Growing up in Durgapur, Avijit, Debatosh and I were a trio that were fairly inseparable throughout our school days. I got a chance to meet Avijit a couple of months back when he was visiting Dallas from Perth, Australia. Coincidentally, the other of the trio – Debatosh was also visiting Dallas this week from Bangalore, India. So, one more trip to Dallas had to be made,

The lady in picture is Sharmistha, my dad’s colleague’s daughter. Also my batch mate, we had become friends way before these two started going to the same engineering college and then dating each other. There is an infamous story about me sitting outside her house by the open drain while Debatosh went inside to talk to her and her parents. I will let Sharmistha tell you that story.

I think the three of us got under the same roof today after two decades or so.

In most cases where two of my friends have married each other, I get to be in a touch with them a little more… you know, there are two birthday calls a year that happen when I get to talk to both of them.

Except in this case, and keeping up with coincidences, both my friends were born on exactly the same day (and year)!!

It was a different kind of travel down nostalgia lane spending the day with them.