Dark morning again. But it did not rain. Just a light drizzle that scarcely caused any disruption to our routine. The strange thing though was the swarm of dragonflies that suddenly descended on the Garden and hovered around the area where we exercise. They glided about, noiselessly dodging us and zig-zagging through the air, causing much curiosity among members. “What do you call them?” somebody asked.“Helicopter,” replied Razia Khan.
“Tol,” Bapu Rane mumbled in Marathi.
“Locust,” said Bose Babu.
“Tidda,” said Ved Prakash Grover.
Kishor Babani heard that as “chadda”. Promptly, he interjected: “Chadda is the male gender, females are called chaddis!”
“That’s it,” Mrs Harbans Singh declared. “They are called tiddi in Hindi.”
In all this, the big news of the day almost got sidetracked: Hari Singh Shekhawat has finally firmed up the Lonavala trip by booking the bus yesterday. He's got it at an unbelievably reduced price. For that price, he already has the critical mass of 20-plus members for the trip. Also, adding to our unprecedented run of luck, the guest house manager at Lonavala today telephoned to confirm the availability of rooms for October 15 and 16.
So Lonavala, here we come!
Renu Babani:
Yes, things sre finally falling into place regarding the Lonavala trip. Mr Shekhawat's hard work has paid off and not the one to relent, he doesn't care on the number of people. He is as determined as ever that we are going.
Yes, the locusts did dominate the discussions today. Some members said they are referred to as 'helicopters' but of course, until the actual classification was decided, nobody gave up. Despite the dull day, we definitely knew how to make the most of the weather and didn't let anything dampen our spirits.
Dilip Babani:
Lonavala will be a very nice picnic -- nice food, nice hotel, very nice group... Everbody will enjoy. There we will play housie, visit nice spots. There will be a lot of fog and rain. Arora-ji is in Singapore. He is enjoying there and we all will be enjoying here in Lonavala with lot of daru. In Khandala garden, there will be lots of monkeys... Every moment we will enjoy!
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Yes things sre finally falling into place regarding the lonavala trip. Mr. Shekawat's hard work has finally paid off and not the one to relent, he doesn't care on the number of people,he is as determined as ever that we are going!
Yes the locusts did dominate the discussions today. Some members said they are referred to as 'Helicopters', but of course until the actual classification was decided, nobody gave up.
Despite the dull day, we definitely knew how to make the most of the weather and didn't let anything dampen our spirits.
lonavala picnic will be very nice picnic.nice food, nice hotel ,very nice group.everbody will enjoy the picnic.there is lot to play housie,
nice picnic spots.lot of fog, rain,
aroraji is in singapore.he is enjoying there we all will enjoy lonavala with lot of daru.in khandala gareden there will be lots of monkey.
every momment we will enjoy.
dilip babani
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