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Just the morning after I moved in with Victor Hugo and Aldina, Victor barged into where I was sleeping and announced the birth of 'Padook'. Bhakti, the cow you see in the picture, had calved. Calved? Yes, I mean she had given birth to a calf. It was her first calf. Padook is her name and she has attitude! The very next morning Bhakti died. She was administered drips and osteo-calcium thing etc. because the Vet said that due to weakness the cow had whatever that cows like Bhakti have during calving. It was a sad thing because Victor did have a bond with the cow and Aldina too. The mornng when Bhakti was dying, what was 'padook' doing? This: and and ... see? She was blissfully unaware of death and dying! She was not quite a day old, full of life and promise, and her mother was dying. Bhakti could not stand up. As the vet, one Mr.Bhandari (or is...