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Manna Dey – Tu Pyar Ka Sagar Hai – Seema [1955] – what a beautiful song and a wonderful movie! Mom loved this. Happy Valentine’s Day – although, for those who love, every day is Valentine’s Day. I have fond memories of my colleagues at work sending greeting cards with…

Thanks to Sarah, this song is back in my head. I remember how I’d show mom the “bass guitar” every time the song played on TV – so much so – whenever she saw a bass guitar, she took revenge by showing it to me – happy moments. Incidentally her…

As we look ahead, we keep looking back. I guess that’s natural to do – especially with someone like my Mom. Two days ago, we got a call from a peer of Sury’s – and it felt so nice. I remember years ago, when he visited us at home –…

I remember how we watched this movie together – all four of us – and cried buckets. Even Vidur was sobbing. Well, Dosti is the kind of movie that comes only once in a life time. This was mom’s favorite song in the movie

Never even imagined that Feb 3, 2010 would be the last time Mom and I would talk to each other. Even though she complained of pain the previous night, and we called the ambulance, not wanting to take any chances, she laughed us off saying “aah ooh na – ambulance-ah?”…