Profile of Parul

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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PARUL AS SEEN BY HER INMATES: SISTERS(I)
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Chi. KINNARI P. TOLIYA.
Parul's face will forever, be in our hearts. Her jokes, her acting and love towards everybody including animals will forever be remembered.
We had got a small kitten, "Kalindi" by name (because she was black). Parul was crazy for that kitten. Before going out or anywhere, she would see to that the kitten is comfortable, or whether it has eaten the food, etc., even that kitten had some extra affection towards Parul. More than us it used to like Parul.
One night we let it out to play and were waching it. It went somewhere and then suddenly we heard a scream. Scared, we went on searching for it. Later the neighbours also joined us. After sometime, Bhavita found it dead under a gutter! All of us were in tears and too much shocked...... Then as per Parul's wish we buried it in our house compound, but we could not forget it. Now neither kitten Kalindi is with us, nor its mentor Parul......!! Both have gone to some unknown land......!!
In memory of Parul, I have written this poem:
WE WON'T FORGET YOU
That calm face, that happy face
That joking face, that angry face (sometimes) Even with those different faces, Oh sister! We won't forget you.
Your critisism, your language;
Your fights, your lyrics
Even with all that, Oh sister! We won't forget you.
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