Golden Girl

Striking gold: Enaya

Everybody does a song and dance on a child’s academic scores. But how often do we get to celebrate the exploits of a tiny tot

Banoo Apa (c) celebrates with tea and snacks

on the track and field?

Zarina Khan (l) distributes Lucknawi besan-ki-barfi

For that matter, how often do we hear of a four-year-old striking gold in sports? Or perhaps, see a doting grandma basking in the glory of her ward’s success as a sprinter?
Well, that doting grandmother today was Banoo Apa and the child in question was Baby Enaya. (We call her so because we have been seeing her grow literally, since her birth.) The little cherub ran like a lapwing on her school Annual Day recently and emerged tops in the ‘flat race’ event, claiming a gold medal.
However, we got rewarded for her pains this morning with hot home-brewed tea and biscuits, courtesy Banoo Apa. It was doubtless a proud moment for her, as indeed it was for all of us who are so fond of Enaya. May she go on to win many more gold medals in years to come. Our hearty congratulations to her parents, Rakshanda and Sachin Tyagi as well.
Meanwhile, Zarina Khan shared a box of besan ki barfi she had procured from Lucknow. It was a rare treat for us as we seldom get to sample this sweetmeat in Mumbai. We thank Zarina for keeping us in mind – especially as there was no particular occasion for her to do so.