Eid Party 2012

 

The long-awaited and much-discussed Eid Party proved to be a major success with nearly 40 members of the Club (the yoga group included) turning up in the afternoon at Masala Mantra, an upscale eatery known for its superb north Indian cuisine.
It was a buffet lunch with a lavish spread, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian – chicken and paneer starters, soups and salads, vegetable chops, fish fry, prawn curry, baigan bharta, rice and rotis… the entire works.
The credit for the enjoyable afternoon goes to Razia Khan who, on behalf of our Muslim members (lead pic), had initiated and organized the event so well. Equally significant, but keeping a low profile were Yusuf Rassiwala, Rehana Sheikh, Nafisa Sayyad, Banoo Khan, Khatoon Baig, Fehmida Khan and Zarina Khan. In all, 12 members joined hands in hosting the lunch this year.
The run up to the party was no less eventful with Shekhawat suddenly announcing this morning a spot prize of Rs500 for anyone who could identify the ‘jodi’ (couple) among the dozen hosts for the lunch. It was a ruse to draw out Razia and Nafisa Sayyad who are always seen together – almost as though they were inseparable and wedded to one another. But the lure of the prize completely disrupted the exercises with everyone making wild guesses -- even confusing hosts with ghosts and guests with invitees. The quibbling ended with Bhaswati Bose turning richer by Rs500 for guessing correct.
Significantly, the very same couple (right pic) were party to an aborted chain snatching incident while on their way to the Garden this morning. From a distance they could see the robbers tugging at the bracelet of a woman who was crying for help. At first Nafisa thought that they were trying to snatch a baby from the woman and involuntarily let out a volley of abuses at the men. “Haraamzaade” she screamed and charged towards them, Razia in tow. Alarmed at the sudden display of aggression, the scoundrels simply let go the woman and fled!
Bhaswati Bose:
I had a great day! Money in my pocket early morning and a wonderful lunch thanks to our wonderful hosts. The only person we missed though, was Nahid Khan.
Kishor Babani:
It was a delicious lunch. My hearty thanks to all the hosts. Eid Mubarak!
Dilip Babani:
Lovely food. All the members enjoyed the party. I am missing Arora-ji. Hope he is fine with his family at Singapore and also enjoying life.
Harish Wadhwa:
* Bhai log, hum bhi hain is Mumbai sheher mein! By the way, khane mein kya kya tha? I missed it since I was out of town. Maybe I'll take a separate lunch/ dinner some day with all those who missed the celebration!
* When the food was so good, some of you should have stuffed your pant pockets, sari pallu, purses, hand bags... for the ones like me who could not attend!