An unforgettable hour!
Twenty seven hours of flight later, arrived in Mumbai. Three hours of sleep later, left for office. After that it had been customer meetings after customer meetings, interspersed with hours of commute between customer locations.
Finally got an hour of off time before customer dinner started. A great hour with Shaheed and Vipul in a hotel bar mostly discussing ghazals and shayars. Shahid, who was born in Pakistan, is an amazingly knowledgeable person in Urdu ghazals. We agreed to sit down for a music session when we are both back in Atlanta.
Why did we have such a great time? It is best answered with the following shayar that we discussed …
“Chanda ki chakori se kabhi baat na hoti
‘Gar aapse humari ye mulakaat na hoti
Is mehfil ke logo mein koi baat hai yaaro
Warna to kabhi itni haseen raat na hoti..”
Missed meeting you on this trip….hope to catch you next time
Yessir, I missed you. But I was thrilled about your marathon and aurora borealis. I will be back…
Sounds like we had similar travel adventures over the weekend!
Rajib, you make feel nostalgic about Mumbai and Nariman Point. Started my career there
Tagging Shahid…
Tracey, I heard about your travel woes after coming back to US
Jayaraman, you and me sir! you and me!