anothers' - blessed an enveloped in their love ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5935

Jalsa, Mumbai May 18/19, 2024 Sat/Sun 1:18 AM

Birthday - EF - Vikas Murarka Sunday, 19 May .. greetings on this special day and happiness .. 🙏🌹

Fulfillment .. life does not give fulfillment.. but when we get a close view of it , we realise what true fulfillment would be like ..

Get close to it , as often as you can .. life does not give many options and opportunities .. !!!

The 'gyaan master' overtaketh thine mind set .. and in the late hours of the nightfall, when all else has been set aside for the day, it is a bit of an asking , is it not, to labour your thoughts with my mind set on an asking ..

the greatest conquerors fail and fall .. hard worked labour .. be it in love or affection or just a survival , rise at times to astonishing awareness .. so be in fulfillment .. get close to it .. hold its outstretched hand that seeks momentary company .. give it and yourself the implied satisfaction of level headed win .. for in the boxing ring all else around and about merely cheer .. the battle is with your opponent in singular capacity ..

Win .. loose .. or be in the nomenclature of a 'plucky looser' !!

They are almost the winner .. at times with added grace the better fighter ..

Love and more ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5934

Jalsa, Mumbai May 17/18, 2024 Fri/Sat 12:17 AM

A day without work is a day of deep regret and undesired elements floating about around and about .. the routine gets disturbed and the mundane sets in , without any purpose ..

Even the normal mind thinks abnormally and the creative urge, that forms most of our lives - the lives of those in the World of so called creativity - builds rusted bruises about it ..

What would or should have come normally, hides behind a curtain , that describes its presence, but is not seen or heard ..

And taxing the mind for its presence is futile .. it shall be about the tip of the tongue, tasted and endeared, but shall trouble you enough to rise in the middle of the sleepless night to dear ol' shri shri google ji to find if the answers are there ..

And the beauty of it all is that it is all there .. loud clear and visible ..

The curtine risen .. and the mind at rest ..

Until the next .. the next remembrance ..

They say we use a mere third of our brain capacity during a lifetime ..

Ha ! really .. ?

Mine has used up all .. 🤣

Be well dear Ef , and be in remembrance ..

Someone told me to expand the memory cells , sit back on bed just before the slumber and recollect all that you did during the entire day .. it helps gain the lost cells ..

Love and more .. as I go to regain mine 😴

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5933

Jalsa, Mumbai May 16/17, 2024 Thu/Fri 11:36 AM

🪔,

May 16 .. birthday greetings to Ef Debelina De from Kolkata .. loves and joys .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️🕉️ .. our greetings as ever happiness ..

Late as ever again .. just caught up in many schedules and time constraints .. apologies ..

shall be back with more later hopefully ..

Love

Amitabh Bachchan

back at the Blog ... but loaded with work again so be a while ..love

AB

DAY 5932

Jalsa, Mumbai May 15/16, 2024 Wed/Thu 3:37 AM

🪔,

May 16 .. birthday greetings to Ef Debelina De from Kolkata .. loves and joys .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️🕉️ ..greetings and wishes as ever from the Ef ..

The reason to get here at whatever be the schedule or time constraints or other diversionary activities is not a habit .. it is a disciplined act of a reflection that contact once built should remain .. for when unmaintained the 'what will others say' comes to the fore and the order is broken ..

ego and arrogance may go side by side .. but never in undeserved territory ..

