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Life Footprints – 21
Lost Treasure………
In 1962, I was in Standard-2 at St. Cathedral and commute in
Gani‟s rikshaw.
Gani was like family and during journey tells stories about his
family and village.
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister visited Lucknow.
His convoy was crossing school exactly when we were
returning home.
Gani asked, “Like to handshake Pandit Jee”. Excited I said,
“Yes”.
No Z+ security, Gani paddled me aside PM‟s open car. I waved
and he offered me his lapel rose. Wow…..
I preserved rose as herbarium till termites ate the book along
with prized possession.
It was like treasure lost to me………
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