The nine gems are ruby, pearl, coral, emerald, yellow sapphire, diamond, blue sapphire, hessonite and cat's eye. In Jaipur, they're graded by colour, clarity and cut, but my life says that's a jeweller's scale.
When my Khushi calls from her hostel, her smile is my real 'neelam', and our family's health after her mother's surgery is the only 'moonga' I need. These are the gems that have passed life's test.
So for me, a first gem is not for a planet, but for a promise—a small pearl saved for her wedding, because that's a father's 'sukh'.
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