" Ego and arrogance breed toxicity in relationships, hindering growth and understanding. They blind individuals to their own flaws, impeding personal development. Arrogance erects walls, preventing collaboration and empathy. It stifles creativity and innovation by dismissing alternative viewpoints. Ego-driven decisions often prioritize self-interest over collective welfare, leading to conflict and division. Moreover, arrogance alienates others, corroding trust and respect. It creates a facade of superiority, masking insecurities and fostering loneliness. Ultimately, the negativity of ego and arrogance undermines meaningful connections and fulfillment. Embracing humility and empathy dismantles these barriers, fostering harmony, cooperation, and genuine progress in personal and professional realms. "

an ailment that shall ever be a digestive condition without cure .. live with it practice it to its formality and be ever in alienation .. for all the uncared for wrong reasons ..

love and care 🌹

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5931

Jalsa, Mumbai May 14/15, 2024 Tue/Wed 2:03 PM

🪔,

May 15 .. birthday greetings to Ef Brinda Shah .. and Ef Pawan Randhawa .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️ .. may all your wishes be fulfilled and happiness abound

And among the other routines of the day of body maintenance , a another day at the Saptaswar to finalise what needs some urgent attention for the film done and delved into .. Section 84 IPC ..

but in the middle of all this an invasion by the progeny, to surprise us yes, but also to simply blow our minds apart with the latest gadget - the Apple Vision Pro ..

It is insane .. this unit .. can see all that you want wearing it TV, Mobile, Laptop Movies 3D .. uff .. just unbelievable !

life shall never be the same again .. the next invention which I sure is n its way shall be even greater in amazement ..

the Specs read your eye lens and then as you click your finger and thumb whatever you wish appears on the screen of the glass or gadget you are wearing .. put it on lie back and enjoy your movie, your work on laptop computer .. just amazing ..

So overwhelmed !

So you come back to your TV, Mobile, Laptop, Computer and they all seem so out of date and mundane .. but they were a wonder not so long ago .. were they not ..

our time and generation is over , but just imagine the generation we leave behind and what they shall be experiencing and going through .. this Apple Vision Pro could be obsolete by then then .. !!

back to work then and a gentle Bye till we meet later ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5930

Jalsa, Mumbai May 13/14, 2024 Mon/Tue 1:19 AM

🪔 ,

May 14 .. birthday love and wishes to Ef Snehal Rajpal from Ahmedabad .. Ef Shivani Arora from Chennai .. and Ef Shital Shelke from Amravati .. stay safe .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

Birthday EF - Sandhya and Wed Ann with Santosh Ef husband .. Tuesday, 14 May .. love blessings and happiness ..वैवाहिक जीवन की जयंती, सुख शांति, और स्नेह 🙏 स्नाध्य - संतोष

... the night pages at this hour open to the pages of the Ramayan रामायण and words that reflect moments on the return of Shri Ram from his 'banvaas' राम वनवास, .. which under the aegis of the English language would be represented as an exile .. but it cannot be addressed such .. the 14 years were the purity .. and the description in the Ram Charit Manas .. राम चरित मानस, as he reaches Ayodhya and the description of it .. and the clarity of the purity of the Saryu River that flows by it , are spellbinding ..

and then shifted my glance to the books that lie beside me - Babuji's - and the literary evaluations done by those that have done PhD's on it .. and reflections of his mind and the understanding of the deeper philosophy behind each verse , is so engrossing ..

The night does not matter .. the time be not of value .. the mind and the reason of its desire to be there and nowhere else is prime ..

But .. time is the essence .. its need to be availed is the bigger essence .. and to devote the time for the mind - not mine but of them that seem to want to understand is the essence - is the prime time ..

Prime Time .. haha .. TV vocabulary creeps in so surreptitiously .. never in its meaning here ..

I desire .. to put in more of it on the post ..

But we all live in a World that is dominated by thoughts completely unrelated to the subject or the text .. and the prudent prudence decides to evade rather than swim dunk and paddle away to the shores of safety ..

What weak moment be this .. sad ..

Isolated in the genuineness of the genuine ..!!!

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5929

Jalsa, Mumbai May 12/13, 2024 Sun/Mon 1:12 AM

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May 13 .. birthday greetings to Ef Sahar Gazeran from Iran 🇮🇷 .. and Ef Nikhil Gangavane from Pune .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

every day is Mother's Day ..

My love and care .. ever ..

