Diwali 2017

Fahmida Khan enters the Garden to exchange Diwali greetings

In keeping with the mood of the nation, we had a subdued Diwali this morning. The decibel levels were low, even during our laughter rounds. Also, not many had turned up today.
Those expecting fireworks between Arun Patil and Razia Khan (ref yesterday’s post) were sorely disappointed as neither was in any mood to take on the other. Arun had his way, as usual, in enforcing ‘discipline’ and we got through the hour-long exercises without much noise or rancor.
In many ways this was boring. But Mallika Kagzi, a former member (and president of the Club)

Shekhawat

lit up the proceedings by paying us a surprise visit and wishing everyone a ‘Happy Diwali’. This was very nice of her. A fourth laugh went up at the end of the exercises and in the spirit of camaraderie and bonhomie, we exchanged festive greetings to mark the occasion.
Another bright spark of the morning was a perceptible improvement in Shekhawat’s health condition (ref post of October 17). Till yesterday morning he was in a miserable shape, unable to bear the pain of the blisters on his back. He was literally in tears as he kept repeating that he had “not suffered so much in life”.
Today he looked rather composed, but said the “burning sensation” on his back still persists. He “feels” that the blisters are drying up now. The unfortunate part about all this is that he is yet to take the advice of a proper dermatologist.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
It was nice that Mallika Kagzi visited the club on Diwali day. Hope she becomes regular visitor. Diwali is a festival of festivities and we should forget our past and start fresh. I am sure Shekhawat is on the road to recovery and will be fit soon. Wishing every one a very happy and prosperous Diwali.