dear namita,
yes, Santa here is only a metaphor - for faith: that  'good things prevail' and good always routs evil...that faith is what is eroded now and then, it needs to be revived and preserved
regards, ixedoc

dear roba, 
somehow missed thsi on...wonder how. I usually like to respond as fast as I can tyo comments: Well, one needs to hope for less, and not become hopeless..thats the key
regards, ixedoc

yes santa never dies ............ Bina's initiative to recharge the santa if somewhere he is gasping for breath is the one we all need to do within us ......whenever faith shows crumbling signs

what a wonderful moment it most have been.........and it is still for all us an incentive to go on moving and have faith..
namita

Ummeed pe tho duniya kayam hain sarkar....
It has never hurt anyone to live in hope....we all do, no matter how much we deny it....

dear kamalji & harsha,
thanks for the warm words - I am indebted to so many who silently stood by me believing I could make it somedy - the way it looks from here, is that day is arriving soon. I hope so. Yes, moody Gods can spoil everything - at least you have a God that gets moody at times, for me I dont even believe there is one...
regards, ixedoc

Dear Doc,

You are a mountain and i cant even compare  a fraction to u, i only look up to u.You do yoman service to humanity, and u are brilliant in yr field, going by all the research taht u have done.

Money is no criteria in life, though unfortunately these days ones worth is measured with it.But then even politicians and criminals have so much of itHard work is everywhere Doc, in every field, its just that i beleive god must give u the opportunity .There are better and more intelligent persons than me, who havnt got the opportunity.

but why should i ask God why he has been kind to me.Maybe then he may change his mind.Gods can be moody too, u know.HAHA.

Thanks for the kind words .Regards.kamal

dear priyamvada k,
thanks for the reply: yes, at that time at least, it was the best thing that had hapned to me. in the years after, I sent sketches to many , some of who that replied with autographs were, C Rajagopalachari, the Last Governor General of India and M G Ramachandran, the actor who later became the CM of TN
Please ask kamala to peserve the mementos, childhood is a wonderful period and it brings back nostalgia later when life gets a bit onerous
regards, ixedoc

Doc,
   What a nice moment that must have been, and how wonderful it is to cherish something like that!! From the one and only Mr. Radhakrishnan, India's first President.

Kamala's class wrote letters as part of a class assignment last year. Got back a signed reply letter (I guess his office has stock letters for kids). So now we have an autographed letter from Mr. George W. Bush, along with a picture of him and Laura...... Dunno if that's worth cherishing or not 

In the interest of not wanting to impose my will on Kamala, I have left the decision to her 

Cheers,
Priya.

dear kamalji saab, 
yours is no miracle sir...you have worked hard for making what you have of yourself. your story is an inspiration to lesser mortals and also rans like me....maybe, I need a miracle or two to get me to where you are, only I dont work that hard as you
regards, ixedoc

dear birdscanrun, 
thanks for the feedback - I know of a true story, a near mircle story, I once blogged here on. I think it is called 'the dog that God returned' or something. for tose who pooh pooh, it is amust read article
regards, ixedoc