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I was seven when my father died and it took me a long time to know what death was . And when knew what death was, the first thing I realised was that I had not touched my dead father's feet which was a custom followed in the slum I lived in Ali Peter John
I couldn't touch my mother's feet as I was asked to kiss her forehead and not her feet . I wanted to touch the feet of the only guru I had , Mr K A Abbas,but I was too drunk to even go close to his limp body .
The one man whose feet I touched with all the respect and reverence was Dr Ramanand Sagar
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I kept kissing and touching the clay and stone made gods and goddesses for years in the hope that they would listen to my prayers , but they rarely answered my prayers.
But the one man whose feet I touched with all the respect and reverence was Dr Ramanand Sagar.
I have not touched the feet of anyone else after that morning when his body was lying in the courtyard of Sagar Villa.
I have had what can only be called a Kaarmic connection with the Sagar family.
I have known all the sons of Dr Sagar , Subhash, Shanti, Anand , Moti and I have known Prem better than all of them and our friendship goes down more than 40 years.
"I have known Prem as a brilliant cinematographer, a poet and painter by heart"
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Prem SagarI have known Prem as a brilliant cinematographer, a poet and painter by heart , a spiritualy inclined soul who can also be practical when challenged by the circumstances around him.
He has defied death to live a life full of blessings . And the best blessings he has received are his wife , Neelam and his children , Shabnam, Shiv and Ganga.
And what is like a miracle is how the talent of Prem has flown into Neelam who is a gifted painter , to his daughter Shabnam who is one of the best interior designer around and Ganga who is known as a painter.
who has excelled in her work and Shiv who has been trained in the hospitality business in the best school in the world and who now runs a resort called " Tooth Mountain" in Karjat which is on the way to the hill stations, Lonavala, Khandala and Mahabaleswer .
(As I write this I get the goose bumps as I have seen all the three when they were in their cradles)
The video of Prem's recreation of Vir's short story is introduced by Neelam Sagar and Prem Sagar
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And now comes another miracle in my friend , Prem's life . His grandson Vir, the son of Shabnam and Puneesh is showing the first sparks of talent and creativity when he is only 13 years old .....
Vir wrote a short story some time in October 2020 . The story titled "The After Life" was read by Prem and Neelam and they were not only happy , but Prem decided to give the story the touch of a true Sagar and has now conceived and presented the story in the only way he could , with all his love and care for his grandson's just born talent .
The video of Prem's recreation of Vir's short story is introduced by Neelam and has the story told in Prem's voice .
It is very important that many other parents and grandparents see this creative effort made by a family because it is only such efforts that can lead to better families , a better society and country and a better world .