Hindustan Times
2012: A personal note
“Undo it, take it back, make every day the previous one until I am returned to the day before the one that made you go. Or set me on an airplane traveling west, crossing the date line again and again, losing this day, then that, until the day of loss still lies ahead, and you are here instead of sorrow.”
Nessa Rapoport
If I could’ve helped, I’d rather not have had 2012 in my life. I lost in the god-forsaken year a dear and respected guru, CK Arora, my dog Bruno and a friend whom I cannot name but who perhaps has moved on.
Life’s lived in chapters. The protagonists change incessantly. People around who revolves our world aren’t suddenly there. At times it’s the work of destiny and at times our own doing.
CK died in faraway Washington where he taught Hindi to American diplomats after a long and distinguished stint as a journalist. Many years ago, we used to work together in the United News of India; me a young entrant and him a veteran already. One day I was told that I was being shifted out of the desk job to field reporting. Such breaks weren’t commonplace those days.
There was no end to my happiness. I was on cloud nine.
It was many years later that I got to know that CK was the one who recommended me for the reporting job. He watched me from a distance and felt that I did well in the field work I was intermittently assigned as a desk person. The beauty of it all was that he promoted me on the quiet with the higher editorial management. He wasn’t looking for a groupie. He simply felt my transfer will add value to the reporting unit.
Such special edition men aren’t made in God’s factory anymore. Our generation owed so much to their professionalism and generosity. In CK’s passing away I lost a friend and a patron. RIP CK Saab; shall miss you always.
Bruno was a blue blooded Labrador. He was bequeathed to us by my late son who got him as part of a conspiracy he hatched with my wife and daughter. I was of the view that my apartment was too small for farm dogs that Labradors are. My son silenced me by getting Bruno as a gift to his sister on her birthday.
Bruno, 11, followed my son about seven years after his death in a road accident. We had to put him to sleep on the doctor’s advice after he was diagnosed for throat cancer. We sent him off on the morning after Diwali.
He ate despite his throat a few pieces of kaaju burfi on the Diwali night. I miss him all the while. The flicker in his eyes after the killer intravenous injection will stay with me forever. RIP Bruno. Play in the heavens with my son and your elder Bro!
The story of the friend who has moved on is surmised by the adage “friendship’s like a china bowl, precious costly ware, if once broken can be mended again, but the crack is always there.”
Dear 2012, why couldn’t you leave us alone? Hope 2013 will help fill up the crack.
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engrich Reply:
January 1st, 2013 at 6:42 am
pankaj happy new year,
kailash nath katju was your uncle he was incharge of madhya pardesh when jabalpur riot took place.around 5000 muslims were mascared.can u tell me how many were punished.in gujrat muslims are not allowed to buy house or rent shop in good areas.moreover theses farty banias openly declare that we will not give anything to muslims.
ahmadabad was built by muslims,had population of 1million in 16th century had roads street light and sewarge system,when paris and london had clay houses. surat was moghul trading city.diamond trade was developed by moghuls and then by rulers of bijapur and golcuda.
banias of surat were frequently looted by shivajee,whenevr in need of money.
u high caste hindus have destroyed all our cosmopolitan cities,hyderabad is only exception,because of 25%muslim population.brhmnst have invented they formula,created telengana.
check the budget of muslim areas of hyderabad and new areas.we build hyderabad.first communal riot in srinagar happened with sincere efforts of balraj madhok and brhmnst nazi shayama prasad mukherjee.
hate is duty.
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Anonymous Reply:
January 1st, 2013 at 9:35 am
You admit that you are a low caste Hindu converted to Islam?
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Ravi Reply:
January 1st, 2013 at 11:37 am
Only the most ill-mannered Hindu Fundo would ask a question like this.
Anonymous Reply:
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:14 am
I am amused by your ‘concern’ for manners and etiquette when the person I am dealing with is a deshdrohi and samaj drohi like engrich who doesn’t mind taking my ID on this blog like a thief, abuses Hindus just like you day in and day out.
Well, he has himself admitted that he is a convert from dalit Hindu community, which is perhaps why he often appears here as Ram Autar and Tejender.
But, I am not surprised at your jumping tpon engrich’s defence, because like him you too are a fake Hindu.
Assal mein, both of you are Islamic, jihadi fundoos.
engrich Reply:
January 1st, 2013 at 12:29 pm
shenoy tell me what is hindu.u are brhmn so aryan.u mean to say ithat i was your slave once.hindu is not religion it is system of slavery.yes i was ur slave now feel great and honoured being liberated after conversion.u brhmnst always fkd india and indians.divided them and made them.
during muslim rule u were cleaning the boots of muslims and lick their ***.
pankaj#1 Reply:
January 1st, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Engrich;
It is futile to get angry. Still there is time, Muslims should come out of this time wrap, put their energy in modern education and get their place under the sun. Muslim community will continue to suffer as long as it sticks to venal muslim leaders and others such. They will continued to be exploited. I will sincerely advise, them to take a Muslim Bania, as their leader, because these people may be somewhat constructive and can lead this community forward. Stop expecting doles and other crumbs, just because you are a Muslim.
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