Before all else I am wanting to express deep shock and grief at the bomb blasts in Moscow. Since there are many among you that respond on the blog and have had great affection for me and my family, I am concerned. I hope all that come to the blog are safe.

Today 31st March is Karen’s birthday in Israel and we all wish here a most joyous and happy birthday.

Tomorrow April 1st, is Kashmira’s Birthday and she has all the good wishes and love from us all. Be happy and have a wonderful day, month, year and many many years of happiness. Along with these wishes Kashmira, there goes out to you a sincere get well. May you be well and healthy and ever remain so …. love

One of the greatest joys of life is the thought of bringing a smile on the face of one that you do not know. I experienced such joys this afternoon on meeting an entire school of children, that have come out on a country tour from Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The children were aged from perhaps 12 to 25.

And they were dumb and could not speak. They were all physically challenged. But to see their enthusiasm and affection and love in giving so much, even in such adverse conditions was indeed most moving.

All the students in red peak caps are the ones that are challenged. They do look a lot older than what I had thought them to be. All of them had carried a small rose flower, were sorry for being late in the morning when I was meant to see them ; the meeting now being kept at my office instead of the hall conceived by the neighbor that invited me. That special hand structure that you see in one of the pictures, is telling all that they are happy. I do hope that they remain happy and prosperous forever !!

Shweta was at it again during the day … and had us all in splits. She can be devastating once she starts. It would be a non stop entity until one had to actually tell her that one of us would get a cardiac address if she did not stop. And there are many on the blog that wish to know the reason for our mirth and mine particularly; to share with all the reason for my non stop laughter .. hah ha ..!! That would be asking !!

Travel builds up again. Its a celebration of a dear friend that turns 50 and then there is a short visit to an Eastern locale where the Jagaran Group from Uttar Pradesh, and the ones that publish the largest dailies every day, keep company with each other. They are on an annual leave- and -reason- condition, and will obviously want to spend as much time as there is in the schedule designated by their handlers. And after this Krakow in Poland.

Yes there is a festival there and the organizers wish me to attend their annual conference, mingle, make a speech on ‘Determination’ - I have no idea why they wish me to do so - and get back to home.

We take ‘Paa’ there.

‘Determination’ - the firmness of purpose, so beautifully portrayed - but to speak about it, frightened by the back lash that shall put matters in a quandary. Still some time left to prepare for it, so shall get down to it soon.

Amitabh Bachchan, wishing all a most enjoyable slumber and a dream that disturbs you, for it is a fact, that when you dream bad, ou actually