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Dodeja Cars Stories (Generation 3 & 4)

Maruti Van (MMY 7446) Prakash 1st Car: For first time in India, Maruti had started booking in unique way. Fill the form, attach 10k draft in Maruti Udyog name and submit the form in State Bank of India. As production was limited, delivery period stretched to months. So computer randomly selected the names of buyer for delivery sequence. On last day of form submission, I made two drafts, one in Bansider Uncles name and other in my name....

Dodeja Cars Stories (Generation 3 & 4) Maruti Van (MMY 7446) Prakash 1st Car: For first time in India, Maruti had started booking in unique way. Fill the form, attach 10k draft in Maruti Udyog name and submit the form in State Bank of I…

Dodeja Car Stories (Generation One & Two)

We love travelling, and road travel is avoided by many, but for us, it is best option. Nowadays, cars have improved their standard, so you hardly see break down of a car on any road. But in 1950 to 80s, tire puncture, over heating, fan belt breaking etc was common breakdowns. Still we loved to travel by road. Naturally, cars have special place in our hearts....

Dodeja Car Stories (Generation One & Two) We love travelling, and road travel is avoided by many, but for us, it is best option. Nowadays, cars have improved their standard, so you hardly see break down of a car on any road. But in 1950 to…

Vaswani Mission

A dedicated follower considers the Mission of Pune as a "thirth sthan" equal to Shirdi. A place from where Dadal Shah and Dada Jashan did society welfare activities. They were like, evening Bhajan and sermons, running the Mira School, welfare activities for poor Sindhi families, running Shanti Clinic, Inlakh hospital etc. I have spoken about meeting with Dada in last Blog....

Vaswani Mission A dedicated follower considers the Mission of Pune as a “thirth sthan” equal to Shirdi. A place from where Dadal Shah and Dada Jashan did society welfare activities. They were like, eve…

Two Pune Celebraties in Our Life

Among many world renowned personalities living in Pune, I came in contact briefly, but was influenced by two such personalities. One is BKS Iyengar, Yoga guru, Other is (Dadal Shah - as he was called lovingly) T L Vaswani of Mira Mission, spiritual guru, social guide, simple huan being. Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar: I am fortunate to have meet Iyengar, on one to one basis in his institute when I used to take Bindiya there for her Yoga classes....

Two Pune Celebraties in Our Life Among many world renowned personalities living in Pune, I came in contact briefly, but was influenced by two such personalities. One is BKS Iyengar, Yoga guru, Other is (Dadal Shah – as he wa…

Bringing Joy

When one says Vendor, you are reminded of sellers sitting in evening, on footpath or carrying their wares on road side. They sell items like Vegetable, Fruits, Basic home items, Mochi etc. Today I am speaking about different type of vendors. This was a group of simple, honest, hardworking, struggling vendors, who moved around in your locality calling at top of their voice or sounding bells during the day, as they moved around in their favorite locality....

Bringing Joy When one says Vendor, you are reminded of sellers sitting in evening, on footpath or carrying their wares on road side. They sell items like Vegetable, Fruits, Basic home items, Mochi etc. Today I …

Takiya Kalam

Recently I came across a very old movie which had very odd "Takiya Kalam" i.e. urdu word for pet phrase or catchphrase. This phrase was frequently used by Maa-Manu-Lali very lovingly. It was like "औउ, भाओ, मउओ, सब के आखी नीचे". This was used when ever villain of movie appeared on-screen. His Chamchas would utter those stupid words and he will enter the scene!...

Takiya Kalam Recently I came across a very old movie which had very odd “Takiya Kalam” i.e. urdu word for pet phrase or catchphrase. This phrase was frequently used by Maa-Manu-Lali very lovingly. I…

Sukharee – Gift

Gifting is often mistaken as a Western cultural practice, but this assumption is fundamentally incorrect. Gifting is, in truth, a universal human culture—an activity, a process, a deeply ingrained social ritual that transcends borders, religions, and civilizations. At its core, gifting is one of those rare human activities that generates genuine happiness, not merely for the recipient, but profoundly for the giver as well....

Sukharee – Gift Gifting is often mistaken as a Western cultural practice, but this assumption is fundamentally incorrect. Gifting is, in truth, a universal human culture—an activity, a process, a deeply ingrained …

Cinema in Pune

What is unique about being old, 70 years person? I can talk about two generations above me, and two generations below me!!!!! Believe me, it is fun. There is vast difference between these five generations, first being my grandfather & last being my grandson. It is kind of unbelievable. Due to technical advancement, change in living style, structure of family, availability of options, it is impossible to find common ground in between these first & fifth generation....

Cinema in Pune What is unique about being old, 70 years person? I can talk about two generations above me, and two generations below me!!!!! Believe me, it is fun. There is vast difference between these five gene…

Match Making – Part Four

We are now entering 21st century. "Vashudev Kutambkam" slogan is no more valid. Today, it is Me, Myself, I. Before someone raises objection to this statement, let me say, it is not 100%, say around 70% of cases. My simple observation is that this is due to reducing family size. My grandfather had 8 siblings, my parents were 6 siblings, we are 4 sibling, my kids are just two, and my grandson is just 1!...

Match Making – Part Four We are now entering 21st century. “Vashudev Kutambkam” slogan is no more valid. Today, it is Me, Myself, I. Before someone raises objection to this statement, let me say, it is not 100%…

Match Making – Part Three

We are in 70s now. After the weddings of Bansider Chacha, Rani Boua, Hari Mama, which followed mostly the process as narrated in part two, it was time for generational change. Few things remained same,but gradually few taboos and restrictions were lifted. There were lot of marraiges happening during this time. Bal (our boua) Maa-Manu-Lali, Sajay & Avi, 5 girls from Bajaj Family, 5 boys....

Match Making – Part Three We are in 70s now. After the weddings of Bansider Chacha, Rani Boua, Hari Mama, which followed mostly the process as narrated in part two, it was time for generational change. Few things remained s…