My father was posted in Dehra Dun. I had passed my B.A. examination and took admission in DAV College in B.ED. It was a big class of about eighty students. I was friendly with five girls. We never spoke to other students in the class. There was a student who was in late forties. Every one in the class respected her. She stayed quite close to our house and liked me very much. After B.ED I took admission in M.A. (English).It was a coincidence that that lady's daughter was also in my class. We were only four girls in the class. All the four of us were very friendly with each other. After finishing MA, I came to Delhi and took up a job.
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Time passed. I got married and had two children. The son grew up to became a Chartered Accountant and the daughter became a Doctor. A very close friend of my son,who studied with him from his school days is an Architect. His wife is also an Architect. I wrote a book about my experiences in my professional and personal life. I gave a copy to my son's friend.After some days his wife told me that she has relatives in Dehra Dun. She read my book and knew that I had studied in DAV College in Dehra Dun. She told me that her Aunt was also a student of the same college After talking in detail I knew that this was my friend in M.A. and her mother was my classmate,.I was thrilled to know about my friend and her mother. Recently this lady came to Delhi and stayed with her niece. We spoke to each other on the phone after a lapse of fifty years. I asked about her mother. She told me that her mother is very old. After going back to Dehra Dun, she would tell her mother about me, Just imagine It's a small world.I am looking forward to meet her in person very shortly.
Written in response to Write Tribe Prompt # 2. It's a small world.
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Time passed. I got married and had two children. The son grew up to became a Chartered Accountant and the daughter became a Doctor. A very close friend of my son,who studied with him from his school days is an Architect. His wife is also an Architect. I wrote a book about my experiences in my professional and personal life. I gave a copy to my son's friend.After some days his wife told me that she has relatives in Dehra Dun. She read my book and knew that I had studied in DAV College in Dehra Dun. She told me that her Aunt was also a student of the same college After talking in detail I knew that this was my friend in M.A. and her mother was my classmate,.I was thrilled to know about my friend and her mother. Recently this lady came to Delhi and stayed with her niece. We spoke to each other on the phone after a lapse of fifty years. I asked about her mother. She told me that her mother is very old. After going back to Dehra Dun, she would tell her mother about me, Just imagine It's a small world.I am looking forward to meet her in person very shortly.
Written in response to Write Tribe Prompt # 2. It's a small world.
After a lapse of fifty years! Sounds interesting..indeed,it's a small world..
ReplyDeleteYes Payal,I was very thrilled.
DeleteIt really is such a small world, and your story is an apt example of that, isn't it :D
ReplyDeleteThank you Jairam. I never even thought in my dreams that I will talk to my friend after so many years.
DeleteInteresting..Very nice read.:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you A Homemaker&39's Utopia. Glad you liked my story. Welcome to my site.
Delete50 years!! How cool is that!! And yes, it is a small world indeed! :)
ReplyDeleteYes Shilpa,it was indeed 50 years ago. It was a very enchanting moment.We talked for a long time about our student days.
DeleteVery interesting
ReplyDeleteThank you BK. It was indeed a very special moment.
DeleteA small world indeed Ushaji, meeting a friend after 50 long years must be such a special feeling, so much to share and catch up with..
ReplyDeleteThank you Reshma.Yes Meeting her after 50 years was so exciting that I have no words to describe.
DeleteWow finding a friend after 5 decades! awesome!! Indeed it's a small world :)
ReplyDeleteNaba, it actually was an awesome experience.
DeleteGreat experience Ushaji, very interesting to read, I am sure you'll be very happy when you meet them :)
ReplyDeleteYour story reminded me of Google's reunion advertisement, I'm sure you must've come across it, please do check it --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHGDN9-oFJE
Thanks for sharing your experience, take care :)
Thank you Charan for such lovely comments. I have not seen the Google's advertisement. Will check up .
DeleteYeah please check it Ushaji, it is emotionally touching as two friends who got separated during the 1947 partition meet again after 6 decades!! :)
DeleteYou can search it on youtube as 'Google Search Reunion"! :)
Thank you Charan, for the information.
Deletethe joy of bumping into people you thought you will never meet again is unparalleled interesting..
ReplyDeleteThank you Shiva.
DeleteTrue relationships... friendships and love never leave us...
ReplyDeleteThey come back to us sooner or later..
And I am glad that you met her1
Thank you Satya.
DeleteWow! can imagine the thrill and excitement of meeting an old friend, especially through such a channel. It indeed is a small world.
ReplyDeleteThank you Asha.
DeleteCoincidentally, aunty when you called to tell us about your having written 'A small world', I was talking on the phone to my cousin - the daughter of my mausi and your very same friend about whom you've written! It is quite amazing that life seems to proceed from a series of 'chance' encounters which seem to be guided. But of course, if you hadn't written your book, I wouldn't have read it, and we wouldn't have had the conversation about Dehra Dun, and we may never have discovered that you knew my aunt and Nani so well. So, do keep writing!
ReplyDeleteWow, I was amused to know that you were talking to her when I called. Great co incidence.When is she coming to Delhi.? We must meet when she comes next time.
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ReplyDeleteVishal your comment was inadvertently deleted by me. Instead of clicking on 'reply' I clicked on 'delete'.If you don't mind write it again.
DeleteAmazing how fate brought you together again! ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy. It is all predestined.
DeleteThat was so sweet !! How happy you all must have been ! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sreeja. I am looking forward to meet her soon.
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