Eid Party 2018

Eid Party with a difference -- over a round of antakshari

The floodgates of partying have indeed opened on us (ref post of June 20). After four major treats in as many days, we had

Banoo Apa arrives
fashionably late

our fifth big bash of the week today – the long-awaited and much talked-about Eid Party of the Club.
But it was more about the flooding in the Garden that we had to contend with this morning. In fact, the party was almost scrapped apprehending a low turnout because of the incessant rains since last night. The Club was equally divided over whether to carry on with the party or defer it till Monday. Ultimately

Shekhawat ready to
leave with his Eid box

a toss of the coin settled the matter and Arun Patil set out with Razia Khan to collect the food boxes from Jagruti, near Andheri Station.
Meanwhile, we shifted in and out of the China Hut while trying to dodge the rain. The exercises were conducted inside and since Arun was getting delayed, we spilled outside on the garden chairs for an impromptu session of antakshsari. Once

Celebration shifts inside the China Hut

it started raining, we were back inside the China Hut. This unintended game of hide and seek with the rain gods lent an added charm to the celebration this morning.
By then most of the members had somehow made it to the Garden -- including Pushpa Gupta, Karun Sharma, Naseem Khan and several others who had become scarce in the past few weeks. It was a happy gathering and an unusual event, given the inclement weather, but well embracing the spirit of Eid -- as the accompanying pictures would indicate. We left the Garden holding on to our food boxes, a happier lot.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
We have to follow certain rules while in the Garden. But for these rules, we would have enjoyed the food together in a better manner than having to carry the boxes home.

Bihari Milwani:
It is good that we had the Eid party today. Monday is going to be a very heavy rainy day.

Dilip Babani:
Very nice party given by Big Laaf. Everybody enjoyed antakshari also. Thank you Arun-bhai and Razia-ji and all the other members who helped in making the Eid party a memorable event.