She’s Back!

Razia Khan is back. After what must have been a horrendous one-and-half months of battling medical callousness (see post of January 23), she came in today looking bright and almost recovered. One kidney stone has been surgically removed, but there are still two more to go, according to son Sarfraz, who handsomely escorted her to the Garden this morning.
It was a ‘family reunion’ of sorts as we spontaneously interrupted our exercises and welcomed Razia with a round of applause. The collective joy of having her back in our midst found expression again in a rapturous ‘fourth laughter’ in her honour, followed by a photo-op (lead pic) with the entire group posing together at the end of the exercises.
Razia is one of those members who has endeared herself very soon, such that today it is hard to believe that she is relatively a new entrant in the Club. She took the initiative as a fresher in conducting exercises (when many 'veterans' shied away), encouraged the reticent types to step in the middle, started organising parties in restaurants for the first time, hosted dinner at home to bring about cohesiveness among members… She might have been misunderstood at times, but can never be questioned on her noble intentions, caring nature, cheerful never-say-die attitude and most importantly, heightened sense of positivity. We missed all this, and much more, during her absence.
Welcome back, Razia!
Jagmohan Papneja:
I missed you very much, Razia-ji and prayed for your early return. I am extremely pleased to have you with us again. Looking forward to laughing exercises with you and posing in a photo too.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
* "I'm back, better than you can imagine, stronger than you think."
* "And the exercise goes on..."
Razia Khan:
Thank you all for your prayers and wishes:
"Jab Tak Bikey Na Thhey, Toh Koi Janta Na Thha,
Tumne Kharidkar Mujhe Anmol Kar Diya!"
Srichand Arora:
Well said, Razia-ji. May God bless you!