My Children

I had been constrained to have four children but proud that all my off-springs are well-qualified, creative and well-settled. I tried to take the best care of my children but my circumstances forced me to leave them at their tender ages. This has naturally created a sentimental gap between me and the children. They give regards to me in proportion to the care I have provided to them – the eldest daughter being closest to me and the youngest son being farthest from me. The other two are in between.

Aruna
She is an Electronics Engineering Graduate and is working as a lecturer in an Engineering College since 1999. She is very communicative and has a very good command over Hindi and English languages for which she is regarded as an important asset of the institute. She takes care of not only my needs but also provides elderly protection to her sisters and the only brother. She has a commanding nature always bubbling with self-confidence. Her circumstances have put her out of traditional family discipline parameters. She resides in her Institute’s girls hostel as Warden.

Shilpa

My second daughter is a peace-loving creature and likes spending her free time in reading books. She is a post-graduate in English literature and working as Quality Control Manager in a large BPO in the field of publishing.

Once, I complained to her about some disorder in the house. Her reply was ‘Papa, instead of cursing the darkness, we must lit a candle.’ That sums up her philosophy of life and style of living. She likes to serve others without a trace of grudge, but for this you have to be her favorite.

She is very out-spoken but chooses her words very carefully. She likes self-discipline instead of external controls on her. While angry with some body, she avoid speaking to him/her instead of querrelling.

Pragati

My third daughter is a post-graduate in commerce and made commercial accounting as her profession. She speaks little and does not like to be involved in anything unless it is very necessary. She does not like to be disturbed in her own pre-occupations.

Her circumstances have made her calm and her profession has made her concentrating and composed.  So she is able to keep her feelings to herself. Everybody in the family is careful in dealing with her for her unpredictive behaviour. She is my daughter farthest from me and closest to her mother. Though her birth was most unwanted by her mother.

Shitiz

My last child is the most wanted by her even long before his coming into existence on this earth. He is a Civil Engineering graduate but self-developed into a software professional. He has a good job as Group Leader in an Internet Marketing Company. His profession forces him to work day and night for a month and then relaxing freely for a week. He has a good physique inherited from his grand father. I don’t know exactly whether he has no opinions of his own or does not give them expressions. He seems to be agreeing with everybody on every issue. Understanding him is a riddle for me. He takes little care of himself so everybody else in the family has to take care of his person.

As far as my children are concerned, I feel satisfied, more so because they are self-made, and are self-supported.