Ds great grandfather - Bauji (Chander Bhan Sikka) and Biji (Sheelawanti Sikka)
The photograph was taken at Canada, when they were visiting their sons, around late 1980s

Bauji is my maternal grandfather and was happy to see him last weekend.
Biji passed away on 9-Jan-2007, after a protracted illness


PS Bauji means father in Punjabi

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D's Dadu and Dadi, looking dapper and beautiful


Photograph taken from my grandfathers collection at Ludhiana, had to take a snap of the existing photograph in absence of a scanner

Dharam Veer Verma, D's Dadu and boy did he live up to his first and middle name
Generous to a fault and brave like they dont make them anymore
Seen below receiving the Shaura Chakrya from R. Venkataraman, the eighth president of India


To help D know her Dadu a bit better , will update in future posts as unfortunately D never got to meet her Dadu
He passed away on 12th Feb 1991 in a car accident, Ds father me was 14 years old...

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D's depiction of her class
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I nailed all three !!!




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D's paws :)

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