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Srichand Arora kept his appointment with the Garden – having arrived from Singapore last evening. He showed up at the dot of seven, jovial as usual, and was greeted with warm hugs, handshakes and high-fives. Short of bugles and drumbeats, everything went as per script – from the customary "extra laugh" in his honour to the distribution of “imported chocolates”, as Dilip Babani had predicted yesterday. A full house embraced one of the most respected and adored members back into its fold.
The only dampener though was the absence of Geeta Sardhana. She is special to Arora. On the last Raksha Bandhan day, he had accepted her as his sister when she tied a rakhi on his wrist. So when she did not turn up in the morning, more than Arora, other members felt let down. Initially they discussed among themselves that she was deliberately delaying her arrival (“Who knows, she may be preparing to perform an arati to welcome her brother?”) but when it turned out to be a no-show, tongues started wagging openly.
Nevertheless, it was like old times when Arora did not miss the opportunity to pull up Sunita Jajodia for engaging Monthi Serrao and Harbans Singh in conversation during the rolling-the-neck exercise. When she retorted that “gardan nahin ghoomti”, Arora hit back saying, “Toh doosron ko kyun ghooma rahi ho?”
Meanwhile, Shekhawat announced for the nth time that everybody was invited to Blue Waters restaurant for the post-Diwali lunch today. It has been a tough two weeks for the man who almost single-handedly, has organized this bash for the Club. Disregarding the fatigue of overseas travel, Arora sportingly agreed to join with his wife. “Whether I pay or not, we will be there,” he joked.
From all indications, looks like we have a fun-filled afternoon in store. Watch out for the party pictures tomorrow.
Harish Wadhwa:
Welcome back, Arora-sa'ab. But you have to keep my share of goodies! Nice to see you in high spirits.
Renu Babani:
Mr Arora must have really felt at home this morning. Isn't it nice to get such a warm welcome from members after such a long time? Thanks to Mr Shekhawat, who has pulled off the lunch at Blue Waters -- as usual. Really, it is because of him that such events take place. He puts in his entire heart and soul in whatever he does. Whether the lunch at Blue Waters was a success of not, well... wait till tomorrow for an update!