Cultural Fiesta

The party this evening promises to be a cultural fiesta, replete with Rajasthani folk songs, dance and a variety of home-made delicacies to go by. Our host, Hari Singh Shekhawat will himself be taking the floor along with Neelam Garg, a trained danseuse. (He was seen trying to convince Kiran Sajjan also to join.) Swati, a member of the Yoga Group will be bringing dhoklas while Najma Sayed will pitch in with gulab jamuns. The Club music system has already landed at his place, ahead of the gala event.
Much as members have been advising Shekhawat to keep things simple, he is in no mood to listen. Quite clearly, he wants to make it an affair to remember -- all for the sake of his son Raghuveer, who has earned a name as a dialogue writer of note (see post of June 22) in the television industry. The way Shekhawat has been calling members, inviting them to bless his son, makes it obvious that he is a very proud man today.
Even this morning, he was busy giving everybody directions to his place, lest some people lose their way. When Ramila Mistry, his sparring partner (of the slow-‘n’-fast laughter round) joked about “having high tea in a high rise”, Shekhawat kept insisting she could use the lift. “Lift hai building mein, koi taqleef nahin hoga,” he maintained, quite missing the joke. But as the host, he is already concerned about his guests.
Incidentally, these days, we are having a charming young guest from Delhi, Vinod for our morning exercises. For some reason, he has taken a fascination for Srichand Arora – to the exclusion of everybody else. The emotional connect they have established in a short time is clear from the picture above.
Renu Babani says:
Looks like the High Tea at Mr Shekawat's place will be a great event. Waiting to see the blog tomorrow as it will be quite an interesting one.
--Renu