New 'Teacher'

IN FULL FLOW: Arun Patil gleefully conducts today's exercises 

Arun Patil today paid the price for protesting too much. He had just about entered the Garden, when Razia Khan directed him to stand in the middle and conduct the exercises. He had no escape. Sitaram Hivarkar had also instructed him yesterday (see post) to take charge since Arun was finding too many faults in the manner the exercises were being conducted.
Surprisingly, for a fresher, Arun turned out to be flawless. He took to his new role like a fish takes to water – pacing each exercise evenly, getting the sequence pitch perfect, introducing appropriate pauses… not fumbling once and never goofing up. The only complaint anyone could have had was that he was pushing through a little faster than what we are accustomed to. In fact, at one point Khatoon Baig had to request him to slow down a bit as she was running out of breath.

Jagmohan Papneja with son's article

At another point, Jagmohan Papneja corrected him when he gave a yogic name for the penultimate stretching exercise. Otherwise, by and large, the session was wrapped up to everyone's satisfaction without event or delay.
Jagmohan had a proud moment to share today when he informed about an article by his son, Umang Papneja published in The Times of India (Mumbai edition) the day before yesterday. The piece, ‘If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning to Fail’ is an advisory on smart investing, understanding market trends and risk factors and the common errors of commission and omission investors commit. Umang is a finance whiz working as chief investment officer with India Infoline Private Wealth.
On his part, Hari Singh Shekhawat was to make the announcement on an excursion to Matheran, a popular hill-station close to Mumbai. It would be a weekend getaway (with overnight stay) scheduled for November 9 and 10, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday). Arun has been instructed to work out the logistics and if needed, book hotel rooms for 30 people right away. Shekhawat has offered to put the requisite booking amount in advance.
Jagmohan Papneja:
As the new teacher, Arun-ji's success was because of his gracefully accepting the challenge thrown at him yesterday. He has proved that nothing is impossible when attempted with confidence.
Srichand Arora (from Singapore):
Arun dear, Congrats! Keep it up!!!