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I heard of a theft at Defence Colony, New Delhi in the last week. The thieves (domestic help) took away valuables worth more than 80 Lac Rupees, leaving the owner of the house sleeping.......Fortunately I know this family.....and we were to call them Buaji and Foofaji. We have known them for last 30+ years. A family we envied a lot, that time this family was in Tanzania, they use to come to India, once a year or so and that was a time for us to know each other, interact, play some indoor games etc etc. as they had two sons more or less of the age of myself and my elder brother. The news of their planned arrival was in itself something to be looked on for us. And when they use to reach, we anxiosly use to wait for an opportunity to see their toys, the belongings, clothes etc etc. When I heard of this theft, I looked back in history, my childhood days and the moments when except the gender and age, there was no other point where we could match these two young boys, who are both settl...

17th convocation at NEHU Shillong We had the convocation today. Prof SD Tendulkar (Chairman, National Statistical Commission and a renowned economist) was the Chief Guest. Prof Andre Bettalie, Chancellor of NEHU, presided the ceremony. Mr MM Jacab, former Governor of Meghalaya, was given honoris causa doctorate degree. The Chief Minister, DD Lapang was also present during the ceremony. Prof Bettalie spoke about university system and the need of inclusive approach. He expressed that it is important for the univeristies to come out of just certification mode.