DAY 5928

Jalsa, Mumbai May 11/12, 2024 Sat/Sun 1:16 AM

🪔 ,

May 12 .. birthday greetings to Ef Deepa Krishna .. Ef Iris Sharara .. and Ef Svetlana Beregovaya from Russia 🇷🇺 .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

... when you decide to be lazy .. not do anything .. go against any daily confirmed schedules .. to do and be by the self ..

that is the day the 'not do anything' shall begin to drive the most in reverse .. circumstances shall build your being to 'BE' .. to be the most ..

the principles of life - whoever guides them - or whoever designs them, shall never follow in its entirety, to what you desire or want ..

for .. if everything is conducting itself to your desires and wants , then your place here is an error ..

and these errors shall never be resolved to the fullest and desired results ..

we are brought here for this purpose .. to resolve .. and we discover that there is no solution for the resolve .. and we suffer and endeavour and lament and bring blame to 'karma' and fate .. because that is the finality of the solution ..

accept it .. or be steam rolled in this oblivion of living ..

it shall be expected for you to resolve .. and one upon the other blanket indulged duvets shall be wrapped around you .. some of your own being, some engulfed by the 'tuck in' from another or the 'other' ..

do not and never be oblivious of the 'other' .. psychological parametrics and literary gymnastic parallel bars, roman rings, and wooden horses on comforted landing softeners shall evidently be present for motionless stationary still landings .. but ever the nadiacomăneciesue scorings are a misguidance .. computerised ratings of life shall never be computed with the perfect10 ..

resolve is never singular .. it needs a companion .. not the obvious kind , but the one that duplicates the singular, in its own resolve , to resolve the resolve .. which as I said, never ever does be in fructification ..

go live .. bear the bricks and the bats that come your way .. hold up that symbolic racquet to swipe away the forehand double handed backhand in the volleyed tram lined courts .. play the deuce, advantage, and back to the deuce .. this game shall not have the grand slam result ..

My care and love to all ..❤️

Amitabh Bachchan

GO !!

get out of the wave and taste the salt ... the reaction acid with the base of the chlorinated sodium !!!

DAY 5927

Jalsa, Mumbai May 10, 2024 Fri 11:58PM

🪔,

May 11 .. birthday greetings to Ef A. S. Abdul Rahim .. and Ef Jasmine Jani from USA .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

💐 .. wedding anniversary greetings to Ef RB Prajapati .. their 5th wedding anniversary .. on May 11 .. our love and wishes .. 🙏🏻❤️

.. time spent at Saptaswar and the strings of emotion run boundless till the late morning hours .. mind running back to the loop created, again and again and again .. and still not a whiff of satisfaction .. thoughts dither, wither and stumble upon the possible events it could initiate - the chords .. the situations it would enhance .. those silent looks into the hemisphere , clouded with the watered eyelids ..

and then it disappears ..

it is the essence of life , when the strings of our emotions strike in resemblance to the imagined moment .. and the beauty of it is that , no other shall or will be able to understand your meaning and thought ..

so there is a defiance on its sharing .. which the many that have had silent presence within the walls of this compact room, expressed repeatedly, on when the music shall share the lights of an audience ..

perhaps never .. for if the emotions do not comply with the reason of the thoughts of the maker, it will be a devastatingly unreserved chariot that shall never ride on the waves of the creation ..

"The emotion embedded within music, understood solely by its creator, is a private symphony of intimacy. It resonates with the echoes of personal experiences, untold stories, and hidden vulnerabilities. Each note carries the weight of unspoken truths, painting a canvas of emotions too intricate for words alone. It's a language of the soul, whispered in melodies and harmonies that only the composer comprehends fully. The music becomes a sanctuary, a refuge where emotions find refuge, where the complexities of existence find expression. It's a journey inward, a cathartic release, a testament to the profound depth of human emotion."

such a joy .. such a fulfillment .. such an entirely soulful catharsis ..

