Sunday, July 8, 2012

My father has left for his heavenly abode



My father Shri Bhanwarlalji Tholiya (Age 89 years) left for his
heavenly abode @ 2.30 am on 29th June 2012.
He last attended his office on  26th June 2012.
He was born in a small village known as Nimaj and married to Mallibai Patni alias Saroj Tholiya daughter of Jamindar and Sarpanch Late Nathamalji Patni of Anandpur Kalu, His Nanihal was in Kataria family, Narena all in Rajasthan.

Due to conditions like drought his father wanted him to give up
studies when he was in 9th standard and stopped sending him fees.But he started doing part time and tutions and started earning to pay his one fees .  He went all the way to other state to Kanpur for
higher studies and around 1947 came to Mumbai where initially he lived
in a small room below staircase without light. So he did his LLB by
studying at railway platform on a bench below light as day time he was
working in a bank.
As most of you know he continued to study for years and was B.com, LLB, ICWA, CAIIB, Dip. in Business Management ( Bajaj Institute), Sanskrit Visharad.
He started his carrier with a bank and then joined a insurance company
and lastly he was general Manger of a textile Mills of Seksaria
Groups. About 40 years back he started his own practice as Cost Accountant and Company
Secretary.
He was cost auditors and cost consultant for Hindalco, Indian Smelting, Andhra Paper Mills, Dhutpapeshwar, Hind Cycles, Digvijay Cements, Ajanta Paper Mills Balkrishna Synthetics, Siyaram Silk Mills, Ipca Laboratories, Stirlite group  and hoards of other limited companies of which I do not
recollect his name.
He was cost auditor for Siyaram Mills and Balkrishna Synthetics since 1 st year
of its Inception 35 years back and continued till his death. Daddy’s nature and memory was severally affected since last few years due to a bad head injury caused in a road accident. But the people behind this great company are so human, compassionate and enlightened that inspite of all odds they showered all love, and respect on Daddy and continued association with him.

He was strict Gandhian to the core and had struggled all his life due
to his simplicity, hard work, honesty and dedication.
Since 9th standard he earned his on money and till death he did so
without touching his fathers money or son's money for entire of his
life.
He remained happy being a tenant in building bought by
his father and subsequently co-owned by others in family. He has paid
rent for his one room till June 30th 2012 and never wanted anything
more then that in his life time.
While in his youth and as senior executive he was wearing suit etc but
at home he wore only Khadi
He was strong lover of Hindi language and felt Hindi can unite our countryman and worked vehemently to promote same.
 However he had great command over English and was
lecturer and visiting faculty for leading engineering college VJTI,
Mumbai for years. For years he was paper setter and examiner for
Institute of Cost and Works Accountant. He was several times elected
member of council of ICWA and other organisations.
He did not want to trouble anyone, take any help and did not want to over use any facilty so refused pick up service and always preffered public transport. He never asked me to pick or drop him at airport which is just 2 KM from my house. He never accpted any flowers, falicitations and gifts.
 He did not accept even a shirt piece as gift from my in laws. My in
laws insistingly gave some gifts to me in my marriage and out of which only
cooking range was kept in the room of my dad as kitchen was attached
to his room. He stopped eating food when he realised that this range
has come in my marriage from my father in law. He only ate food cooked
on this range when he paid its price to my papa in law who had no
choice but to accept same.
My mother had never entered a school and hardly had learnt to sign (
there was no system to give education to girls in those days. But he never made her feel
that he was such a scholar and she did not even go to primary school. Their pair was like a
spiritual love birds and hardly lived without each other.
 Dignity to old and women are virtues witch I learnt from
him.

One client said I have only limited white money so I will only be able to pay 40% in white and rest in cash. He asked him to pay only white 40% as he could not accpt black money. Then he never made any tax planning and never did any  any adjustemnts in books. And such hard earned money was wasted by paying heavy income tax of those years (above 80%) leaving nothing in hand. A common chartered accountant friend advised me that I must convince my dad to take tax benefits as he was paying more tax
then Amitabh Bachan. (This is incidence of 1975/76 or so).But those who know him must be knowing that he was Ironman and nothing could bend this Iron from his principles.

