The tests.

By midnight, my stomach was washed down by the Colonprep. Had slept well thereafter. Got up at 5, had washed myself and commenced the washing down of my stomach and was ready by a half past 8. Kuttu had come by with breakfast for Rema and Padmakumar.

Kuttu, then, dropped us at KIMS and I was taken into the minor OT for the proceedures. By 11, I was brought out of the minor OT on completion of endoscopy and colonoscopy. I've a problem of thickening blood vessels within the alimentary canal! Was referred to the Haematologist, blood tests were carried out out and the ultra sound scan of my abdomen done. 

Had lunch late, by a half past 3.Soon after, we left Thiruvananthapuram for Thalavoor and reached Raj Nivas by 6.  The care - chauffeured by Sachin - then dropped Padmakumar-Rema at Vetteelazhikam and returned.

Had fruits and watched television serials with Lekha. 

Was dog tired!

Slept at our usual time!

At KIMS and onward.

Got up at 5, sent all the messages, opened up the house for the day, lit up the puja room lamp and switched on the hymns on the television.

Morning cuppa with Lekha.

Bath followed by breakfast; recited my prayers.

Ajub comes in by 9 and set off for Thiruvananthapuram: picked up Padmakumar and Rema from Pidavoor; resumed our journey.

Reached KIMS by 11, met Lynda and commenced pre-anaesthesia checks. Met the anaesthetist, took her advice, samples of my blood were drawn, bought the purgatives and settled down at 205, Ivy Residency. Had the lovely lunch prepared by Rema followed by siesta.

Suma kunjamma and Kuttu had come by to take us to their house. Instead we'd dinner at Imperial Kitchen, nearby. 

A quiet evening thereafter.

  

At the Neelamperoor Devi kshetram.

Had got up 1, went through our chores and we were ready by a half past 2 and Monish was at our gate at that time. We kicked off soon after. A massive accident about 4 km north of Kottarakkara; thankfully there were no casualties. As the recovery vessel and the police came into the scene along with the electricity board guys, we resumed our journey.

Reached the ground opposite the Neelamperoor Devi kshetram, at a half past 4 and we stayed put in the car till 5, when Subbalakshmi's Venkatachalapathi hymn started blaring out of the temple's loud speakers. Rang up Saji as he came out to light up the lamp.

Joined in the first puja, "Ashtabhishekam" and saw to its logical conclusion.. Passed on the puja articles for the next serial.

A boisterous breakfast. Aniyan had come by then!

By that time the rest of the PN Panicker-Chempakakutty Amma family was in we were on to the next puja.

Went to the Puthuvayil House, saw Unni and Valsala's mother, aged 87 years.

Returned, had a short snooze.

Joined in for the evening puja. Set up the external oil lamps and lit them too!

The final puja and the dakshina were handed over.

Had dinner and kicked off on our return around a half past 8, after meeting up with Mini.

Reached Raj Nivas by a quarter past 10.

At the Kusappilli temple.

Got up at 5, sent all the messages, opened up the house for the day, lit up the puja room lamp, switched on the hymns on the television.

Morning cuppa with Lekha.

Recited my prayers while walking inside the house.

Lekha goes to Kottarakkara to fix up everything for her dad's remembrance day tomorrow and to do sundry shopping.

Padmakumar and Rema came home with a lovely lunch by her. But poor Rema is still unwell and she took precautions.

Siesta.

Went off to Kusappilli temple by a quarter past 6.

The evening function with the transport minister, KB Ganesh Kumar went off well.

Kanji, payar and paayasam at the temple.

Dropped Rema-Padmakumar at Pidavoor and returned.

An early night.

From The Quarterdeck to Raj Nivas.

Lekha had got up at 3 as she'd made up her mind to prepare both breakfast and lunch for everyone during the journey. This was because :-

   * two days back when we'd gone out with Mini, we'd visited the famous Guruvayur Tiffin for                    breakfast. To our utter surprise we were told that only idlis and upma were available; by a half 

      past 8, idlis were over. This was the result of the shortage of cooking gas thanks to the ongoing 

      Gulf War.

