Comments on: REMEMBERING PITAJI https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/ A Blog of Major General Surjit Singh (Retd) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: COLLS https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-140984 COLLS Sun, 05 Aug 2018 18:16:43 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-140984 MG Surjit

Aap mein himmat hai
Mount Everest koe
a grain of sand sey
compare kiya

yes prime of life
has become sublime
now there is not
left much of time

To understand your
UN bayanobal
new creation
it made a whirl wind
in my mind
it took a dementic
now some time to chime

BHAI, Surjit has a fathomless mind
not another has been
yet paida
Na hoga
of his kind
Remember thee all mankind
he speaks well of all even
Colls
05 AUGUST 2018
Canada

]]> By: Ladi https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-39045 Ladi Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:42:36 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-39045 Cannot forget my childhood when we shifted in Pita ji home in 1984 on rent in that single small room. I see those years as golden years of my life. I used to massage his legs with my little hands and sometimes used to stand on his legs with the help of special lathis. checking letter box for him, asking him about letters, every evening first going to walk with mata ji and then with pita ji. My parents complained me I must get sometime to walk with us because my father did not like walking alone. cannot remember the day when he started teaching me punjabi. OBVIOUSLY cannot forget his slap that tight one I got in my life. Pitaji and Mataji were and will ever remain integral part of our life. pineapple in milk that he used to give us with some sugar and ice cream of his kelvinator fridge really the sugar of whole earth in that. His calling and concern if a single day I missed meeting him. We kids used to gather at 8 for chitrahaar and sometimes if parents allowed and of course pita ji at 9′s serial and Sunday’s Ramayan. Enjoying in his ambassador sometimes to the gurudwara sahib. lots and lots of memories of my childhood that each and single one revolves around and relate to 250R and pitaji mataji. anyway could not come back after leaving in 1991. but era of 1984 to 1991 were the best moments of my childhood. Last time I saw him in 1999 in Khalsa college was the last. still just 5 minutes back I was showing my kids 250R as my sweet little home of childhood on google maps. anyway memories always live in my heart and will always though. May their soul live in heaven and bless us always as their little ladi and sukha.

]]> By: Micky Bhambri https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-7183 Micky Bhambri Fri, 24 May 2013 08:17:14 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-7183 Dear Uncle,
Thanks for sharing. The pictures are historic.
Micky

]]> By: ';colls'' https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6909 ';colls'' Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:08 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6909 you didn’t read mine yet

]]> By: Bhavneet & savneet ( Neets) https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6851 Bhavneet & savneet ( Neets) Wed, 15 May 2013 13:53:24 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6851 Great tribute
An inspiration
Thanks for sharing , GOD bless you

]]> By: surjit singh https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6813 surjit singh Tue, 14 May 2013 15:36:30 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6813 Dear Jasbir,
It must have been nostalgic…but I think it would have also caused pain. I am shocked to learn about the demise of your Pitaji. And what a way to go!
Surjit

]]> By: Jasbir Cheema https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6764 Jasbir Cheema Mon, 13 May 2013 08:32:52 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6764 From LCdr Jasbir Singh Cheema.
I called my father Pitaji too. He was commissioned in 1941 and served in N.Africa, Sicily and Italy and came back. He was in the Supply corp. He went again as a LCol to Iraq and Iran. After the war and shifting from Pak to India, he was incharge of the refugee camp in Jullunder Cantt. He was posted in Ambala Cantt, where we had a H U G E house and then to New Delhi Cantt as JAG. We stayed in 66 Lodhi Road. …………. ?????????

Thanks for reminding me of my short stay with my Pitaji. In 1950, he was poisoned by his friend whom he saved in the Court Martial, and died before he could take up his new appointment in Bombay.

The house and your father’s picture are very close to my memory of what I have of my Pitaji. Thanks for the MEMORIES.

J.S.Cheema

]]> By: Col Manmohan Singh Jassal https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6666 Col Manmohan Singh Jassal Fri, 10 May 2013 13:12:20 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6666 Lovely memories
jassal

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COL M S JASSAL
Dean Administration
Chitkara University (Pb)

]]> By: Anil Bhalla https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6654 Anil Bhalla Fri, 10 May 2013 07:44:51 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6654 Most interesting and enlightening. Well done Surjit. Thanks for sharing
Bobby

]]> By: surjit singh https://amolak.in/web/remembering-pitaji/#comment-6638 surjit singh Thu, 09 May 2013 15:13:23 +0000 http://amolak.in/web/?p=2380#comment-6638 Moru,

Thanks. Parents are parents, whether it be mine or yours. I have no doubt that you are just as fond of your parents as I am of mine.

I may also add that the real worth of the parents is felt after they are gone!

Love,

Surjit

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