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Oct 26Liked by Ruhie Vaidya

Another beautiful letter Ruhie.

I am sorry that you and Sonal have had the heartbreak of losing your Dad at such a young age and you have to experience even happy events with a tinge of sadness due to his absence.

It is uplifting to see that you make an effort to go to things like the garba so your kids can see their rich cultural background.

It also serves as a wonderful connection to something Deddy loved so much.

You truly are a remarkable young lady!!

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This means so much! Thank you, Mum 🫶🏽🫶🏽

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Oct 26Liked by Ruhie Vaidya

Very beautiful and emotional writing Ruhie. Yes you are right in saying to nurture your kids with our heritage, ways of life celebrating various events of our origin and continue to expose them with the events once their Sanjay dada enjoyed most. I remember our beloved Sanjay performing at various Garba events with relentless involvement, sweating our the most, making announcements in the mike, encouraging lot of us to participate too, was an incredible experience. I also remember one such Garba where Sanjay's charitable side of his personality raised quite a bit for the MND research, which is commendable. I always miss him remembering his active life style with tears in my eyes.

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Thank you so much for this message and for sharing such wonderful memories of Dad! His absence at Garba and other happy occasions definitely hits me hard, but remembering the good times and carrying forward his legacy brings me some solace, peace, and even joy 💛

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Oct 25Liked by Ruhie Vaidya

So beautifully written Ruhie. It’s amazing that you can be so emotionally introspective and acknowledge all emotions experienced here- joy, sadness, connection and loss. Those emotions are all equally valid and can coexist.

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Thanks Komal! I really appreciate this message, and sharing your thoughts about the complexity of grief ❤️

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