THAT LITTLE GIRL-I LOST LONG AGO

THAT LITTLE GIRL I LOST LONG AGO

                    by Shruti Dhand

Seeing these little girls play in the Ram Vihar lawns today, my mind wandered off to the thoughts of a little girl I had known years back. She was no different from these little girls with their hair tied up in pigtails. Such a simple and beautiful world she lived in, so colorful and fragrant. Even the little of things brought big joys to her; tensions, responsibilities, suspicion, competition were just another words whose spelling were difficult for her to learn! I still remember her coming back from school, throwing her bag off and all ready for her nap... her appointment with the dream fairy!! Evenings were to be spent with her best friends- her teddies and dolls... she couldn’t wait to share her every little secret with them! There was not a secret she couldn’t share ... the heart so clean and clear!!! Her laugh was in perfect accord with her heart filled with immaculate happiness...! Her eyes on the ever smiling face was the gateway of innocence she held within...with twinkle of the brightest star on a clear night…

 
I often wonder if she was in official welcome committee of rain god? Every time raindrops quenched the thirst of this earth, she would run out and greet them n dance on their music…. A free spirit!!!!

 She believed firmly, that world is beautiful... Her world was indeed beautiful. Her mesmerizing smile welcomed everybody. I never noticed any suspicion in her eyes for anyone…but she sure did shy away and tug herself behind her mother. Thinking of her brings smile on my face.

She told me that she had her worries too!!! Worries of exams!...But as far as I remember, she used to be more excited about the holidays that followed  the exams! I can go on telling so much about her.. I had known her so well... There was a time when we both had walked together on the path of life... But I don’t know when we started drifting apart?.. When her picture became hazier and hazier?...I got so engrossed in I don’t know what, that I didn’t even realize that I am losing her... I lost her for ever ..I lost the little girl... I lost my childhood!!!

          When did this transformation ever take place?.. Was it sudden or gradual? When did all this happen? When did this world lose its beauty, was it when I stumbled onto stones of harsh realities or when everything in moral story books n fairy tales seemed nothing more than black patches on paper? Why was the fragrance replaced by the stench of selfishness? Was it when I realized this world is full of corpses of people whom we crush to climb the ladders of so called success? When did all that we believed as kids became just mere words?

I never seem to have realized when the “Labeled” outfits replaced the school uniforms, the watercolors in hand got replaced by makeup, pigtails replaced fancy haircuts, and the trip to a beauty salon became a religious affair. Pain replaced the sparkle in the eyes and innocence became a dangerous thing to posses. Pretension, tensions, responsibilities, cutthroat competition and suspicion are not just words but a way of life. The dolls and teddies crave for attention but are just another pieces of furniture in room now! When did I get so busy that I started overlooking the little joys, life had to offer? When, why, how….I don’t have the answers for these and I don’t know where to look for them?  I don’t know when I moved ahead in life, leaving my childhood far behind. I know its lost for ever, gone never to return.... but deep down my heart I long for that little girl whom I lost somewhere in my life’s path far behind... Forever!!

 

“ye daulat bhee le lo, ye shohrat bhee le lo
bhale chheen lo mujh se merii javaanee
magar mujh ko lautaa do bachapan kaa saavan
vo kaagaz kii kishtee, vo baarish kaa paani
 

kabhi ret ke unche teelon pe jaanaa

gharaunde banaana banaake mitaanaa

vo maasoom chahat kee tasveer apanee

vo Khvaabon khilauno kee jaageer apani

na duniyaa kaa Gam thaa na rishton ke bandhan

badi khuubasoorat thii vo zindagaanee “

SIGNALS PARIVAAR - SONS & DAUGHTERS

THEY HAVE EXCELLED AND MADE US PROUD

     THERE ARE MANY OF OUR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN LIFE WITH RECKONABLE ACHIEVEMENTS IN MANY FIELDS. SIGNALS PARIVAAR  PROUDLY DEDICATES A SPECIAL PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE  (BLOG) FOR THEM.

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VETERANS ARE REQUESTED TO MAIL THE WRITE UPS IN THIS RESPECT FOR INSERTION HERE TO  mgr.sigs@gmail.com 

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VIRAT LAKHANPAL Viraat Lakhanpal is a Signals Family boy. He is the son of Lt Col Vikrant 

Lakhanpal, Signals and grandson of Brig CL Lakhanpal (DADA JI) and Brig AK Sharma (NANA 


JI)  both from Corps of Signals. Viraat Lakhanpal age 17 years represented India in International Athletics at Special Olympics, Asia Pacific Games 2013 held at Newcastle Australia from 01 Dec to 07 Dec 2013. He won a Silver Medal in 100 meter race for India and stood at sixth position in 200 meter race.

