Eid ul-Fitr - 2019

After a particularly desultory month, Eid ul-Fitr dawned at the Garden on a happy note. Not only had attendance hit double digits, we got to sample a special sweet dish from Tripura to mark the occasion. Bhaswati Bose treated

Bhaswati Bose treats us to special sweet dish from Tripura

us to the delectable chhanar payesh upon her return from Agartala.
The past 30 days have been as challenging as it were distressing. There were mornings when we almost abandoned the exercises for want of participation. Ramzan had robbed us of a sizable chunk of members and to add to our grief, the weather had turned intensely hostile. The heat wave continues unabated.
If we could survive this spell (without casualty or a single break) it was purely because of the whole-hearted dedication and commitment of a handful of senior members. They were the ones to have held fort all this while and kept the show going – even as attendance had dipped to an embarrassing three at times!
But then, there is also the proverbial silver lining in the form of a few new entrants who have kept us company off and on. The most consistent among them have been Saroj Muni, Manoj Motwani and Kamla Trivedi. They appear serious and are also enjoying the exercises. But whether this would translate into regular membership, only time will tell.