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Rakhee Bansi (l) celebrates her return to India

A loud roar of laughter followed by a silent prayer of thanksgiving went up this morning for Shekhawat’s health. He will not have to undergo the dreaded operation for unblocking the arteries of his right leg. The blockages detected earlier were a false alarm.
“All is normal,” he declared this morning.
Shekhawat had gone to the naval hospital in Colaba the third time yesterday over what was suspected to be a severe case of atherosclerosis.

Happy Singh Shekhawat

The first time he was told to get an MRI done, the results of which turned out to be inconclusive. Thereafter he was prescribed medication along with some more tests. The test reports proved negative. By way of abundant caution, the doctors repeated all the tests and once again the results have proved that he is fit as a fiddle.
Funnily, Shekhawat believes that a certain herbal oil/ lotion, prescribed by an ayurvedic practitioner, has done the trick.

Nahid Khan (l) celebrates being grandmom once again

“Whenever I am in pain, I apply a little of that oil in the affected area of my foot,” he informed. “It works like magic. The pain disappears instantly.”
Be that as it may, the relief of not having to go under the knife any time soon was evident in Shekhawat’s behavior all morning. He had that extra bounce in his step – an ebullience that comes from a sense of reprieve and happiness – taking us by surprise. Bijoy Gupta had to actually restrain him from being over-playful. “Don’t think you are Shah Rukh Khan!” he warned, half in jest.
Meanwhile, Rakhee Bansi came with a box of chocolate wafers to celebrate her return from Europe. She had gone to the U.K. (London) and France (Paris and Nice) and apparently “did so much shopping” that she was "down with extra baggage" on her flight home.
Nahid Khan too had good reasons to celebrate. She has become a proud grandmother once again and announced the new arrival with a box of barfis. Our blessings and good wishes go to the baby girl and her parents as well.
Lt Col Angad Singh (from Mohali):
It is good news that our old stalwart, Shekhawat is not required to undergo surgery. May God bless and keep him fit to enjoy the company of his saalis. The saalis provide him the invigorating 'tonic' to stay fit. It is nice to also see that you are enjoying pre-monsoon sweets in celebration of Rakhee's return from a foreign tour and the new arrival in Nahid's family.