Kanji Day

The long-awaited 'Kanji Day' for the Club finally dawned this morning. But it had to leave us with a tinge of guilt. For Santosh Tyagi, the lady who near-institutionalized the consumption of this tangy carrot-beetroot drink on Holi-eve, has not been keeping well (left pic) of late. A debilitating attack of viral fever had forced her to remain home-bound during the past few days. She almost did not come today, but had made appropriate arrangements in advance with the Babanis for carrying the heavy kanji bottles to the Garden… just in case.
Now, everybody knows that nobody makes kanji better than Santosh Tyagi and sure enough, they are all there – nearly 40 of them descending out of nowhere. Even Neelam Garg and Kiran Arora were there. Anticipating the heavy turnout, Santosh carried an extra bottle with her when she came in briefly towards the end of the exercises. Her foresight paid off and she did not run short, even after some people had shamelessly gobbled down several glasses like there was no tomorrow. If at all the lady could have any regret, it was for the absence of her biggest fan, Harish Wadhwa. She made Shekhawat call him specially on the phone, only to be told that he was sitting in Kolkata on work. Serves him right! Harish’s loss was our gain.
Amidst all the kanji-guzzling, Srichand Arora went around presenting photo ID-cards to members individually. This also happens to be his brainchild (after the caps) and he had to remind everybody not to use the card in an ATM by mistake. But Bapu Rane was so impressed that he wanted to keep it securely displayed in his room and carry around a black-and-white laminated copy. For the record though, we urge all members – especially those coming alone from long distances – to keep the ID card in their person at all times. Rather than risk losing the PAN card, driving license, passport or voter’s ID, this is a far more convenient instrument for self-identification in the event of an emergency.
Renu Babani's PICSSPEAK:
"Cheers! Tastes so good and worth every drop. The atmosphere is just right for such a worthy drink."