Festive Air

NILOUFER RASSIWALA'S BIG DO: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Niloufer Rassiwala receives her birthday calendar

A festive air hung over the Garden since morning – a month after Diwali had come and gone. It was Niloufer Rassiwala’s birthday celebration today. We were four days behind schedule, but as they say, it was worth the wait.

Shekhawat pulls off a salute

In true Rassiwala style, a grand party was laid out replete with fine food and great company, not to mention loads of laughter, joy and merriment.
Niloufer had come in dressed in regal crimson and flanked by hubby Yusuf R and daughter-in-law, Salma along with the two tiny tots of the family, Mubaraka and Jameela. They even took part in the exercises and after we had raised the customary fourth laugh and sung the birthday song in her honour, the Club’s calendar was presented to her by Bhaswati Bose amid a round of resounding applause.

Time to party

The funny part was Shekhwat pulling off

Poring over the birthday calendar

an impromptu salute, duly acknowledged by the birthday girl.
Yusuf R had graciously invited some 'personal guests' also to be present on the occasion. Among them were Mohammed Farooq (Banoo Apa’s husband), Rukhsana Khan’s newly-married daughter and of course, Vasudev Bhateja. They are all family to us. With them around and in an atmosphere of easy bonhomie and joie-de-vivre, the celebration could well have gone on and on... forever. The photographs bear testimony to the spirit of this memorable event.

Razia  Khan (r) offers a birthday bite

Karun Sharma (r) recites a ditty

Hosts, the RASSIWALAS 

Karun Sharma:
Delicious snacks and pleasing smiles from Yusuf Rassiwala's family. This is a unique club where birthdays of all members are celebrated with equal enthusiasm and joy.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
Wishing very many happy returns of the day to Niloufer Rassiwala. Be happy and enjoy good health.

Yusuf Rassiwala:
Blog Monster, thank you very much for the write-up and related photographs about me and my family. I am very much obliged. I have no words to express my gratitude. MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Dilip Babani:
A belated Happy Birthday, Niloufer-ji!