Wrapped after a grueling day on the road to Satara . Beard and wig and heat and crowd, albeit well behaved. The sun sets as I drive back to Mumbai. Another day has come to an end !!

Abhishek has wrapped for the day in Orcha in Madhya Pradesh, Aishwarya has wrapped for the day on the road to Puducherry south of Chennai and Agastya in New Delhi has had a bad fall in school and cut the inner side of his cheek inside the mouth badly. Stitches are being contemplated. Just had a call from his mother and my daughter, Shweta and anxiety and worry has engulfed all of us. I feel so bad when this happens to little children. And Agastya is such a non complaining innocent soft spoken guy. Heartbreaking to see him suffer !

The drive back home has ended and ended in time to witness the inauguration of Barrack Obama. A historic moment and day in our lives. The 44^th President of the United States of America, an African American. Freedom and democracy at its best.

Its an inspiring moment. A moment of feeling that all will be well. A moment that humbles us all. A moment of belief. Of faith and hope. Of inner strength and power.

It is what will drive us. Guide us to all our achievements and to our goal. It is what leaves us with optimism and resolve.

I put out some photographs with great difficulty. That problem persists. I shall endeavor again to put up more that shall reflect my uttering of yesterday. But till then and till the ‘morrow, allow me the space and time to recover from travel and immediate work..

I remain in all.. with love

Amitabh Bachchan

In a previous post I had mentioned the Grand Palais. Here are some pictures that roughly tell you what I was writing about - the circular screen with the thousands of faces, the steel structure and the enormity of the doors to the palace..

My love