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Visit to Pune.
24 Sep 2007 Monday.
Went to Santacruz market to purchase some eats - it was raining. Lunch and at 1-45PM we two left by auto for Bandra Station. I stood in one of the ten Qs for tickets, and as I approached the counter it was closed ! I stood again in another Q nad got the ticket. The local started from Bandra by 3-00 and we reached VT (now, CST) by 3-30.
Got into the Pragati Express in PF 11. Left VT at 4-25PM and reached Shivajinagar, Pune at 7-45PM. Took an auto (60.00) to Dapodi to Sundaresan's house. We had to take a divert as there was a Ganapati visarjan procession.Meals.
Arvind had come to Mumbai this morning and he has now gone to Bangalore. He and Ashok phoned from Bangalore. Arvind is going to France on 1 Oct.
T20 Finals - IND beat PAK. I could say it was a lucky win. But a great win.
Sowmya's mudi irakkuthal this morning at Kaliyaperumal Koil Ariyalur. After this, Arun etc went to Kumbakonam Tirukarugavur Koil and then started back for Chennai.
25 Sep 2007 Tuesday
We stayed home as it was the immersion day and the city was closed for traffic. Morning Vijaya found out that her cousin NALINI is living very near Sundaresan's house and she went there with Sundaresan. Nalini, now 65, lives with her daugh
ter. She was extremely glad to see Vijaya!!.
Evening by 5PM we four left for NIGDI, 15 km away, to Shree Krishna's temple there. Share auto (10.00 per). Nigdi is after Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akrudi on the Bombay road. The temple is good, located in a peaceful and serene ambience. We returned in a share-car.
At Dapodi we went to a village-type exhibition-cum-sale.
Arun etc return to Chennai after mottai to Sowmya.
26 Sep 2007 Wednesday.
We were to go to Subha's house today but cancelled it since both Subha and Magesh are unwell. We would go there tomorrow after breakfast and proceed to Rly station from there.
At 3PM we four left by auto to Laxmi Road. There were the remnants of yesterday's visarjan festivities. Must have been a roaring event yesterday. Many shops were closed but we could find some shops and purchased dresses for G, N, K. And a Pune-sari for Vijaya. Another shop and purchased dresses for Sow and Aditi.
To Chitale Bandhu mithaiwale and purchased Peda and chivda. How wonderful ! Took an auto home.
Memories of Pune 1962 - 1974 flooded. What memorable days !!
27 Sep 2007 Thursday
Breakfast and we packed our things and left dapodi at 11AM for Subha's house at Wanowrie, 17 km away. By bus, that went thru Khadki, Bund garden, Cantonment, East Street, Pul Gate, AFMC, Race course. I have travelled hundreds of times on these roads and naturally memories of those wonderful years flooded. Got down at Fatima Nagar, took an auto to Subha's house.
Magesh's parents were there - and Sughosh clung on to Vijaya. He has not started talking but conveys everything by sign language. Lunch there and some rest. Left their house by 4-45PM, reached Pune railway station by auto. Got into the InterCity express. It left Pune at 5-55PM and reached THANE by 8-15PM. Krishnaraj was waiting for us. Went home with him. He lives in 2nd floor (202) and Kamakshi in 3rd floor (302) just above him. Meals at Kamakshi's house.
28 Sep 2007 Friday
In Kamakshi's house. 1 BHK house, it is good. Evening we two went for a brief walk in Thane. Later at 8PM Krishna came and took us for dinner at Riveria. I had rumali roti and Bhagara Baingan! Meenakshi also came. Then we went to Gokul's nearby and had Sitafal icecream - delicious one. A nice evening.
Ashok and Neeraja have left for Hyderabad on a 4-day sight-seeing trip. Stay at Rama's house.
29 Sep 2007 Saturday
Breakfast at Kamakshi's house and we left Thane by 10AM to Santacruz. Krishnaraj took us in auto and then in a taxi. Lunch at Ganesans.
Match 1 of the 7-ODIs at Bangalore. AUS amassed 307 and when IND were 9 for Tendulkar's wicket, rains came and match abandoned. Subhadra Manni was jumping with joy as IND escaped.
Diary to continue ...
Rajappa .
10.00am on 30 Sep 2007
Visit to Pune.
