Friday, March 06, 2015

Holi 2015

Special Thanks!
BANOO APA: for spoiling
us silly with tons of eats!
PRADEEP GUPTA: for the
luddoos celebrating his 
son's wedding 
biglaaf's Holi 2015 album on Photobucket
Rang barse bheege chunar wali...
The HOLI song from the film, Silsila was not an act here. It was in everybody’s heart and spirit. While most in the city were either fast asleep or still enjoying their morning cuppa on this festive day, it was raining colours and flower petals on the 50-odd people in the Garden who had joined the Club’s Holi celebration.
The group was at its festive best, playing with gulal and wishing one another. All those apprehensive of the colours and the talk of ‘restrained Holi’ was nowhere to be seen. The highlight of the celebration was the ‘loot girl’ Bhaswati Bose (ref post of March 1). She took control of Bose Babu and invited everybody to ‘colour assault’ him. Out came the 'champion of fun', Dilip Babani, to douse the hapless captive.
KIRAN PRAKASH: GUEST
WRITER OF TODAY'S POST
 
Many mobile cameras got raised to capture this lively moment.
Such was the involvement of our yet-to-be member Siba Prasad Maitra, that he applied gulal to one and all and wishing them. Another worth mentioning sight was somebody touching the feet of all elders after applying gulal. In today’s India, where else can you witness this traditional Indian culture, but in the Garden? And if colour and petals were not enough, the group was also treated with plenty of eats to be gulped down with refreshing glasses of thandai -- thanks to Srichand Arora.
The early morning exercises too had its moments of excitement. The absence of Shekhawat’s make-believe sallis and the presence of his wife deprived us the pleasure of witnessing the true colours of Shekhawat we are so accustomed to. In the absence of seasoned teachers like Nahid Khan, Arora had no choice but to conduct the physical exercises. Many thought that his faltering on the sequence was because of his wife present in the circle. Arora agreed to disagree. Kiran Prakash eventually suggested not to look at his wife while conducting the exercises! Another surprise for the day was Bihari Milwani. He was seen, for the first time, in a pair of shorts. We are leaving you with some lively pictures to let your imagination run wild... till we celebrate the next Holi in 2016.
Srichand Arora:
Wow, my dear Kiran Prakash! What a true description of the day's celebration. I can bet you have written a couple of books earlier. Keep it up. Would like to see you, Dilip and Bhaswati as guest writers again and again.
Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
The fervor and gusto with which Holi was celebrated, reflects the love of everyone has towards one another. This is a spirited devotion to be emulated by everyone. Kiran Prakash-ji, you have described the whole event in a befitting manner. Keep it up.
Bhaswati Bose:
Very enjoyable read. The festive spirit of our celebration has been captured so well by our new guest writer. Kiran Prakash-ji, we look forward to more of such refreshing blog posts.
Kiran Prakash:
Thank you dear Col Angad Singh-ji, Arora-ji and Bhaswati-ji for your kind words. I feel honored.
Srichand Arora adds:
Thank you very much, dear Pradeep Gupta, for remembering us on such a lovely occasion. We all at Big Laaf are waiting for your next treat with such tasty luddoos. MAY GOD BLESS THE YOUNG COUPLE.
Harish Wadhwa:
Even though I missed the celebration this time, I could live the moments by the running pictures in the blog. It seems Dilip and Bose-babu took full 'revenge' by coloring each other to counter the coloring act by Kajal-ji and Bhaswati-ji. It also appears that the Babani couple made the Bose couple 'taste' the gulal, besides smearing their faces!

6 comments:

s v arora said...

Wow dear kiran prakash. What a true discription of the day. I can bet on that you must have written couple of books earlier. Keep it up. Would like to see u, dilip & bhaswati as a guest writers again and again.

Angad Singh said...

The fervor and gusto with which Holi has been celebrated by every member of the Club shows the love of every one with each other. It is a spirited devotion to be emulated by every one. Kiran Parekash Ji you have well described the whole event in a befitting manner. Keep it up.

Bhaswati Bose said...

Enjoyable read. The festive spirit of our celebration has been captured by our new guest writer. Kiran Prakash-ji, we look forward to more of such refreshing blog posts.

Kiran Prakash said...

Thank you dear col. Angad Singh-ji, Arora-ji and Bhswati-ji for your kind words. I feel honored.

s v arora said...

Thank you very much dear Pradip Gupta for remembering us on such a lovely occasion. We all at Big Laaf are waiting for your next treat with such tasty LADOOS. MSY GOD BLESS THE YOUNG COUPLE.

Harish Wadhwa said...

Even though I missed the celebrations this time, I could live the moments by the running pictures and the blog. It seems Dilip and Bose-babu took full 'revenge' by colouring each other to counter the Colouring act by Kajal-ji and Bhaswati-ji. It also appears that the Babani couple made the Bose couple 'taste' the gulal, besides smearing their faces. !