Dad’s fall and the hospital he was admitted to.

it was a regular Monday morning chaos till the time I received a call from Mom saying that Dad has fallen down the stairs and is not responding. Thing went from crazy chaos to urgency suddenly and we rushed, 10kms away, where they live.

As we were driving, Tarique called Dr. Anup Marar, Director, Orange City Hospital and requested him to send an ambulance. The ambulance was already there when we reached my parents place.

We reached and discovered that dad had regained consciousness though he could not recall what led to his fall. He seemed fine but was still taken to the hospital where he was immediately admitted in Critical Care Unit (because he still could not recall a lot of things that led to his fall) The doctors decided to keep him under observation overnight.

While I was there, attending him, I got to see a lot of things, and i was really impressed. This was not the first time that i was dealing with a CCU team, I have had not so good experiences in the past – essentially because the place is always abuzz with activity and CCU staff is always stressed out. However, at Orange City Hospital, i realised that the team at CCU never transferred their stress to the (already stressed) relatives of patients. The entire staff of young Doctors and Nurses was full of energy, positive attitude and was extremely patient with the relatives. My dad was not critical, but i witnessed them being extremely supportive with the patients and relatives of extremely critical patients too. I observed and was also very impressed with the cleanliness and other protocols being kept.

Dad was discharged after almost 30 hours of being there, and i brought him home with relief and assurance that if there is a real emergency, this is one hospital on which I can totally depend.

15 years of motherhood

One of the best thing that has happened to me has been motherhood. I so vividly remember the day Aasim was born, it seems it all happend just yesterday. As a child came to us with clever one liners and sometimes very weird questions  (he still does sometimes) and some of the things that he said … Continue reading 15 years of motherhood

As he turns 46 this day

In 2002, when Tarique turned 36, he wrote about counting milestones of age in decades at 6, 16, 26 and 36. So I thought on his 46th birthday  I should document the last four decades, his 6th, 16th, 26th and 36th year in pictures. The photos are not of great quality, but then this post … Continue reading As he turns 46 this day

One.

The year was 1991, early June. We wanted to feel alive, what better way than go hang-gliding? He would pick me up at 4.30 AM and we would ride on his bike to the outskirts of the city to this adventure camp where we learnt hang-gliding. Years have passed us by but every time I … Continue reading One.

नील कमल

वो बूंद जो बादलों में खेलती थी आज तपती धरा की आग़ोश में समाने को बेचैन हो उठी पर फिर जब नील कमल को इठलाते देखा तो उसी की हो चली डूब गयी खो गयी सो गयी — स्वाति

एक ग़ज़ल

छोटी सी इक रात की ये मुख्तसर मुलाक़ात सितारे बिखरें हैं ज़मीं पे, मेरे घर में है काइनात रेशम के दुपट्टे से उसने यूँ लपेटे उँगलियों के तार किसी पुराने आशिक से मानों आज है मुलाक़ात रोज़ ही मिला करते थे जब मुफलिसी के दिन थे अब अच्छा वक्त है दोस्तों मग़र मस्रूफ दिन-रात बड़ी … Continue reading एक ग़ज़ल

Traveling back in time

    And no, they were not engaged to be married in childhood 🙂 कुर्सी ग़वाह है! Both photos taken by my dad, Girish Shrivastava at Retina Studio.

Running a business – lessons learnt from the movie Sholay.

The title of this post is not merely to entice readers into reading this post – this post is exactly about how running a business is akin to a movie full of action, drama, comedy and suspense; Sholay Lean and Mean Remember how to thugs got into the business of saving lives of hundreds of … Continue reading Running a business – lessons learnt from the movie Sholay.

Ammi’s 76th Birth Anniversary.

When I started on this journey little did I know as to how I would accomplish such a huge task of getting Ammi’s work transcribed and published to bringing her back in the world of Urdu Adab. But as I took first steps, help came from most unexpected quarters and tasks that looked insurmountable became … Continue reading Ammi’s 76th Birth Anniversary.

अकेली पंक्तियाँ

एक अकेला कोना भी नहीं मिलता इस बड़े से घर में जहाँ जा कर मैं कुछ मन हलका करूँ नमकीन आसुँओ से अपनी बात कहूँ और खुद से ही शिकायत कर पाऊँ… ये घर मेरा ही तो है जो खुशियों से इतना भरा है कि दुख अपने आप को अक्सर अकेला पाता है गले तक … Continue reading अकेली पंक्तियाँ