(Special Olympics Website) -  http://specialolympicsasiapacgames2013.com/en 

 (Viraat’s Silver Medal win) - http://www.specialolympics.org/games-search.aspx?GamesID=4678&searchterm=lakhanpal

SIGNAL FAMILY FEEL PROUD IN CONGRATULATING Mr  VIRAT LAKHANPAL FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENT. CHEERS TO BRIG LAKHANPAL (EMAIL : cllahanpal@yahoo.com)  AND BRIG SHARMA.


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MISS ANUSHKA GUPTA

Anushka D/O COL AJAY GUPTA  has represented  INDIA  at the inaugural international soft tennis championship held at  Ahmedabad  from Dec 4 to 8, 2013 . and took on the Koreans and Chinese among others.                              

      PROUD DAD --  Ajay Gupta,  lucknow 9450901961,  EMAIL -  sadhnajay@yahoo.com

SIGNAL FAMILY FEEL PROUD IN CONGRATULATING ANUSHKA FOR MAKING THE FAMILY PROUD. WISH WE HAD HER PHOTO HERE ON THIS PAGE.

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HEALTH CARE - CPR

1. EMERGENCY AID FOR CARDIC ARREST    

     If the heart stops pumping, it is known as a cardiac arrest. It happened recently while we senior citizens were sitting in the park for our evening gup-shup. One of our friend suddenly collapsed  while sitting on the park bench. His pulse showed no sign and his eyes were turning. We made him lie down and having documented the paper for CPR few days earlier it was fresh on mind to activate the procedure. To our happiness in 25 seconds the heart beat started again and the person revived. He got 



three stunts in the hospital after emergency admission.

      Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions that delivers oxygen and artificial circulation to a person whose heart has stopped. This is referred to as being in cardiac arrest. CPR can be life-saving first aid.

    Two documents are uploaded for your convenience to learn all about this life saving CPR. Click the titles to access the presentations.

     A.   CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

     B.   HOW TO PERFORM CPR ON ADULTS. (Complete with photographs)
     C    CPR - HAND OUT -  PDF

     D.   VIDEO (CLICK TO WATCH) VIDEO PRESENTATION

2.  DESI TREATMENT FOR DENGUE:

Take 10 Leaves of "Harshingar" Tree, and 8 Kaali Mirch crush kar lo, (Black Pepper), and boil it in 3 Glass of Water, when it boil downs to half, i.e. 1.5 Glass water, give 1 Sip every 1/2 Hour, for 12 Hours, Platelets will start increasing after first sip, it is a Miracle Drug, as Platelets rose to 16000 from 7000 after first sip and to 25000 after second sip, it is sure shot treatment for Dengue. Spread this message to maximum people, so that anybody who is suffering should take it to get relief from Dengue. 

NOTE :- FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE VETERANS THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PLANT HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE RIGHT HAND COLOUMN OF THIS SITE. --   KNOW MORE ABOUT ITS MEDICINAL USAGE

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DEFENCE PENSIONERS MUST KNOW THEIR PENSION

http://indianexserviceman.blogspot.in/2010/01/defence-pensioners-must-know-their.html

It has been observed with great concern that a large number of Defence pensioners (PBORs) including Honorary Rank officers just accept whatever the bank pays to them as pension. The position of a family pensioner is still worse.

The highly educated children of many defence pensioners don’t bother about to find out whether their parents are getting the correct pension.

The Exwel Trust volunteers, practically go to the residences of many family pensioners after getting the details of pensioners and addresses from the pension paying banks. Hardly one percent of the pensioner comes out of their own for help. They simply continue to accept whatever is paid by the bank.

The Trust conducted one pensioners meet to help the pensioners to get their correct pension


and arrears. The response was better than expected. But the follow up by the pensioners was very poor. There were about 150 pensioners in one pensioners meet. It was not possible for the organizers of the meet to settle all the cases in one day. Therefore they have asked the pensioners to come on different dates. But most of the pensioners did not turn up to get their correct pension. If this is the attitude of the majority of the defence pensioners, the banks will continue to pay whatever the amount they feel like paying. The voluntary organizations like the Exwel Trust will not have any interest to proceed further in the matter.

Whatever the services done by the Trust was purely voluntary. Most of the pensioners helped by the Trust are widows above the age of 70. They cannot go to the bank and claim the pension arrears of their own. They cannot approach even the pension adalat. The pension adalats are mere eye wash.

The Exwel Trust had referred more than 15 cases to the SBI CPPC, Chennai. So far the bank had not even acknowledged the complaint. Most of them are Special Family pensioners. They are being paid a basic pension of Rs.3500 instead of Rs.7000 from 01.01.2006.

We feel like sending legal notice to the bank. However we are afraid of the expenses involved on a legal procedure.

The Bank’s legal department seldom accepts the verdict of the lower court. They will not hesitate to drag the case to even supreme court. The banks may be able to spend any amount for the legal battle. But a poor pensioner cannot afford to spend.

It is high time that the Defence pensioners better know about their pension. Otherwise the Banks in due course may stop paying the pension.

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