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 I had made this video last year in July’20 .  https://youtu.be/NkpElJsjsZs However, with the mutation and variation in the COVID-19 virus we have been thrust into another lockdown pan India. There are so many reasons other than the mutant virus itself ,which has spread to prodigious numbers, infecting entire families unlike the last time, are lockdown fatigue, denial, complacency to name a few. Hence the age old adage for diseases still holds true “Prevention is better than Cure” consequently we are faced with another Lockdown in terms of tangible meetings and assemblage. Moreover, the indispensables required for life - air, water, light and the Sun are not locked down Keeping a positive ( a much maligned word these days) outlook - it’s a kind of gift of time to explore and enhance one’s inherent talents and abilities and make the most of them! Jai Ho! Carry on with every bit of positivity that you can garner, this too shall pass ...

Watch this video https://youtu.be/sAOeA6QAmG4  Let’s all act in a responsible manner and break the second wave of COVID Chain!

  Vimal stayed with his parents and grandparents in a big enough flat in Mumbai. Last week most of his college friends had gathered together to play football at Juhu beach. Well, good enough nothing happened to anyone of them even after a couple of days. Hence the next outing  was assiduously planned. This time all ten friends were going out for dinner at one high end restaurant . All of them had a wonderful time that night, nearly after more than a year of isolation.  Things were hunky-dory for a day or two after the enjoyable dinner with friends’. However, on the third morning, his beloved grandmother complained of pain in her knees, elbows, shoulders; a vibrant lady who moved around the house doing odd chores with gusto, she was lethargic throughout the morning and during the afternoon was found sleeping on her bed - a first!  By evening Vimal’s grandfather too went to bed after an early dinner. Seeing this, Vimal’s dad - Mehul contacted the family physician . Aft...

 These days, wearing a MASK has become the norm; the new Normal! - a part and parcel of our daily lives. So the pertinent question is ~ Why is it crucial to wear a mask? Experts believe that wearing of masks prevents the spread of the disease and prevents healthy individuals from contracting any airborne infectious germs.  We in India are committed to do our bit in slowing and preventing the onslaught of Covid’19 thus in this short span of time we have become habituated to wearing of masks.  We have made a small video of our family and friends wearing a mask! This initiative was taken as  #wearamaskandremainsafe  challenge; urging everyone to wear Mask the moment they  step out of their homes. Around the same time ; Times of India came up with the #MASKINDIA campaign, this is an appropriate video , befitting the campaign STAY HOME. STAY SAFE. WEAR THE MASK. 🥰🥰😷🥰💝🌹 #TOI , #MASKINDIA ,#IndiaAgainstCovid , #MASK , #MASKS , #MakeYourOwnMasks

https://youtu.be/kGD5Tq_zKGE I had made this slide a few years ago, it’s on YouTube! Happy viewing💕                                       https://youtu.be/kGD5Tq_zKGE

One of my recent painting of Krishna and Radha.

Endings should be taken positively! Similarly ending of a year signifies the beginning of another. The end of an year may bring in a lot of satisfaction, peace , a sense of accomplishment ! If dreams were realised and ambitious goals achieved. This takes a lot of discipline and emotional strength, not to mention the main factor being the thirst or will of steel to become an achiever. Moreover, this would obviously follow only when self - introspection is done.  How has life dealt with you individually ? What new skills, achievements did you accomplish? Where there any life changing moments? Did you just carry on with your diurnal life or you consciously strove to enhance your strengths, leaving behind anger, impulsiveness, judgment, resentment, hurt…. The list is endless. One has to remember more so before getting to traverse on a path of the impending new year  that – happiness is not an end product, every step taken in life , every moment should be a moment of happiness! Do...