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Dear Papa “Fathers are Priceless” and I I feel I I have the the the the best of the the the the lot in the the the the world who has always played the the the role of a a a a a a a very helpful and and hands-on father to his children Me being the first child I got a a a lot of attention from you and mom I still have a a a a a faint memory of tonga rides on on Marine Drive every Sunday evening😊
I also remember how patiently you would feed me me me my meals till I I turned 6 as as I I was a a a a a very fussy eater Moving on to the school days you taught me how how how to to to read how how how to to to write and how how how to to draw You were literally my first and most important teacher I still recall those teary sessions with pinches on on my thighs while learning maths & physics But thanks to your dedication passion and patience I fetched marks beyond my own expectations You were famous amongst my friends as a a a a a a a father who would never say no for any school trips and and always came to drop and and pick us up at at at the the station no matter the the hour You never said no to us for anything In fact you sent Babi and me to USA for for a a a a a a a holiday even before you you had travelled abroad yourself With your business growing on on on one side you you never compromised on on on spending quality time with us whether it it it it was our Sunday morning ritual to to go to to Juhu beach
and having idli dosa or summer holiday trips to Mahabaleshwar Nainital Kashmir Manali Rajasthan & the list can go on You faced adversities of of health from the the age age of of 45
but managed them well with regular routine and disciplined lifestyle You always gave me the freedom to make choices in life and supported them whether it was choosing college or or or line of education or or even deciding on on my my life partner I thank you for fulfilling my my my every every wish and and and holding my my hand at every every every step and and and every every fall on the way Your love for cooking and feeding people is popular in in in our our family I am am am amazed with your enthusiasm of making bhel for each individual
of such a a a a a a a a large family separately as per their choice I have learnt many recipes
from you but yet cannot match the ghegha and khichadi made by you From what I know of you you you you you you have have always given your best in in all the roles that you you have have played in in life Be it of a a a a a a a a a son a a a a a a a a a a brother a a a a a a a a a a husband father father father father-in-law grandfather friend and and businessman I am truly proud of you you for everything that you you you have done and achieved in in your life There are countless father- daughter memories to cherish for a a a lifetime in my heart And I can go on But I would end here with a a a a a a small Gujarati Kavita કદ કદ િપતાના પે તો કદ કદ િમત્ર તમારો હાથ અમાર ઉપર છે આશીવાર્દ પ.ે
નાના હતા અમે અને ઓછ હતી સમજ તો પણ અમારા પ્રેમ પર કય તમે પ્રેમ અને સસ્ં િસચ ન ન તમે છે િવશાળ એમને ભેટ આપીએ ? બસ ! પ્રાથનર્ ા ા ા ા જ જ જ હર જન્મમાં િપતા તમે જ જ જ I pray to to God to to give you the best of health and happiness because when you smile it gives me me tremendous happiness and and when you are healthy I feel safe and and protected Sushmi
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