   

   * eating out, these days, has become a hassle and it's better to avoid it till the situation eases out.

And wow, what a fair it was! Breakfast was puries, peas paneer curry and boiled eggs and lunch was fried rice and salad.

Sajish reached the house on the dot and we cast off at a quarter to 7.

Had breakfast at Rema's place by 9. She was okay, much better after what she was yesterday.

The journey was smooth with no traffic snarls at all.

Reached Letha's house by a quarter past 1. Had lunch, caught my forty winks and we resumed our journey, dropped Sajish at the rtc bus stand by a quarter past 3.

Got behind the wheel and dropped Rema-Padmakumar at Pidavoor.

Reached Raj Nivas by 4, quickly unpacked, set the house in order and allowed Lekha to have her siesta.

Spoke to mom and dad.

A quiet evening!.  

The National Dental Commission.

The commission will frame rules, conduct rating and assessment of dental institutions. It will evaluate human resources and promote dental research, frame guidelines for fee regulation in private dental colleges and establish standards for ethics.

To support the function of the commission, three autonomous bodies  have also been constituted which are :-

   

     * Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental Education Board

        Will oversee dental education.

     * Dental Assessment and Rating Board

        Will regulate accreditation and institutional assessment.

     * The Ethics and Dental Registration Board

        Will govern professional conduct and registration of dentists.

Dr Sanjay Tewari                                          Chairperson of the commission

Dr Mousumi Goswami                                  Part-time Member

Dr Chandrashekhar Jankiram                    President, Undergraduate and Postgraduate DEB.

Dr Shailesh Madhav Lele                             Whole time member

Lt Gen  Tapas Kumar Bandyopadhyay                    "

Lt Gen Nanda Kishore Sahoo                       President, Dental Assessment and Rating Board

Arindam Modak                                             Secretary to the NDC.

My take

A step in the right direction!

Tailpiece.

Got up at 5, sent all the messages, opened up the house for the day, lit up the puja room lamp and switched on the hymns on the home theatre.

Morning cuppa with Lekha and Mini.

Dropped Mini at the railway station and put her on the Passenger bound for Ernakulam at 0700 hrs.

Walked on the road in front of the house; recited my prayers.

Bath followed by breakfast of dosas, chutney. The maid given homework.

Worked on my laptop.

Lunch followed by siesta.

The metallic addition to our left boundary put in place. 

The Chevy was washed down and The Quarterdeck was systematically shut down.

Packing done in steps.

Rema and Padmakumar will be joining us tomorrow.

India today.

As global tensions escalate, India stands steady with an uninterrupted supply of crude and petroleum powering the nation forward.

This stability is no coincidence; it is the direct result of PM Modi's clear vision to transform India from import dependence to a truly Atmanirbhar Bharat.

From ethanol blending, which has significantly reduced our crude oil import bill, to the near-total electrification of railways (now at 99.4%), every step has fortified India's energy security. While others questioned initiatives like Make-in-India, the Modi government stayed focused, ensuring that Bharat never has to fear global uncertainty.

The result? A nation that is not just growing but is resilient and self-reliant.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 5, sent all the messages, opened up the house for the day, lit up the puja room lamp, switched on the hymns on the home-theatre.

Morning cuppa with Lekha and Mini.

Walked on the road in front of The Quarterdeck; recited my prayers.

Bath followed by breakfast of Masala dosas with chutney.

Mini's friend, Saju Soman had dropped by; Seena was down too to attend on Lekha.

Worked on my laptop.

Lunch, watched "Snehakkoottu" followed by siesta.

Lekha and Mini go to the temple to have a darshan of the good Lord: Lekha by the local citizens' queue while Mini did it by joining the senior citizens' queue.

Pushpaakaran plucks the coconuts.

A quiet evening.