Exodus Begins

Yusuf Rassiwala

Urmila Sinha

Lt Col Angad Singh

* Yesterday, Urmila Sinha left by train for her home town, Dhanbad. She would be visiting family and friends and is expected to return after one month.
* Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd) also left last evening, for Dubai. He is spending quality time with his sister there and after three weeks, will fly direct to his home town, Mohali. He is not very sure when he would return to Mumbai.
* Tonight, Yusuf Rassiwala shall be leaving with family for Najaf, one of the two holiest of holy cities in Iraq -- the other being Karbala. He had been on a similar pilgrimage about nine years ago. He should

Shekhawat distributes  food boxes from Vyanjan

be back with us in 10 days or so.
* In another four days, Kiran Prakash shall also take off on an overseas trip, to Japan. He will be celebrating his birthday (March 16) there. And by the “end of the month”, he should be back with us in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, Shekhawat kept his promise of treating the Club and this morning, he handed out boxes of savories in the Garden. There were three reasons for this celebration: one, his grandson has secured admission in a London college; two, Siba Prasad Maitra granted him a “new lease of life” (Shekhawat’s words); and three, a substantial hike in his pension.
Many were however, not satisfied by the boxes. According to them (mostly ladies), it was “too little for so much” going for him. They argued that Shekhawat ought to be treating the Club to a good meal in some ritzy restaurant, or better still, invite us all home for a sit-down dinner.
They are now waiting eagerly to pounce upon him (on his wedding anniversary) this Thursday and make a meal of him!

Bihari Milwani:
Leave of absence granted. Inn sabh ki chhutti manzoor ho gayee hai.