Nani yaad dila dungi

Hey this statement is often said to threaten ppl in movies. Itna maaronga ki nani yaad aa jayegi..... God knows what's the connection.

Ppl forget their nanis and then remember them only when beaten up????

Or it could be that nani is the most loving person on earth and once beaten up, ppl need love & care and thats when they remember their nani.....

But today i wana write this post truly to remember and as a tribute to my nani who is no more with us ...

She had been staying with us for the past 9-10 years...

Before that we didnt know what it was to have a grandparent in the house.She and my dada-dadi used to come and stay with us but that was like guests.

Few days and years makes a whole lot of difference......

She is the most loving an caring person i have ever met. Always smiling.The most prettiest face ever. We had a chapter in our school. 10th standard probably...Phoolvedya maaeee....She always reminds me of that maaeee.The pleasant, loving, ever-smiling face.....

Always shielding us from the wrath of my mom.Whenver my mom was angry at me for something, she would say to her "Let it go, she'll not do it again"

She used to make awesome food. She taught me to do crochet, embroidery etc. We have loads of things in our house which she has made......

At a time when females used to only look after the house and kids, my naani was a director of sports at Elphinstone college.She used to teach in college....

She was of a very helping nature.Everybody who knew her will vouch for that.

She went through a lot of things. My nana's illness lasted for 15 years.She took care of him for that long without ever uttering a word of complain or irritation....

She fell down in July 07 and since then was bed-ridden. She was in a lot of pain for 7 months. So much pain that we couldn't bear to see her in pain....But she never uttered a word. Whenever we asked her, does it hurt she would say no, it's ok.There is a word in marathi for it....Sahansheelta. If anybody needs a definition of the word, they should have seen my nani.

She loved reading and watching tv. While she was in hospital she used to remember the characters on tv which used to amuse all doctors as well.

She was a favourite among all my maternal relatives and lots of her friends..... so much so that even her college friends were still in touch with her, till she went....

She used to be very amazed at new technology. Computers, mobiles etc were a fascination for her.Teach me how to operate them, she would say.......

Like all old people she would always get shocked at the prices of today...Hamaare zamaane me a ____ would cost ____ she would say.....

Towards the end she had memory lapses. she would forget our names....

When i used to ask her my name, she would say "u tell". Then i would say, "i know my name, u tell" Then she would say " i m old, i forget, i remember your name but still u say"Her memory lapses used to make us laugh. And she used to laugh at herself and say " u know how old i am"

There used to be a competition between me and my mama, whose name my nani will remember. Sometimes she obliged me and sometimes my mama won....

She loved cake and 7-up.Last few months she had to be fed everything. Once my mom planned to feed her cake. She went beside her, kept the plate of cake,then the phone rang and my mom went to pick it up.My nani couldn'y turn and move around but she had managed to eat up the entire piece on her own till my mom came back........

I can go on writing these cute incidents because there are many.....

The truth is, she was an integral part of our lives...

She was my mom's support system.....

Now that she's not there, there is an emptiness in the house. Whenever i go to her room, i still feel she is there.

She never gave any trouble to anybody in her entire lifetime of 87 years.Its sad she isnt there anymore but it's for her own good she's gone because we couldnt see her pain.

She died peacefully on 15-02-2008.Hope her soul rests in peace.

Mujhe nani yaad aa rahi hai........