Its official, I have abdicated my throne!
Last week, the Honorable Justice of the Bombay City Civil Court ruled in favor of our petition. I no longer command my domain. Let me introduce you to the new Supreme Commander of Arun’s World to the East and in the West. My daughter, Meera Arun Shanbhag
The above picture was taken at the ashram on the first day we saw her. The light on the porch was ethereal and gave her an angelic look. I fell in love, instantly!
That was the time of the Mumbai terror attacks; you may now understand why I was so emotional during that period. The curfew then had prevented us from our daily visits to the ashram. And I was MAD at the terrorists for THAT too!
But we persevered and here is Meera on the first day we brought her home in Mumbai. Mother M is on cloud 9!
We have been blessed, what more could we have asked for?
Here are a string of Meera Updates:
- Meera in the Park … in Boston
- Meera as Shakuntala
- Short Video: Meera Enjoying Limbu Soda
- Meera at the Kala Ghoda Festival
- Meera is Two
- Meera: Center of My Universe
- Air Meera
- Meera Tai
- Short Video: Meera at Marine Drive
- Meera Sleeping
- Meera’s Bath
- Meera at the Zoo
- Meera in Red
- Meera Turns One
- Abdicated My Throne
Marathoner, Professor, Author, Citizen Journalist, Fitness Nut, Foodie, Meera's father, Hindu, Scientist, Photographer.
Congrats Arun, your little girls looks so cute and charming. Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful pictures of your family.
My heartiest congratuations and the very warm and best of wishes to the proud parents as well!
Take care, bye
Jansi
Thank you Jansirani,
Wishing all your prayers come to fruition too.
Arun
Hello Sir,
Ur Baby is really very cute .she is angel
Regards
seema shanbhag
Thank you Seema:
We are indeed blessed and we hope that dear Meera lives a long and fruitful life; and along the way brings joy to all.
Arun
Hi Arun,
Meera looks absolutely adorable, ..its a blessing to have a little angel. Looking forward to more pics. Keep them rolling.
Regards,
Lalita Baliga
Hi Lalita:
Thank you for your kind words about Meera. We are truly blessed.
Have you seen this latest Greeting with meera’s pic on it? I have several more, just search for MEERA in the search box on this page, or pick the MEERA category on the right drop-down. Its Meera Galore.
http://arunshanbhag.com/2009/12/31/new-year-greetings-2010/
And thank you for visiting.
Will reply to your other queries shortly.
Arun
Wow – I have missed so much in your blog.
Blessings to the little gem of your life.
O, Thank you Priya!
Yes, changed our world!
but what a joy! What a thrill!
Thank you again!
Arun and M,
Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful pictures. I can’t wait to meet Meera in person. Arun, I don’t think I have ever seen you smile so much.
Kim
Thank you Kim:
Meera is such an amazing person and she has verily such joy to all. We are truly blessed and it shows!
Best Wishes
Arun
Congrats! Meera is beautiful!
Thank you Manisha!
Congrats Dr. Shanbhag!
-Bala
(Dr. Latour’s student, and a fellow Colaba/Clemson-wallah)
Thank you Bala!
How is Bob doing and what are you upto?
A Colaba-Clemson wala? how rare is that!
Hi Dr. Shanbhag,
The Boss is away at a couple of conferences in Europe, while his students (try) and toil to produce coherent results for his research.
Humor aside, I’m trying to graduate by Aug 2010, so trying to get my act together for the final burst!
ahh late but nevertheless I give you my heartfelt congratulations…Meera is gorgeous and so precious…. cuddly cuddly and a big hug to her
Thank you Rachna!
(looks like you are finally catching up on your reading!)
I hope when she grows up, she can see all of yours greeting her and be thankful for all the good wishes sent her way!
Many thanks.
Dear Arun,
A belated greeting to you and your little family from Copenhagen, Denmark. A true gem of a little daughter, you’ve both got.
Since December of last year (in connection with the terror in Mumbai) I have admired your blog and beautiful pictures from time to time.
Jai Hind!
Jens
Jens
Thank you so very much for stopping by to say a few words about our daughter!
