Responding to a question from moderator Susan Page from the USA Today newspaper, Harris said she and Biden were raised in a very similar way “with values that are about hard work, about the value and the dignity of public service, and about the importance of fighting for the dignity of all people”. Harris’ parents split when she was five-year-old.ĭuring the debate, Harris did not specifically refer to her Indian heritage.Įarlier, greeting her on the stage, Pence said, “Senator Harris, it’s a privilege to be on the stage with you.” He is an economist and professor emeritus at the Stanford University. Her father Donald J Harris is a Jamaican-American. She must be looking down on this,” she said, referring to her Chennai-born mother Shyamala Gopalan, a biomedical scientist, who succumbed to cancer in 2009. “I thought about my mother who came to the United States at the age of 19, gave birth to me at the age of 25 at Kaiser Hospital in Oakland, California and the thought that I’d be sitting here right now, I know would make her proud. “The day I got the call from Joe Biden, it was actually a Zoom call asking me to serve with him on this ticket, was probably one of the most memorable days of my life,” Harris said during the 90-minute vice-presidential debate. This is one of the unforgettable experience of my life.Singapore’s efforts to strengthen India’s connect with ASEAN to further New Delhi’s Act East policy: Indian envoy So the reward turned to be a trouble to me. For three days I could not wear my shoe and remained confined at home. My mother applied some medicine on my foot. But my right foot got trouble when the foot got much swelling. I went merrily went to a friend of mine to show him the shoe which were otherwise of a very fine quality and had decent look. I found that both the shoes had some kind of bite in the toe area particularly on the right shoe.

I accepted the shoes with delight and got very happy. When my father came from Hyderabad, he brought me a soft shining pair of shoes. All the occasions that I spend with the rabbit were really most memorable moments of my life. We had only to call out once or twice and then wait patiently for a while and he would appear.Soon he grew up and we liked him most. It soon began to respond to this name Rabby in about one month it learnt its name. She would give it four carrots daily besides a toast. Very soon it begins to love each and every member of the family. She would play with it for hours daily neglecting even her studies and school home work. My youngest daughter Sabrina begins to love it very much. I like it and wanted to have a puppy of it. He was very beautiful and he had button type eyes. Once my uncle brought a rabbit which had large smooth hair like that of a wolf. READ ALSO: What Kinds of Writing Help Are Available These were the tears of extreme happiness. I saw tears in everyone’s eyes in my family. To my utter joy and surprise, I saw my younger brother, who had been missing for six months, standing in front of me! What could be a greater moment than this? We all went mad with joy. At the end of midnight, I heard a knock at the door. We decided to go out for dinner in honour of my father.įinally, this eventfully glorious day ended and we were in sound sleep. My father had got his long-awaited promotion! This further added in our excitement. The postman brought in a registered letter which was opened by my father. I felt very excited when ultimately we met. I almost screamed with merriment, when I heard an old friend Haider speaking to me! I had lost connection with him about two years ago due to a misunderstanding between us. Thought it to be one of the congratulatory calls, I casually went to receive it.

I received a bicycle as a gift from my father.Īt around 12.30 p.m. My parents and other people at home were jubilant and there was a celebration in my honour. The morning smiled at me brightly when I learnt that I had topped the list of successful candidates in my class. My annual results were to be declared on that day. One of my most joyous encounters with my life stands out pleasantly fresh in my memory. I, too, had my share of sad and happy moments. Life is an unending experience of joys and sorrows.

Memorable days of my life