Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

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Monday, 3 April 2017

JAGDISH SHAH - 08/07/1955

To. Hamendra. C. Parekh

B.E C/o. Vikas Corporation Patil Building

Near Power House RAJ KOT - Saurashtra INDIA

 

Dear Hamendra,

After years of my silence I take the opportunity to start this letter and continue our old correspondence. I am sorry for having kept you waiting. I have some time say 3/4 hr as I am leaving Heidelberg for Mannheim by train at 2.55 P.M. I hope I can finish this letter at least before the end of this week.

I am invited by my friend and paying him a friendly visit. By the by you didn't write me about your B.E Exam results. I inquired Amirana but Acharya hasn't written about you. I take it for granted that you have passed, if not in 1st class, at least in II class. What are your future plans? Going to accept any job immediately or wish to continue the same in a foreign country? What about Virendra? Naresh hasn't written me for a long time. I am to be blamed for all this because of my irregularity in replying. Anyway I hope to dispose of the pending work as early as possible. That will relieve me of some botheration.

I don't know where to address this letter.

Dear, it might be that possible that you have seen a photo of the Heidelberg Mensa where the students take their meals together. I very much wish to bring you all the remembrance back there. There are 2 such houses where we eat together and it costs only 40, 80, 150 Pf. summing for the whole month an average expenditure at such houses is 45 D.M (1 DM = 1-2-3 Rs). And evening we all take mostly at home (45 D.M) 50 DM for the room and 30-40 Sundry expenses. Some time back actually a fortnight ago we had been to Neckarsteinach to swim. We were 5 in all. One family and one another girl and me. We enjoyed a lot but unfortunately we remembered after reaching there to take a camera with us. What a pity. Yesterday I had some visitors and we were together till morning. Study is progressing slowly and intently. I am coming near and near to the end of my practicals. Last week I had such bad luck that I couldn't progress at all. Moreover I am quite uneasy getting sometimes homesickness, inspite of the soft company. We have from the dance school on 16th July a dance and on 15th July is annual gathering from the Univ. Austro foreign dept. I am fired up and moreover I am stranded. I have applied in B.A.

 

...and until now there is no reply. You see, I have so far blown my own trumpet. During the easter holidays I was in Holland. How is business in Rajkot and general in India.

Where do you and me stand? Yesterday (Sunday) I had paid a visit to my friend in Mannheim about 12 km from here. City looks nice there as also we saw a Television programme. To date I am so tired I hardly can work. I have also lost my watch. I wouldn't advise you to come here for further studies of course, you can come here and take practical training. I am tired of Heidelberg. Wish to travel somewhere. 10-7-55 My congratulation to you. I have received

 

today a letter from Naresh. I wish you good luck in your attempts & go ahead to study further in America. I have some friend in America one of them is going there by end of this month. 13-7-55 Sorry I cannot come to the back and finish off this letter Dear Hamendra. When I get time and peace of mind I will write you one letter that you never had before. So until then I am just waiting for a long reply from you. Yours Jagdish.

 

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Absender: Jagdish J. Shah. 24 Klein Schmidt Strasse Heidelberg

 







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