The world is a fine place and worth
fighting for - Ernest Hemingway
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26TH
BIRTHDAY Standing L to R Kanan, Swati Geeta, Harish, Sanjay, Raju, Sonam Sitting L to R Radha, Priya, Dhara 15th
December, 2001 was Nawang’s 26th birthday. Residents of our
building, Vijay Apartment and several morning walkers on our road, Carmichael
Road, suggested that we should plant a tree in his memory inside our building to
commemorate this day. One tree has already been planted, that of Gulmahor
a flowering tree and it is
growing tall everyday. Our energetic secretary, Mr. Umesh C. Grover and Mr. Shailesh Jhaveri, our neighbors from the 6th floor, organised a very simple but touching event in the morning at 7 o’clock of 15th December. About 60 persons from our building and from morning-walk-companions gathered in the compound. The
maternal grandmother of Nawang (Geeta’s
mother), Mrs. Mangala Wagle
planted a tree of Son-Champa which
bears golden flowers. Mr. Dilip Patel, Chairman of our Residents
Association said a few words and Mr. Ram Keswani, a senior member from the
morning-walkers paid tributes. We the family narrated some events from the
past year what we had done for the memory of Nawang. It was in the same compound that Nawang had played plenty of
It
was in the same compound that Nawang had played plenty of cricket and various
games when he was young. The tree is near the gate and a tall electric pole. We
all remembered that as a young child, Nawang used to climb up this pole as he
returned from school and our servant, Vishram would be urging him to come down
safely. Many such happy incidences of Nawang in this building and on this road
were recalled that morning. Both the trees are now growing well and would remind
everybody of Nawang.
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