‘Punya Tithi Smaran!!’ (Death Anniversary Remembrance)

We have not been best of friends majorly due to our differences in opinion..specially when it came to some of traditions / rituals / superstitions and stuff..and I use to fight with you a lot and you too..but that was JUST between us..happens in every relationship and ours was no different..now when I look back..i bet we had one of the best relationships ever..I cannot deny you use to make me feel special at many occasions specially in front of other folks..You care and concern for all of our healths..your lil presents that were exclusively for your grandkids and not even for ur own kids..and ur faux-pas every now and then(all funny ones though)..some of the best memories of my childhood and teenage have you in it..be it the bedtime stories that you use to tell..almost daily..without a miss, without getting irritated with our demands of new stories each day..be it those midnight cards playing sessions in ur insomaniac days..the kulfi and mango eating sessions in summers..and the game of ‘ashta-changa’(desi ludo)..watching Ramayan / Mahabharata / Jai Veer Hanuman / Shree Krishna together weekend mornings..taking dictations from you and writing bhajans in ur bhajan notebook..and not to forget, and I bet, you are(yes its ARE and not WERE, cz u r still here..) the only Dadi who even use to watch cricket with us and knew the guys in Yellow Jersey r the winners most of the time and use to curse them in ur own cute ways..and tell the beads of rosary to make India win!! I can go on-and-on about the memories that are flooding in right now as I write all of this.. 

Whatever differences we had..u were the reason behind it..cz I got those Genes of ‘fighting spirit’, ‘never giving up’, ‘getting things done my way’, ‘fight for the right’, ‘speak out ur mind and heart fearlessly’...all from you..we were same in many ways and I use to secretly love it (and I am sure u did too).. when they said I am your grandkid not only in ‘flesh’ bt in ‘soul’ too..We all miss you badly..but we know u r our guiding angel and u are watching over us all the time.. 

and Hope u r doing well and are in YOUR HAPPY PLACE, wherever that is!! 

PS - I miss her every time I see a sparrow..she always said that she wanted to be a sparrow in next birth so that she would not have joint-aches, can fly anywhere without any help and do not have to diet and can survive on dal-chawal-water only without having cravings...#aww aint it!! 

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