Golfing The 3G Way

Mention of 3G in an era of 5G and upcoming 6G? Sounds obsolete!

Well, we are talking of another 3G! Three generations golfing together. Now what do you say?

Ghumakkad has been blessed to play a round of golf- the 3G way. It was in California in the summer of 2025 that my grandson, son-in-law and I played together for the first time. You may browse the following picture story to feel that first-time excitement.

Golfing in California - Three Generations together  - Grandson Nikhil jogging while golfing with the Bar-headed Geese around! See the picture below

3G Again

The 3G Way happened again in June 2026, and this time in India. We were fortunate to play together. And our 11-year-old grandson also joined us in Secunderabad. Sharing below few pictures of 3G-golfing. 

Nikhil on the tee box. Ankur looks on.

Fellow golfers in India would know that we can afford the luxury of a caddie. Hiring a caddie on golf courses abroad costs a bomb. On a scorching summer afternoon, we had to protect Naman with a golf umbrella. 

But with the windy conditions, he found it difficult to handle the large umbrella. His caddie offered to hold the umbrella as well. See the short video below courtesy Ankur .

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Our eldest grandson Ansh, who goes to IIM Shillong later this week and is not an early riser, also joined us for a nine-holes walk the next day. That is the power of golf! Few more pictures below.

The 3G Way continued in Secunderabad for the next 5 days! Sharing few more pictures.

Time to thank our caddies!

If you are a golfer too, do share your experience and the thrill of 3G golfing!

Why Do People Play Golf?

For exercising, keeping fit, making friends etc? None of that. Ghumakkad has a different take. Read the story below.

Why I Love Golfing? - Because of the greenery, flora and fauna on a golf course. Unpolluted air, variety of trees, shrubs, flowers, changing seasons-- all of it makes golfing a treat!

After a trans-continental flight, you can fight the jet lag with a round of golf. And if you fire a hole-in-one, you forget the jet-lag all together! The picture story linked below recreates the excitement.

Fighting the Jet Lag with A Hole-in-one

Rolling Pin and Golf Club - Is there a similarity? And does it help you win a woman's heart?

Golf and Yoga - So much alike. Ghumakkad unearths how?

Thank God Its Monday - Why do the Veteran golfers love Mondays?

You are Never Too Old for Golf - Addiction at 85? Yes, teeing off in the darkness.

Hope you saw how golf encompasses so many facets of our life. If you are a golfer, cheers! If you are not, it is never too late to start golfing.

Thanks for browsing

    - Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 18th June 2026/ Secunderabad

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4G

Mention of 4G implies telecommunications technology of the ‘4^th’ generation.

But we are talking of a different 4G. We also mean the 4^th generation. But 4^th generation not of technology, but as in a family.

Yes, we mean a family blessed with four generations! There are 
many such families but not as many.

Ghumakkad is part of a family blessed with 4G! See the pictures 
below.

Like the cellular phone technology, we all start with 1G—the first

generation. Just yourself.

Then you grow up and get married.

You move up to 2G when the kids arrive. Some who do not have 
children, remain at 1G.

Twenty five years later, it is time for your children to get married.

And then your wait starts to move up to 3G. And lo you get a grandparent’s status! You have embraced 3G with God’s grace. And again, some are not so lucky. They continue to be at 1G or 2G.

You count your blessings when you step into late-70s of your life. You have been at 3G for 20 years or more!

It is time now for the grand children to find their life partners. You are delighted to bless the grand children on their weddings.

And then the next ‘wait’ starts. When the first great-grand-child 
arrives, you feel truly blessed.

Hurray, you are at 4G now! Fortunate few, who see the 4G of life. 

Unlike the 4G of technology, it can neither be bought nor purchased nor gifted. This 4G is God’s gift and priceless.

Celebrate the 4G of your life!

God bless the real 4Gs!

Just in case you missed Ghumakkad's earlier post on thrill of grand parenting, click here. 

Thanks for browsing.

  
 -Harsh-the-Ghumakkad

     Written on International Elders' Day 8^th Oct 2015

Postscript:

Seven years later, the 4th generation has grown taller. Ansh and Anuva are now 18 and 9 respectively. Sharing a recent picture taken at Ansh's graduation ceremony at his school in Chennai.

Nikhil and Naman in USA, are now 15 and 7 respectively.

And the first generation- Usha ji, Neeta's mom will be 93 later this year. She loves mithai! No daal or subzi!