A Gathering of Cousins

 I have several, since only my Mom alone had six sisters and a brother. And we have had many gatherings of cousins, almost each year except during the pandemic. So it was one more, that happened recently. A pretty good turnout, in which I tried a shot of Chinese Whisky ( a pic of the bottle follows), and we had a lot of food, banter and antakshari. A couple of nieces were in attendance too.

Most of the attending party. Two aunts were also there.

Grand nephew Khayal.. who I met for the first time.

Taking pics is a challenge. My brother at it- above.

Another niece.. Aparna, with Milind and me.

The Chinese whisky tastes a bit like Feni, but comes in a cute bottle 

Khandwa Memorial Kishore Kumar

 The house where he lived- decked up for the 90th birth anniversary- 2019, August 4th.

 The house is not in good shape, though, as these pics reveal.

 Bhakts at the memorial, where his ashes lie...and,  A portrait with him (below)

 The M.P. Govt. organises some festivities each year, on his anniversary.

 Ge ge geli zara Timbuktoo, Kathmandu Kathmandu geli hu.. a fun song he sang in Jhumroo.

 His bust at the memorial..a memorable visit for us.

My Cracker is Louder than Yours

The different ways in which man competes with another! Examples abound, of this competitive spirit. Some of these are-

My car is bigger, more luxurious, more expensive than yours.

My house is bigger, better located than yours.

My wife is better-looking than yours.

My shirt/trousers were made in a better country (Italy/France) than yours (India/Bangladesh).

My guru writes/teaches yoga/discourses better than yours.

Kids' version of the same spirit- "My daddy strongest."

Maybe these days, it would extend into territories like 'My hospital is better than yours.' Or, 'my bypass surgery took longer than yours.'