it was 27 jun 1988 , i got my elder daughter gita fondly called as prima donna married to raja our loving in law son. the name prima donna is the pet name of the heroine of a book TREE GROWS IN BROOKLIN  i had read in 1963 before my marriage . she is my PRIMA   . i have been lucky in many ways and i did things the way i wanted and cherished. i was 48 and a serving colonel in the indian army at that time.