Get Together ISM-1971 Batch at my Home:
Shashi Kapoor and Ashok Syal - 10th Oct' 2011
In continuation of my earlier blogs of 24th Feb’ 2011 (Memory Down the Lane) followed by another one of 17th March’ 2011 (wherein photos sent by Shashi Kapoor of college days were placed), that my visit to New Delhi / India medical check up got also utilized to meet some of our class mates. One such person was Shashi Kapoor as I had undaunted urge to meet and hence - I wrote to him – my greetings for Dushera / Puja / Diwali while and that I have already landed up in India.
My mail to him followed by quick calls, resulted him in making his plan, which suited both of us and to catch up face to face after 40 years. Sooner he received my mail, call came back, and that he is traveling by train to Jammu for attending marriage function. I requested him, if he could accommodate, he happily agreed to change his travel to New Delhi by Spice Jet Flight SG – 116, reaching Indira Gandhi International Airport on 10th Oct’ 2011 at 08:45 am. He wanted my address, and I confirmed him and his wife that, it will be my pleasure to pick him from the airport, so he need not worry, and also to maximize our time of meeting & be together. I promised him he can have breakfast / lunch at our home & later I will drop him at Old Delhi railway Station wherein lots of our old memories are also locked in.
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| Shashi coming out from Air port, smiling, he has not seen me! |
On the day i.e. 10th Oct’ 2011, I was very much there, as I booked a car for whole day. The plane was half hour late, but it was just that immense pleasure to see him coming out of the airport at arrival area with smile on his face and thinking next as picked up by my camera that shot, before he saw me. We came home had breakfast together, he even brought packed one duly packed by Bhabhi which we had together along with fruits and tea etc.
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| L to R - Shashi Kapoor, Arun Talwar & Ashok Syal |
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| L to R - Talwar, Kapoor & Syal having lunch cooked by us |
Later at lunch time, Shashi Kapoor joined with me & my brother to cook our lunch – Menu - Chicken Curry & Rice with Salad, had few glasses of wines - which we all enjoyed together. Ashok Syal took time off from his office in South Extension and we all enjoyed sumptuous lunch cooked by us and ate together at my home, with my younger brother.
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| Kapoor & Syal enjoying meal |
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| Syal made me laugh with his jokes |
I kept Shashi updated with all the events, till that day as we had come lovely get together at M S Sandhu home on 09th Oct’ 2011, never to say I had great opportunity to meet him at airport and then at my home, so many memories flashed by, and that he recalled visiting our home hay days at School. His daughter Anchal was very kind as she did inquire about my health and helping to understand my health issues etc. being Doctor herself.
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| View from Main Road in front of Delhi Railway Station |
After our lunch Ashok Syal left for his office, and me and Shashi for Old Delhi Railway station a distance of not more than 20 Kms, but it took us around 2.5 HRS, that’s the traffic of our country where every one is in rush – ‘Ye Desh Hindustan Hamra’.
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| LOT OF OUR MEMORIES ARE TIED UP HERE- WHEN WE TRAVELED TO ISM BY TRAIN |
I was all the time getting panicky for his train, but when I dropped him at station he had to run to catch up train – which he managed and sent me TXT message that all is well for him to go to Jammu his next destination. We enjoyed to our brim, what little time we had at our disposal, that’s the spirit we all should have.
On my return to Auckland, with jet lag did manage to call him other day, and reminded him of our photos, and few of our last snaps captured on his camera, which he sent has been added here.
Shashi Kapoor wrote on 25th Dec’ 2011:
Dear Talwar - Delhi Photos sent by me have come out to be excellent & will remind me of our meeting after 4 decades. Though we all look oldies but young at heart. Photos taken with my camera are very large and need editing which I explained him and his daughter Anchal did manage to send me & also inquired about my health.
I pray for your speedy recovery. May 2012 bring good health for you & Bhabhi ji.
Sincerely Yours, Shashi Kapoor
Cheers,
ARUN TALWAR (’71 Mining) Jan' 2012
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Mrs. & Mr. Pradeep K Sharma - 01st Nov' 2011 visit to my Home:
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| Mrs. & Mr. Pradeep K Sharma |
I had been in touch with PK in short over phone from New Zealand, early part of last year and later when I reached New Delhi in Sept’ 2011. I had been coaxing him, and not only him but almost every one from our batch, who were in and around my home town or have plans to cross over Delhi metro, lets meet.
Pradeep call comes in and that he showed possibilities are that he will visit N Delhi to attend Formula 1 car race in Greater Noida India, car racing, sponsored by his company etc along with his office work. It was great to know when he finally made it, no less than encouragement he got from his wife who said why he should not meet, when I am not too well & also when they both were not very far from my home.
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| Mrs. Sharma enjoyed her short stay together |
My dear PK, your visit made an extra flare, and you and Bhabhi made it cool. We all enjoyed Diwali Sweets along with Dry Fruit etc, and Bhabhi brought with her ready to eat hot Samosa with tea together.
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| PK giving sweet to Bhabhi |
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| Bhabhi giving sweet to PK, Great! |
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| P K Sharma & A Talwar |
Some of the photos, which we took at my place, will always remind our meeting after 40 YRS of passing out from school. You really made my day and many thanks to Bhabhi who made the evening more rejoice full against all odds.
Cheers,
ARUN TALWAR (’71 Mining) Jan' 2012
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