45th Anniversary

Every second person in the Garden could be seen carrying a jumbo pack of Parle-G biscuits this morning. Such is Srichand Arora’s popularity that he had not only to provide for all of us, but also treat the scores of his well-wishers who had gathered to congratulate him on his 45th wedding anniversary today. What’s more, he had his significant half, Kiran-ji by his side to grace the occasion (right pic).
The couple had kept everyone in suspense till late in the morning. But we had already noticed Arora lugging along an enormous white bag before joining us for the exercises. Besides, he was sporting a new T-shirt with the legend, Heavy Duty emblazoned in front. So everyone knew something was on and after the exercises, all of us shamelessly stood around, reluctant to disperse. Arora too was in no hurry to lift the suspense… till Kiran-ji appeared on the scene. And then things fell into place!
The Aroras happen to be the most enduring couple among us (after the Shekhawats) to enjoy a long and fabulous innings of holy matrimony. We wish them both all happiness, good fortune and strength in taking their relationship forward with every passing year. After all, it is not for nothing that they stand out as role models for many younger couples.
As for the exercises, it was the turn of Hari Singh Shekhawat (left) to take charge in the middle. He had been conducting the laughter sessions off and on and today, he graduated to free-hand exercises. Predictably, he kept everyone in splits with his unending antics – deliberately allowing himself to be corrected by the ladies (rather than he correct others), laughing non-stop, counting back and forth (partly in Hindi and partly in English), shouting at the top of his voice and finally, rounding off the session with a click of his heels and a smart military-style salute!
As they say, once a soldier, always a soldier.
Renu & Kishor Babani:
Congrats Mr and Mrs Arora on your wedding anniversary. May His grace and blessings always be upon both of you today and always. This is a day definitely worth celebrating with family and friends. Best wishes always.
Dilip Babani:
Happy wedding anniversary to Arora-ji and Kiran-ji! God bless the couple.
Srichand Arora:
We both thank our well-wishers who joined us to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. I am also thankful to my better half for taking full care of me during the last 45 years.
Harish Wadhwa:
Arora-sa'ab, you need to replace the words "taking full care of" with "bearing with" (LOL). May God bless you and that we celebrate your anniversary, year after year with more goodies.
Srichand Arora:
Harish-ji, what is this LOL? I have never heard of this.