Mr 654321

Banoo Apa and Bhaswati Bose dance to Ulti Ginti Wale as Bihari Milwani (r) watches

Bihari Milwani has acquired a new name. From “Banke Bihari Lal”, he was christened to “654321” today. And thereby hangs a tale.
As is well known, Bihari has a way with numbers. From performing complex computations to remembering birth dates and anniversaries, this 60-something chartered accountant even has a 999-year calendar encrypted in his hard drive of a brain. No wonder, he has little use for a computer.
Of late though, Bihari has started something new. During the tai-chi round, while all of us keep count as normal humans do, he does it in reverse order. Instead of rattling aloud 1-2-3-4-5-6… he starts off with 6-5-4-3-2-1… For some like Naheed Siddiqui and Rukhsana Khan, this makes no sense because they'd have no clue at what point he would stop.
But Banoo Apa had figured it out. So this morning, she parodied the popular Bollywood number, Tirchi Topi Wale and together with Bhaswati Bose, did a jig around Bihari, addressing him as “Ulti Ginti Wale”. So spontaneous was the act that Bihari got no time to be embarrassed.
On balance though, it was decided to address him by a name that is closer to character. Bihari gave his consent and thus, from today, he shall be known as Mr 654321. One person amused by this honorific was Shekhawat – simply because he can never remember the sequence of digits. “It sounds like somebody’s telephone number,” he chuffed like a child.

Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd):
Milwani is famous for his phenomenal memory. He is a running encyclopedia insofar as events pertaining to members of Big Laaf are concerned. You do not have to remind him; rather, he reminds you about a forthcoming event. His sharp memory and marked humility have won the hearts of everyone. Good show. Keep it up.

Bihari Milwani:
I thank Big Laaf for giving me another name which is unique and very easy to remember. I also noticed that when my turn comes in the tai-chi round, everyone starts smiling. This is always in addition to the three laughs which we raise at the end of the exercises. I noticed also that many members (not some) do the brain exercise by counting mentally in the reverse order.