But then, you have your own reasons in believing them!
You believed all that Indra Nooyi, the former Pepsi CEO wrote in her autobiography! You are a mature journalist to know that facts are massaged, and issues are coloured to suit the writer’s agenda. It is very interesting how you believe anything written in an autobiography book. The book is a good read, specially to the Punjabi diaspora who have not seen, experienced or heard of what life and times were before and after Punjab’s division following independence. Both can’t be taken for granted, and need to be nurtured with patience, love and care.” “At 87, I feel the two most valued things in life are good health and strong family bonding. And then what is her message? Here it is at the end of the book: The book was compiled and edited by Sujata Rajpal, her daughter, a commendable effort. Her journey, as I mentioned, continues with normal human problems along the way. Director of Information and Publicity, Government of Karnataka. Her work experience here was similar to my friend K. She never looks back and retires as DPRO (District Public Relations Officer). She joins as the District Publicity Supervisor. The author does her MA and gets a government job in the Public Relations Department of Punjab government - as she writes, courtesy the then Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Partap Singh Kairon (Nehru’s favourite CM!). But it is sad that the land, for the freedom of which he and his family fought and suffered, was not theirs’ anymore when the freedom really came. ‘I guess, which is why the saying ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed.’īe that as it may, Sharda’s family is not only educated but has also made sacrifices for the freedom of the country, going to jail, facing hardship and denials as a result. Sharda Gulali writes: ‘When I think of Ram Piara Lal, I wonder how could anyone sacrifice his most beloved possession for the sake of a friend. READ ALSO Now is the time for voters to demand their ‘pound of flesh’ However, Sharda’s father laughed, refusing the offer and took back the child (Sharda) saying: ‘I highly appreciate your sacrifice but it does not matter to me if I have a son or a daughter. Tomorrow we will declare to everyone accordingly.’ You take my son and I take your daughter. I already have a son and you have two daughters. But his friend Lal says in hushed voice: ‘No one yet knows about the birth of these babies. Naturally, Sharda’s father was shocked and protests. Advocate Lal takes his new-born son to his friend’s house and tries to exchange the babies. In the same evening Sharda’s mother delivered her third daughter, that is Sharda. It happened that their delivery dates were just about 12 hours apart.Īdvocate’s wife gave birth to a baby boy in the morning of March 3, 1935, their second son. Incidentally when Sharda’s mother was expecting her arrival to the family, Ram Piara Lal’s wife too was expecting her second child. The author Sharda Gulati writes that her father’s best friend was Ram Piara Lal, an advocate who had a son.
Well, no different, in most families, even now.
She had two sisters and those times having daughters was a curse for parents. The book opens with a chapter titled, ‘My Childhood’ and mentions of a ‘filmi drama’ following author’s birth.
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