She is indeed the bestest thing that happened to us. We are indeed so lucky that she is with us.
And interesting, that she came to us during the time of the Terror attacks in Mumbai – perhaps its nature’s way of telling us that life does continue!
And thank you for taking the time to read my blogs!
Best Wishes to you and your family and friends in Copenhagen!
Arun
Dear Arun and M,
Congratulations to you and M. Your daughter is adorable and may god bless her with all the happiness and good health.
Regards,
Nandini, Shripad
Love and hugs to dear Meera from Sonali and Sohan
Hi Nandini:
Thank you for visiting and writing a comment! How are you guys doing? Still in Australia?
Any plans for visiting Boston? Please do visit with us if you are in the States.
Regards to Shripad as well.
Arun
PS. just returned from Mumbai!
Hi Arun:
I hope you remember us from Chicago days. We met at the AMKA events and at Vasant Acharya’s place.
Congrats on the addition of Meera to your family. Wishing you, M and Meera the very best.
BTW..>We are now in San Jose, CA.
Best Wishes and Congrats once again….
Milind
Hi Milind,
)
Of course, I remember you. I may have heard that you had moved to San Jose. Kirti is our source of Chicago gossip
THank you for your kind words about Meera. M and Meera are currently in mumbai and I will be visiting them soon. Will mention you to M.
Thank you and Best Wishes
Arun
Arun ji,
How are M and Meera ?When are they comuing to US ?
Lots of love and blessings to little Meera (she has a beautiful name).
Regards,
Manasi.
Seattle, WA.
Arrey Manasi;
It may be a few months before Meera and M can come to the US. We are currently working on immigration papers!
Glad you like the name! It just came to us and seemed to suit her well!
Thank you, Manasi! will keep you updated!
I Love Meera!! She’s so adorable and she looks curious about her new life. Congratulations again for being a dad now! I can’t wait to see her in Boston!
Thank you Maple!
You are right, She is very curious and a fast learner! I hope we can keep up with her!
and thank you again – Dad seems like such a beautiful thing. I can’t wait for them to be here in Boston. You will meet them soon.
Dear M,
Your Meera is beautiful. You are so blessed as is she!! I first saw her in the Neurology newsletter today and called Ginny immediately. Can’t wait to meet her. Enjoy every moment of your new family.
Annette
Thank you Annette
(This is Arun).
I will let M know of your comment. She is currently in Mumbai with Meera. I spoke to them last night and M is certainly enjoying Meera, but also misses the interaction in the Department.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Arun
Arunbhai….a bit late in wishing you…..but congratulations to you both….she is beautiful!!
THank you Hemant!
and you are not late. I guess we will her for the rest of our lives!
)
Hope you guys are doing well.
>We have been blessed! What more could we have asked for!
Absolutely man, absolutely. Life will not be the same from now on.
Thank you Premnath;
Life is already changing dramatically, … for the better!
Thank you Girish for your kind wishes!
By the grace of God, Meera is doing great and we are loving every moment!
Thank you!
Many congrats! We, Pai family wish Dear Meera all the best in Life
Hello Arun
I ahve read couple of articles in your blog.I have added it to my favourites.But this is my first to write back.I find it very appealing.
When I was a young girl I always thought of adopting a child, I always said that to my ‘Aai’ (Mom), that one day I would want to do that.She just used to smile at me and my thoughts. But time passed by and as I grew up, got married I happened to forget that long time ago.
I am thrilled to hear about Meera ,M and you. Awesome thought and deed, truly amazing !!
Loads of blessings to Meera(beautiful name) and tonnes of hearty wishes to you and M.(me and my husband happen to share the same name initials ‘M’ and ‘A’ [:)])
‘MS’
WA,US.
Arun Says:
Hi M – THank you for sharing your thoughts. For us, it just happened and once we got on the road to do it, we had a tiny bit of hesitation, which all evaporated once we saw Meera!
And it has been a blessing for US! and what good fortune that Meera decided to accept us as parents! (that is what worried us till the end!)
and interesting that you too are “M&A.” I think it makes a great combination!
… and don’t tell me your husband’s name is also Arun! Ha HA!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
and sorry for the delay in replying to your comment!