make music .. but may it remain in the domain of the self

my love 🌹

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5926

Jalsa, Mumbai May 9/10, 2024 Thu/Fri 12:22 AM

Birthday Greetings for May 10th , 2024

Saddened to hear the news of the passing away of Shri Ratan Lal Bhutoria , Father of our dear Ef Rohit Kumar Bhutoria .. Rohit's Father met with a road accident this morning and unfortunately could not survive .. as informed by Ef Sanjay Patodiya .. 😔🙏🏻 .. deeply shocked and grieved .. our very sincerest condolences to you , Rohit .. we hold your hand .. be strong .. the whole Ef Family with you .. in prayer and support .. 🙏🏻

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Hard to put anything after this 💔 .. but the occasion for it's greatness I think it deserves a mention .. 🙏🏻

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A bit of historic ”gyaan” today .. 🙏🏻

:

10 May In Indian History :

.. 10th May 1857 .. the great Indian rebellion .. the 1st war of independence against the British at Meerut .. the rebellion began in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut ..

Meerut is situated between the holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna ..

Thanks to its geographical importance, the fertile Ganga-Yamuna doab had been an important centre of human activities since the very early times of Vedic Civilisation.

From the medieval period onwards, the proximity of this city to Indraprastha (present day Delhi) helped it play an important role in the affairs of India.

With the capture of power by the British, Meerut became a major military centre. The aggrieved Indian soldiers of the British Army began their fight against the imperial powers in this soil on 10th May, 1857. They captured the control of the city in one day and marched to Red Fort in Delhi, which was considered to be the symbol of control over the whole of India. On their way, they were joined by the common people who shouted patriotic war cries. By the next morning, Red Fort had fallen into the hand of the freedom fighters.

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Few pictures of India from 1857 ..

Lucknow .. 1857 ..

Calcutta .. 1853 ..

Taj Mahal .. Agra .. 1857 ..

Jantar Mantar near Delhi .. 1858 ..

James Outram's Camp at Alumbagh, Lucknow .. It was occupied by Outram and his 4000 Soldiers After the 1857 Mutiny ..

Humayun's Tomb in Delhi .. 1858 ..

See how the change has taken place .. this is the same location where we shot the song from UUNCHAI, the film of Sooraj Barjatya, pictures of which had been put up here at the Blog

A Sikh cavalry .. Illustrated Times .. 1857 ..

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Jai Hind .. 🇮🇳🫡🕉️🙏🏻

Love .. ❤️🙏🏻

It has been a bit of a history lesson .. and after which it would be too severe to write anymore .. but simply to say , that the time at the Studio Saptaswar was visited after many an hour and days .. and the sonorous sounds for an upcoming film of Abhishek .. and of my own Section 84 , was I felt , in keeping with the moment and the story and the emotion ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5925

Jalsa, Mumbai May 8/9, 2024 Wed/Thu 9:10 AM

🪔 ,

Belated birthday greetings to Ef Sunanda Yadav from Kolkata .. for May 08 .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

Change .. the inevitable feature in the life of the Universe and for us that inhabit it .. it has remained a mystery, despite the thousands of intellectual minds and researchers in the fields of science and more in philosophy - darshan shaastra .. दर्शन शास्त्र ..

"दर्शनशास्त्र (Darśanaśāstra) वह ज्ञान है जो परम् सत्य और सिद्धान्तों, और उनके कारणों की विवेचना करता है। दर्शन यथार्थ की परख के लिये एक दृष्टिकोण है। दार्शनिक चिन्तन मूलतः जीवन की अर्थवत्ता की खोज का पर्याय है। वस्तुतः दर्शनशास्त्र स्वत्व, तथा समाज और मानव चिंतन तथा संज्ञान की प्रक्रिया के सामान्य नियमों का विज्ञान है।"

to gain knowledge of the permanent truth, principles of life .. to get a view of the reasons and meanings of so much that is unknown .. the search .. the construct of the way social norms be conducted , the routines and rules of it all .. and more ..

