Father's Day is on June 18th 2006

Happy Father's Day

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices

call him father!"

To the truly great – Proud Pattni Dads, Bapuji, Fathers and Pops; Sending you good wishes for a happy father's day Hope many good blessings surely come your way

A Dad is a person who is loving and kind, And often he knows what you have on your mind. He's someone who listens, suggests, and defends. A dad can be one of your very best friends.

How did the Father’s Day originated?
It all started in 1909 in Spokane Washington when Sonora Smart Dodd was listening to a Mother's Day sermon. Hearing that heart touching sermon, she decided to dedicate a day to her dad William Jackson Smart, who had raised her up and her siblings as a single parent after their mother died

She realised how difficult it must have been for her father to take care of all of them all alone. She decided that the greatness of her father should not go unacknowledged. To show how deeply she was touched by his sacrifices, courage, self-sacrifice and love she celebrated the first Father’s Day on 19th of June 1910, on the birthday of her father.

President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.

Happy Father’s Day to all Pattni Dads

LOVE YOU PAPA... In memory of my Father    Pooja Hiten Vaya, Nairobi, Kenya   I remember you and your bright eyes Your love showers and chocolate surprise How you used to take me out for a round With love you used to heal my every wound   I still remember the day I lost you And the last good bye when I told you You couldn’t speak but waved and smiled In my eyes every memory I compiled   I was seven and she was five When you left us we had to strive Your love and mum’s endeavor brought us here Though far from us, you were always near   Those days, I wish I could revive And wish that you could see us thrive We are just like you, upright and strong Your values will never let us go wrong   If you are watching us from the heaven today The only thing that we want to say Is that, we love you papa and we miss you very much I know you are with me but I miss your tender touch…

In memory of my dearest Dad Haresh V Dhakan, Dubai. UAE   Take me to play, take me to Mcdonald’s Is always we tell you and you gladly take us there, There is lot we ask and hardly have you rejected our demands But rarely do we remember how you manage us!!   Oh Dad, let me “Thank-you” for all you did for us Let us recall how the days go from the time we start asking Our demands endless, while we still growing Even till the time we are grown up, we still keep asking!!   I think it’s nice to be kids, spoilt for attention more and more Than being grown-up, your attention gets diverted But still you take care, all our needs, school and college Taking us out for picnics and vacation tours to Dubai and India   Its time we realise, tomorrow we too will be like you, Dad Hope to give the best to our kids and love them like you do. Give them all like you give. Be happy with their SMILES and Get the compliments “My Dad is the Best Person in the world”!!

TO A SPECIAL DAD

Chandni and Roshni. London

We really are so lucky,

To have a dad like you,

Who helps us on our way through life,

In everything we do.

You’ve given words of wisdom,

And we just want you to know,

You really are the greatest dad,

And we love you so!!!

With lots of love,

Chandni and Roshni -

Kaushik Kantilal Challa. London

This poem was written by Late Shree Bhanjibhai Dosabhai of Mbale whenhe had come to visit Canada in 1979.  He was my father's good friend and at that time there weren't too many seniors here so the two of them had become very close. Bhanjibhai wrote this beautiful poem to cherish the friendship between the two of them! I have the original in his own handwriting.-  Kanchan Zala, Toronto. Canada Late Shree Gopalji Ranchhodbhai ne Yaadi Gokul na girdhaari radiyaa ma mare….                                 Gokul na girdhaari Paar na paame sankaadik Naarad, ved gayaa chhe vaari…..............radiyaa ma mare Latakaali chaal ne ghunghar ghamake chhe, nirakhi rahyaa nar naari…….....radiyaa ma maare Jitavaane aave te haari ne jaai chhe, argaa rahe algaari.. ...................radiyaa ma mare  Ramatani saath maasi putnaa ramadi, galu to rundhaavi ne maari…......radiyaa ma mare Najaru bhari sau nirakhe chhe dhaari, bansi suno sukhkaari….............radiyaa ma mare Chhoru chhe Nanda Jashoda no pyaaro, gop ne gopi ne ramaadi…..........radiyaa ma mare Daravaa ne laagyo chhe Kans Raajaa, pan tene to naakhyo chhe mari...radiyaa ma mare Neh lagaadi ne raas ramaadi, gopi o ne preet to lagaadi...........radiyaa ma mare Yaadav kutumb ne gaayo charaavi, dahi dudh bhukh to jagaadi…......radiyaa ma mare Divya darshan bhalaa kem bhulaaye, Gopal aanand bhaari…...............radiyaa ma mare