Parents above us are all whether umbrella and as I am facing rough weather in personal life I needed him most Now.  Today there is a total vacuum above my head after his sad demise. At this juncture this personal loss could have affected me badly but for his spiritual teachings. Moreover the long list of well wishers and relations he built and left for us, and the Great Indian culture of joint family too gives me a security and comfort.


Mahanagar Gas Limited left debris on gate

On gate of my building for 2 months MGL left these debries. They r supposed to take permission before digging up from Traffic Police, then they r supposed to take permission from society/ land lord. In our case they never took any permission. Then they promised to level back trenches but never did so. The tenants supposed to be paying abt Rs 30/- pm but raping every inch of our property cared to do nothing inspite of being very rich. And finally as always happens I had to hire a person and level this area.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Polite but firm request to all in Tholiya Bhavan


Alok Tholiya
Co-owner: Tholiya Bhavan
Marigold Hall, Tholiya Bhavan, 10th Rd., Santa Cruz East, Mumbai 400055
                                           Tel. 26125699 /9324225699 atholiya@gmail.com
For notice of all in Tholiya Bhavan

Sunday, July 08, 2012
To,  All respected residents of Tholiya Bhavan.
It is belittingling myself to issue these guidelines but due to having experienced several intolerable behaviors of some residents I am compelled to write this: 
1.       Staff recruitment, retention, grooming and taking care is a mammoth job. All are requested to not to give any personal work to my staff, need not involve them in any talk and waste their precious time.
However they have been advised to rush and help when incidence is life threatening or of severe calamity.  
2.       Still if there is a situation that you need any help of my staff then pl. talk to Ms Sandhya and she will decide / allow them to do the needful. In case you have a work which you think Sandhya needs to help then you have to first talk to me and only if I consent she will help you.
3.       Whenever two neighbors/ acquaints meet they are supposed to nod/ say hello hi, wish, exchange pleasantries etc and not supposed to transact business/ raise complaints on way. It is fine if we ignore each other if there is no warmth in relationship. But no one has to stop me or my staff while going up and down for any personal work / building issues/ common issues of residents. As already informed earlier, all are required to be a formal and enlightened person and seek prior appointment from my staff for meeting. You have to inform in writing in brief points of discussion which you want to have. I have to take necessary authority from others concerned be it neighbors, co-owners or family members  etc. before I indulge in any discussion or give any reply or permission as I alone have no authority to act on behalf of others.
4.       All requests for permissions/ special facility have to come in writing and reasonable time will be taken to give reply as necessary authorization has to be obtained by me from others concerned.
5.       I humbly submit that there attached is sanctity of all posts and position and owner of a building also needs some due respect. No one can enter freely any time, catch hold of owner on way, use foul language, dress improperly and visit his/ her office / home, misuse extra facilities, behave rudely etc.. These all create unnecessary ill feeling and we are unable to enjoy and build good relations. Taking undue liberties unnecessary enmity. Where as we all can behave as civilized, educated and enlightened neighbors and improve tenant landlord relations. Everyone should take a call on this.
6.       We will be left with no option but to take refuge under law as provided if anyone indulges in mischief/ misbehavior / act causing in any manner injury to our name, personality, position, safety, status, rights etc. .
7.       We will no more be hesitant to take legal action as per rent control act, civil act, and criminal act as necessary if situation requires so. But our first choice will be to be cordial and respectful to all neighbors and expect same feeling in reciprocation.
8.       No tenant has left building earlier too without getting fair market value so that is protected then why spoil relations, avoid paying dues, use foul language etc which gives nothing more and rather is a risky proposition to behave in uncalled for manner.
By order….In favor of Notice board of Tholiya Bhavan. 

