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I am not an Oldman ...

  Age is nothing more than a state of mind, because as the old saying goes, “ You're as young as you feel .” That said, some days you feel a little less young than others, and that's where having a sense of humor comes in handy. “ Old age is always fifteen years older than I am. ” — Oliver Wendell Holmes I was browsing my home library of books that I have collected over time and found a real gem. This book was written by Sardar Jagjit Singh Tuli who was maternal uncle of my grandfather (Nana) - Tikka Gurcharan Singh Bedi of Dera Baba Nanak , later London, UK. ' Tuli Mamaj i" as we called him, was a realtor in Delhi after partition and later settled in Manchester, UK. He met me when I migrated to UK in 1986 and fondly gifted me two books authored by him. He was a colorful figure and known for many attributes, but never realized how good was he in composing poetry in Punjabi. Jagjit Singh Tuli 'Mamaji' This book is titled, ' Yadaan de Ohle ' meaning ...