Visit to Bikaji Cama Place in New Delhi
After my computer engineering in 1992, my first job was in Bikaji Cama Place in New Delhi. Right next to Hyatt Regency — the luxurious five-star hotel, one of capital’s status symbols, at least so it was then.
With $32/month salary, I was struggling to eat, live and survive those days. Nevertheless, I always looked desirously at the hotel every day while waiting for DTC. I always wondered what needs to be done to be able to go in the hotel in a chauffeur driven car just like the people I enviously watched going in. Finally, I did it. This time we stayed here while in Delhi for three nights. And what a pleasure it was to meet my dear friend Geeta, Rohit and their children who drove all the way from Greater Noida. Not only that, they even hosted us for drinks and dinner in the hotel. Thanks, Dear Khannas!
Visit to Ghalib’s haveli heritage in Old Delhi
A couple of days back, I visited Ghalib’s haveli heritage in Old Delhi with Renu and kids. I wish they maintained the place better. It doesn’t match or reflect the man or the poet the great Ghalib Sahib was.
Meeting the dude after this “silver” interval with my family.
Prashant…yes, Prashant, but not the prashant mahasagar (Pacific Ocean) in the backdrop but Prashant Jain, the one by my side here — Dil Ke Paas. The one who was with me in engineering days for four years. The one I didn’t meet since for twenty-five years. The one I met here in Sydney. Yeah, you got it, that calm, quiet, lefty, chashmoo with a bucket. Barobar bola wohich saala!
Meeting the dude after this “silver” interval with my family, and after talking to this good looking, successful Australian that he is now, also, in the aftermath of inetractions and sharing over food and drinks, while walking and sightseeing, after many rides in his car, I recalled something. It reminded me of relationships, that are hearty and from the heart, the ones we have all heard of, read of, and have seen on the screens, the ones we all have desired.
Those relationships that are like the bridge in focus, high and mighty, yet calm and quiet, always there to help you, to get you across, for you to use, to be your harbor. A harbor bridge relationship. A harbor bridge friendship. Prashant Jain friendship.
Engineering college days
This is an engineering college days picture (1990-91). So much has changed since then in the world outside and inside this picture. The list is long but the most poignant is that Parvinder Singh Nirwain (R-615; yellow turban; he was Nabhaite too) and Harvinder Singh Waraich (Stooping over those sitting) left the world very soon after the date of this picture. They were great dudes. I miss them.
Song I produce to celebrate my engineering college’s 4th APNA alumni reunion
This is the song-video I produced to celebrate my engineering college’s 4th APNA alumni reunion in Las Vegas From Aug 5-7
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