Profile of Parul

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

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lie and mis-trust and exercises, and I do not understand, for how long these boys will go on testing the girls, without self-introspecting as if they were purchasing things in the market ?"
Later the boy and his considerate sister apologised for several times, but Parul was not at all ready to talk anything in this matter and feeling proud of our Self-respect-loving, intelligent and modest daughter, we quietly returned home,
Out of several other noteworthy features, one example of other side of Parul's virtue of forgiveness is worth-mentioning here.
We were, as per invitation and contract engagement, producing with our group, a music feature on All India Radio, Bangalore. Parul was with us. It was well-agreed by the Radio Staff that they will provide the accompanying instrumentalists. But to our utter surprise, we found at the 'eleventh hour of scheduled recording that no Musician was being provided and the Incharge Officer himself was in a fix and troubles due to non-cooperation and betrayal of his own staff-colleagues, who had backed out. Finding it difficult, we were about to put off and cancell the programme. I was much more strict and reluctant. I took the Radio Officer to task. He was helpless and heartily apologising.
Seeing this all, out of consideration, compassion, forgiveness and spirit of co-oping with the unexpected situation, Parul atonce prevented me and told, "Mummy, you should not be so strict and harsh. He himself is in such a difficulty when nothing is left in his hands, he has requested us with folded hands to forgive him and hence we must some how alternatively manage the music ourselves, not to cancell the programme and to go ahead with the Recording."
Following this timely intervention by Parul, my husband immediatly phone-called our own available musicians and completed the recording programme nicely.