An unusually busy morning for a Monday. The weather has mellowed a little, taking the attendance to a happy 20-plus during the exercises. Santosh Tyagi was there, as was Mrs Harbans Singh and Geeta Sardhana. Also Pratap Bhatt. And Yusuf Rassiwala. All those who were erratic in their attendance and had kept low owing to the harsh winter conditions last week, have begun to surface. Bapu Rane was back from his village in Sindhudurg with til luddoo and malwani khanja (right pic) – sweets just right for the Makar Sankranti season. Ram Shankar Shukla (below) was also back, but with bad news. He has lost his elder brother (due to age-related problems) and had to rush to Kanpur to attend the last rites. Santosh Tyagi was away for more than a fortnight. She’s been
busy with shifting residence.Meanwhile, there’s some talk of a ‘picnic’ to Goa on the March 23 - 25 weekend. Hari Singh Shekhawat is quite gung-ho about going and has already lined up three members and their families for the trip. The logistics however, need to be worked out. A formal announcement would be made once this basic spadework is done.
Harish Wadhwa:
* Today, we had a good turnout of 23 people at the Garden. The mood was upbeat and for once (never occurred before) Bose-babu came late -- after me! Maybe the rajaai last night was a little too cosy!
* Badmaash Company had another new member today. Grover-saab's son is a jolly good man and great company. I hope he joins us more often for the special jokes from our over-creative and brainy members who believe in sharing 'out of the box' jokes -- some, which are beyond the thinking brilliance of normal beings like us.
* Rane-saab enjoyed giving Makar Sankranti goodies to someone special. He welcomes Monthi-ji with his signature "namatte" everyday. Do you see Rane-saab blushing while giving some extra to the ladies? And how pleased they are with the gesture from this humble person? 'Til-Gud Dya, God God Bola'. Give and eat til and gud and speak good of everyone.
* My deepest condolences to Ram Shankar Shukla-ji, as he lost his dear elder brother recently. May the good God give him the strength and courage to bear the loss.
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Today we had a good turnout of almost 23 people at the Garden. The mood was upbeat and for once (never occurred before), I saw Bose babu coming after me !. May be the Rajai last night was a little too cosy.
The Badmaash Company had another member today; Grover Saab's son, who is a jolly good man and a nice company. I hope he joins us more often, to share the special jokes from some of our over-creative & brainy members, who believe in sharing 'out of the box' jokes. Some, which are beyond the thinking brilliance of normal being like us.
Rane-Saab enjoyed giving Makar Sankranti goodies today to someone special (Monthi-ji), who he welcomes with his signature styled ‘Namatte’ everyday. Do you see Rane-Saab blushing as he gives some extra to the ladies, and how pleased they are, to get this gesture from a humble person ?. Til-Gud Dya, God God Bola. (Give & Eat Til & Gud, and speak good and sweet to everyone).
My deepest condolences to Ram-Shankar Shukla-ji, as he lost his dear elder brother recently. May the good God give him courage to bear this loss of a dear one.
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