The baby girl name Mansi comes from the Indian word which means, "Woman."Marathi word which means, "Sound of Mind." India word which means, "it is the name of the holy river in India-symbolically flowing out from lord Shiva 's long hair.." Sanskrit word which means, "Goddess of Wisdom."
Someone also suggested the name is an Hindu Mythology word which means, "born from heart."Hindi word which means, "The one who grants wishes ." Gujrati word which means, "Imagination."
To us Mansi was "born from heart".
As a child Mansi was very caring, strong willed, single minded, dedicated,hard working and conscientious. A big motivator she was always counselling her friends, the only soft spot was her craze for any and all animals.
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Little Mansi with Jaya Bachchan (1990) |
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Shammiji, Jayaji and Mansi (1990)
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I remember in 1991 when I was in CFSI we were celebrating Mansi's 5th birthday, and I had specially invited Jayaji to bless her. She made it a point to come and presented her with an unusual gift. A beautiful pink poncho, which Mansi insisted on wearing even though the Mumbai weather did not permit.
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| Aditya, Mansi, Shibani and Jayaji |
Nearly 20 yrs later on 14th June 2011, Jayaji was one of the many guests who braved the rains to bless Mansi and Lt Aditya for their wedding reception at Mumbai.
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| Ameen Sayani & Ashutosh Gawarikar came to bless Aditya and Mansi |
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| Parth (Mansi's Brother), Aditya, Mansi, Shibani & Mukesh Sharma |
Aditya Katdare and Mansi knew each other since their college days at St. Xaviers College - Mumbai. both of them pursued their education with single minded dedication before tying the knot. They both have a Masters degree and Aditya is now a Lieutenant in the Indian Army.
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| Mahrashtra Home Minister RR Patil blessing the couple |
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| Hon.Minister Patang Rao Kadam with Aditya and Mansi |
English Essayist, Poet, Dramatist and Statesman Joseph Addison wrote in the 17th century "Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is a desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express".
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| Sunil Shastri (S/O former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri) presenting the book on the late PM |
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| Johny Lever was there to bless Aditya and Mansi |
Its a pity that we continue to ignore our daughters in this country.
Mukeshji and Shibaniji, it was such a lovely occasion. May God Bless the newlyweds and many more joyous occasions for all of you to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rupali & Arvind for being with us during the reception of Aditya & Mansi.
ReplyDeleteSir it's really awesome pictures with emotional & thoughtful explanation.....
ReplyDeleteThanks Abhisheik...
ReplyDeleteReceived message via Face book from Anant Sharma..
ReplyDeleteHi Mukesh,
This is like being there in ur daughters marriage. Good show great couple. though I havent seen ur daughter but i am sure she quite resembles to you My best wishes.
Message Via Hot mail from former Minister Art & culture (Govt of Mauritius)Mr Parsuramen:
ReplyDeleteMy dear Mukesh
Thanks for your email and most particularly for the very moving message about Mansi "born from the heart".
Our prayers and good wishes for Mansi and Aditya to lead a very happy, blissful and prosperous conjugal life.
May God shower abundant blessings on them.
warm
Hope to welcome them sometime in Mauriitius........
warm rgds
Parsuramen
Dear Mukeshji..
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you.. our best wishes to the newly wedded couple.
Dr.Sameeran Walvekar
Dear Mukesh Sir,
ReplyDeleteFelt nice seeing the blog rather dedicated to daddycated Mansi-
It was all affection-love-emotion-feeling-heartycated-
Congrats for the grand function and attendance of greats-
Best wishes to the newly wed
Regards
D.S.L.Prasad
Head Technical
Iceplex TV
Comments recd.via hotmail from Neel Sharma....
ReplyDeleteArguably you can't get better than this Mukeshji
God bless all...we all really missed the lovely occasion but blessings are always there
I had to go out of town ofr ITC review on same day but never mind, I Njoed the occation through your imaginative words :)
Regards,
Neel
Recd. comments via Email from The Master Broadcaster none other then Ameen Sayani
ReplyDeleteDear Mukesh,
Here's something more you could add to your fascinating info on "Maansi" (yes, it needs a double "a" for precise pronunciation!).
If I remember right, I had read somewhere that "MAANAS" and "MAANSI" were the FIRST MAN and FIRST WOMAN created by God. How beautifully the concept synchronises with the Christian "ADAM & EVE", and the Muslim"AADAM & HAVVA"!
That's one more proof of the commonality of all religions. Remember the line from Rig Veda:
"Ekam Sat - vipraabahudhaah vadanti"?
Regards to all - and special good wishes to Mansi and Aditya.
Ameen.
comments recd. from Alok Bajpai via facebook...
ReplyDelete"Kudos 2 u for organizing such a splendid event !!"
Alok
Vandana Kapoor posted on face book Wall.
ReplyDelete"congrats mukesh bhai , the pics are really good . God bless the newly weds
Vahbiz doctor posted via hotmail
ReplyDeleteHello Uncle,
How are you? Really nice blog .. :)
The pictures have also come out nicely .
Received comments from Alankar from UK via Facebook..
ReplyDeleteMy deepest love to you all Bhaiya, however, as beautiful and 'grown up' Mansi looks, I can't help but feel old...the last time I saw her was as a little girl only waist-high, time moves so fast.
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." ~ Elizabeth Stone
Received comments from Phil cooke via Hotmail...
ReplyDeleteCongratulation! Love the photos. What an incredible wedding! You're a good dad.... :-)
phil cooke
creative disruptor | brand whisperer
Cooke Pictures
Burbank, CA 818-303-2424
TWC Films
Santa Monica, CA 310-392-7333
Ram Mohan commented on the photographs.
ReplyDeleteRam wrote: "Congrates Sir... God Bless the Couples :)"
Shampy Parmar commented on the photographs via facebook.
ReplyDeleteShampy wrote: "Mukeshji/Shibaniji mubarak ho......"
Vidhi Mistry commented on the photographs via Facebook.
ReplyDeleteVidhi wrote: "Congratulations.....Loved d white saree...."
Receivrd Comments from Dr Ramen Goel via Hotmail.
ReplyDeleteMukeshji,
Just went through the pictures & your feelings. Only a father can feel & express this.
Mansi & Aditya are blessed.
Ramen
Received via hotmail from Aparna Vaish
ReplyDeleteThanks Mukesh. The blog makes interesting reading. Had the pleasure of meeting Maansi and Aditya at their wedding. Hope they are doing well. The arrangement was excellent.
Comments via Hotmail from Nidhu kapoor
ReplyDeleteSooo fantastic!! you are one of the most articulate people on this planet, just beautiful!
Comments recd from Sreedhar Sharma via Face Book
ReplyDeletegreat mukesh. i am proud of ur achievements.may u rise 2 more glorious heights.mansi luks cute.the girl whose name i christened kitni badi ho gayi. ur bw photo takes me back 2 our old days.give my luv to parth and mansi.rgds to shibani. hope 2 catch up wid u soon.