Still a territory that never stops evolving, yet unable to resolve ..

"Darshan Shastra, a profound philosophy, delves into the nature of truth and falsehood. Rooted in ancient Indian wisdom, it scrutinizes the complexities of deception, perception, and reality. Darshan Shastra underscores the interplay between subjective perception and objective truth, exploring the dynamics of dharma (duty) and adharma (immorality). It illuminates the ethical implications of falsehood, advocating for integrity and transparency in thought and action. Through intricate analyses of human cognition and societal norms, it offers insights into the consequences of deceit and the pursuit of truth. Darshan Shastra serves as a guiding beacon, inspiring seekers to navigate the labyrinth of lies towards enlightenment."

And during its intriguing features that we encounter each moment, the debate and argument continue .. some convincing, some evasive, some just glanced by and driven away ..

The boiling point that is now bubbling with the heat of 'change' is the nature of change in each generation .. the past gone, the present, and the future to be .. and its reflections on the conduct of our living .. our existence, our conduct towards 'all things bright and beautiful' ..

For the professionals like us to adapt or to ignore .. what to make what to access what to exhibit , what to give for maximum benefit and gain and deliverance in its quotient of the investment and return, to put it crudely ..

And there are no firm responses ..

Flow with the tide .. or create your own waves for the tides to follow ..

That phase of creation at this stage has long passed for me .. better to flow .. be a part of .. not too dependent on result, but dependent on the involvement of the flow - whichever direction it takes ..

At least you become a part of it .. time, energy, to be procured for created creation, takes an eternity, at this stage .. limitations of life years , the brilliance of youthful exuberance, the screams of vivacity and enthusiasm - all forgone now , and no time to reinvent it - so -

FLOW ..

I flow , you flow , we all flow for flow !!

With my love for all the Ef .. ❤️

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5924

Jalsa, Mumbai May 7/8, 2024 Tue/Wed 11:44 AM

Birthday - EF - Aditi Bajoria .. Ef Yoka, Egypt Wednesday, 8 May .. all our wishes fro this special day and wishes and love ..❤️

Desperation and regrets as always on delays and limited contents , but time is the aggressor and the keeper too ..

I shall try to come back again to be more descriptive and connected .. but for the moment there are several meet timings thyat await my presence so ..

Love as always ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5923

Jalsa, Mumbai May 6/7, 2024 Mon/Tue 11:11 AM

🪔 .. May 07 .. birthday greetings to Ef Zain Hussain from Dubai 🇦🇪 .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

💐 .. wedding anniversary greetings to Ef Anil Vasudev and his dear respected wife Aarti .. their 15th anniversary .. on May 07 .. prayers and happiness .. 🙏🏻

Birthday - EF - Zain Hussain Tuesday, 7 May ... love duas and happiness ever .. 🌹

Oh dear the business of work keeps all other engagements absent forgotten and delayed .. and I am now in the mode of , what is the word for the 'constant' in comp language .. ahh yes DEFAULT .. it is now a default mode in the brain so whether I forget or not, it should show up when it is active ..

so in default mode I return to you as before but having run far away from the timings and the references of the following day the day before ..

I need catching up .. I need to redo my routine .. and redo the mind .. which for some reason has not been cooperating with the rest of the body ..

so i shall endeavour to improve .. and till then a bye .. a good wala bye

ओम नमः शिवाय

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5922

Jalsa, Mumbai May 5/6, 2024 Sun/Mon 12:27 AM

🪔 ,

May 03 .. birthday greetings to Ef Elena Iankova .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

May 04 .. birthday greetings to Ef Alka Agarwal .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

May 05 .. birthday greetings to Ef Serious Jane .. 🙏🏻🚩❤️

some greetings do get the aide of a repetition .. some that may have left , or not seen .. but our greetings ever for all .. 🙏

the love as ever .. the bearing of the summer heat as ever .. the provisions , though scanty but with the hope that those in need , get the need .. the water the cooling of the fans and the mist of the aqua that emanates from the blades .. !