This is how gates flood due to BMC refusal to clean choked drains





Sunday, June 10, 2012

We have worst then this neighbour but police has never acted like this

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20120610201206100230083313e849ead/Anita-Raj%E2%80%99s-troubled-husband-arrested-on-molestation-charges.html


Anita Raj’s troubled husband arrested on molestation charges

Khar Police arrest Sunil Hingorani following complaints by female members of his Pali Hill housing society; Bandra court lets him off on bail of Rs 5,000
Posted On Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 02:30:00 AM
Controversies continue to dog Sunil Hingorani, better known as yesteryear actress Anita Raj’s husband. After a complaint at the Khar Police Station and Economic Offences Wing by once close friend Kamal Amrohi in November that Hingorani failed to return Rs 1.07 crore he had borrowed for a restaurant in Juhu, the Pali Hill resident has now been charged with equally grave offences such as outraging modesty of women, criminal intimidation and criminal trespass. And in this case the complaints come from Hingorani’s neighbours at Nibbana Annexe building.

In fact, Hingorani - members of the housing society say he has siphoned around Rs 1 crore from the society funds and also owes the society Rs 3 lakhs - was arrested by police on the basis of these charges on Friday morning and released on bail by the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate Court later in the day.

Speaking about the charges a member of the housing society, refusing to be identified, said, Hingorani who used to be an office bearer in the society was removed from the post in December 2011 following the allegations of corruption.

The member added that in May Hingorani landed up at the house of another member of the managing committee and verbally abused her. He later corresponded with the woman’s husband over email in which too he abused her. Mumbai Mirror has copies of these emails.

While the complaint, with the Khar police and the National Commission for Women (NCW), was registered four weeks ago action was taken on Friday after the police completed its investigations.

According to the complaint lodged at the police station, on May 1 around midnight Hingorani landed up at the doorstep of the female member of the society after breaking the notice board of the society placed in the lobby. The notice board had details of the outstanding amount that Hingorani owed to the society.

At the member’s house he allegedly hurled abuses at her. “He threatened to rape her and used unwarranted language, based on that we took the complaint and initiated action,” said Senior Police Inspector Mangesh Pote.

Pote confirmed that there have been several other such complaints against Hingorani from residents of the building. Members spoke to Mumbai Mirror on condition of anonymity and even shared details of e-mails and messages that Hingorani had sent them. Another resident said Hingorani sent him lewd and rude messages regarding his daughter. The man added that Hingorani even sent a similar, lewd, email to his daughter. He has also been charged with abusing a senior citizen in the building.

The building secretary M K Gupta said, “We have also approached Home Minister R R Patil complaining about Hingorani. His behaviour has crossed all limits of civility and as a society we are using the law to help us.”

Pote said, “We have seized his phone and sent it to a technical expert to retrieve old messages. We have also implicated him under relevant section of the Information Technology Act - being section 67. We have also booked him under sections 509 (molestation), 451 (house trespass), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 427 (mischief and causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code. He has now been released on bail of Rs 5,000. He has to mark his presence at the police station every Monday between 10 am-12 pm.”


Neither Hingorani nor Anita Raj responded to Mumbai Mirror’s calls and repeated text messages.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

I alone have to spend a lot to upkeep the building open spaces

Children's of neighbouring building and their courtesy

while playing cricket. Options with them: 1. They can choos e to play Bedminton or similar games which r not harmful to self and others as there r minimum chances of accident. Where as ball can go anywhere including on road and child chasing can meet with an accident.
2. They r all veryu rich. They can put net to ensure that such accidents do not happen.
3. They can enroll their children in Balkanji bari, cricket clubs so they can paly in ground.
4. They can ask us that now on they will be playing cricket so we can put some protective plastic/ banner and protect window panes. Cost of replacing glass in negligible but getting workman is difficult. We r also not very worried abt loss of glass but are worried abt injury it cud cause if some one at that time was nera the glass window.
5. And atleast one expects sorry from the one who causes accident but such courtesy most ppl have not learnt.