Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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=Life - As I've seen it =
end and on the other hand it was Jayabhabhi's faith in God. Eventually just as Pranjivan's faith had won and brought my father back similarly Jayabhabhi's faith won and Pranjivan survived. No good deed goes unnoticed by destiny. The whole family and community was ecstatic.
This was the emotional side of Pranjivan. Now let's look at the brave side of Pranjivan.
I use to live in Birlapur which was like an outing for Calcutta people. There was a public bus which connected Birlapur with Kolkata. It was always overcrowded and people would fight inside. One day. Pranjivan's elder daughter Chandrika who was barely 9-10 years old asked her father that she wanted to go to Faiba's house (my house) in Birlapur. Pranjivan thought for a second and saw this as a good opportunity to instill fearlessness and confidence in his young daughter. He asked her, "If I put you in the public bus that goes to Faiba's house in Birlapur, would. you go alone?" Chandrika was also equally brave like her father and agreed to go alone. Thus, she was sent alone in the bus to Faiba's house. And she reached safely. Such are Pranjivan, his wife and Children.
Translation by Mrs. Madhuri K. Shah
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