24 Sep 2007 Monday.
Went to Santacruz market to purchase some eats - it was raining. Lunch and at 1-45PM we two left by auto for Bandra Station. I stood in one of the ten Qs for tickets, and as I approached the counter it was closed ! I stood again in another Q nad got the ticket. The local started from Bandra by 3-00 and we reached VT (now, CST) by 3-30.
Got into the Pragati Express in PF 11. Left VT at 4-25PM and reached Shivajinagar, Pune at 7-45PM. Took an auto (60.00) to Dapodi to Sundaresan's house. We had to take a divert as there was a Ganapati visarjan procession.Meals.
Arvind had come to Mumbai this morning and he has now gone to Bangalore. He and Ashok phoned from Bangalore. Arvind is going to France on 1 Oct.
T20 Finals - IND beat PAK. I could say it was a lucky win. But a great win.
Sowmya's mudi irakkuthal this morning at Kaliyaperumal Koil Ariyalur. After this, Arun etc went to Kumbakonam Tirukarugavur Koil and then started back for Chennai.
25 Sep 2007 Tuesday
We stayed home as it was the immersion day and the city was closed for traffic. Morning Vijaya found out that her cousin NALINI is living very near Sundaresan's house and she went there with Sundaresan. Nalini, now 65, lives with her daugh
ter. She was extremely glad to see Vijaya!!.Evening by 5PM we four left for NIGDI, 15 km away, to Shree Krishna's temple there. Share auto (10.00 per). Nigdi is after Pimpri, Chinchwad, Akrudi on the Bombay road. The temple is good, located in a peaceful and serene ambience. We returned in a share-car.
At Dapodi we went to a village-type exhibition-cum-sale.
Arun etc return to Chennai after mottai to Sowmya.
26 Sep 2007 Wednesday.
We were to go to Subha's house today but cancelled it since both Subha and Magesh are unwell. We would go there tomorrow after breakfast and proceed to Rly station from there.
At 3PM we four left by auto to Laxmi Road. There were the remnants of yesterday's visarjan festivities. Must have been a roaring event yesterday. Many shops were closed but we could find some shops and purchased dresses for G, N, K. And a Pune-sari for Vijaya. Another shop and purchased dresses for Sow and Aditi.
To Chitale Bandhu mithaiwale and purchased Peda and chivda. How wonderful ! Took an auto home.
Memories of Pune 1962 - 1974 flooded. What memorable days !!
27 Sep 2007 Thursday
Breakfast and we packed our things and left dapodi at 11AM for Subha's house at Wanowrie, 17 km away. By bus, that went thru Khadki, Bund garden, Cantonment, East Street, Pul Gate, AFMC, Race course. I have travelled hundreds of times on these roads and naturally memories of those wonderful years flooded. Got down at Fatima Nagar, took an auto to Subha's house.
Magesh's parents were there - and Sughosh clung on to Vijaya. He has not started talking but conveys everything by sign language. Lunch there and some rest. Left their house by 4-45PM, reached Pune railway station by auto. Got into the InterCity express. It left Pune at 5-55PM and reached THANE by 8-15PM. Krishnaraj was waiting for us. Went home with him. He lives in 2nd floor (202) and Kamakshi in 3rd floor (302) just above him. Meals at Kamakshi's house.
28 Sep 2007 Friday
In Kamakshi's house. 1 BHK house, it is good. Evening we two went for a brief walk in Thane. Later at 8PM Krishna came and took us for dinner at Riveria. I had rumali roti and Bhagara Baingan! Meenakshi also came. Then we went to Gokul's nearby and had Sitafal icecream - delicious one. A nice evening.
Ashok and Neeraja have left for Hyderabad on a 4-day sight-seeing trip. Stay at Rama's house.
29 Sep 2007 Saturday
Breakfast at Kamakshi's house and we left Thane by 10AM to Santacruz. Krishnaraj took us in auto and then in a taxi. Lunch at Ganesans.
Match 1 of the 7-ODIs at Bangalore. AUS amassed 307 and when IND were 9 for Tendulkar's wicket, rains came and match abandoned. Subhadra Manni was jumping with joy as IND escaped.
Diary to continue ...
Rajappa .
10.00am on 30 Sep 2007
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