Does it .. ??

I do hope ..

There is a stimulus that creeps in each starting of the day :

WHAT NEXT ..!

So alright, get up, complete the morning formalities .. 'formalities' .. and while they formulate , the mind rumbles along ahead to -

WHAT NEXT ..!

yes there is the remembrance of the scriptures and its recite .. the written and the believed and the known by the heart .. and in its midst the coming across mind set, of what the society 'gurus' and the 'bhagwaans' reveal in expounding to many that follow , that they do not believe in believing , they stipulate that it must be known .. known scientifically .. else belief is unsatisfactory .. and even go on to give it some striking poisonous explanations and words .. and I think in mind -

WHAT NEXT .. !

and you turn the page and wind up to the routine mentioned and guided by scheduling by the workplace .. the place where you earn the living .. and check and study the pages as you fed the first meal of the day , and pick the belongings essential for the pending work .. and then -

WHAT NEXT .. !

yes the destinational deliverance by the mode of relevant comfort if affordable and the charting of the consumed time to the place , by the study of the pages or the system of committed inform and wellness asking .. and the reach of the place and the walk to the vehicle of secondly home and then -

WHAT NEXT .. !

Ahh .. yes the face that delivers the deliverance of earn , and the studied application to its bearing by long lasting attendance and company .. with anxious glances to the small lit red box of time , and then -

WHAT NEXT .. !

the wonder then of the compilation of the written and the lens and the those with your side and the given consideration for the eat and the sleep and the up again to freshness deserved or in the most, just continue .. and then -

WHAT NEXT .. !

the wonder back in the deliverable machined movements of the done and what awaits the reside , and what transpire shall be and after -

WHAT NEXT .. !

Yes yes yes .. the game with the white rotund the three the 22 distance the competition and the results , the grief and joy and then -

WHAT NEXT .. !

THIS .. THIS .. THIS ..

and the ever graciousness of them about the GOJ .. some constants .. some fresh .. some uninterested , some asleep , and a few driven by the express on card pictures ..

signed sealed delivered ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5921

Jalsa, Mumbai May 4, 2024 Sat 3:27 PM

Another day at work comes to an end and the end too of this project, for me ..

But ever the dissatisfaction of a doubt, when in reflection, whether the work done was to satisfaction and whether there shall be an opportunity to have another try to redo and maybe improve the previous ..

there is ever the apprehension that the Production or the Director may not give you another chance .. but as you reminisce at night, it disturbs you and you wonder ..

So a request has been made and there is promise that the opportunity to redo and improve shall be given .. but let us see ..

seeing and doing has the deepest division of deed .. does it not ..

you may see and not do .. or do and not see .. and neither shall be the wiser ..

I think I disturb the timings of the writings in far too great a time gap .. it should improve and be of interest soon .. may be later in the evening ..

Love care and peace ..

Amitabh Bachchan

DAY 5920

StX, work Mumbai May 3, 2024 Fri 12 : 13 PM

early again .. a short break at work .. and the drive as beautiful and calming as ever .. the Sea Link at 9:08 and Marine Drive 9:28 .. and straight on set on time ..

the coastal, the Tunnel and there we are .. and as you drive you pass by the final constructs of the Coastal .. never believed earlier to happen but happening now .. with a speed that brings joy ..

but the greater joy in being in the company of the Great RajniKant at work .. no change in him at all .. the same humble, simple, down to earth dynamic star .. what a privilege and honour ..

And .. in the daily read a most revealing and knowledge driven issue re., 'chandan' चंदन, that adorns the forehead of the saintly and us during prayers as a blessing .. and an axe !

of that later some day .. if the need is expressed by the readers of this Blog ..

till then in contemplation ..

with my love and more .. 🌹

Amitabh Bachchan