Sat: It is 4.30. Suddenly I smell the ‘Bheeni Bheeni
sugandh of Mitee’ wow. My mind is playing games. I think. Rains are three
months away and I am getting this feel of start of rainy season. But it persists.
From my corner in office I move towards staircase, smell grew stronger. I look
out from the office Landing. View from landing is always good, but today it was
great. Dusty, cloudy, windy, wet and clean!
Indra Devta has graced our city with unseasonal rains. And
this rain turned out like Mumbai rains. It started in evening and lasted till
11.0 clock, Sunday morning. This blessing turned the Pune city into a beautiful
Hill station.
We have started a new trend at request of Rinky, let’s see
how long we can continue. On every Saturday, we all together [Inc Avi family],
convert sitting into a small cinema hall, buy ice creams, gather sweets or ‘Mukhavas’
and watch one Hindi movie after heavy dinner. Today Lali was also supposed to
join us, but Sharat is busy in office, so they cannot make it. Today’s show was
bit different, light hearted movie ‘Ungli’. And Bathija’s, who are in Pune
joined us. Ratna aunty remembered Ghatkopar days, when we would see movies on
VCR, she kept reminding us.
Kashyap and myself are planning Old Classic collection for
viewing. Any suggestion? It should be light, bit different but not serious
show. Few selected English movies are. Sound of Music. All six Star War movies.
Great escape. Its Mad Mad world. Maybe if young generation enjoys, will watch
Dev Anand starring classics like Hum Dono, Tere Ghar Ke Samane, Kala Pani etc
They Rajesh Khanna classics like Aan Milo Sajna, Kati Patang, Aradhana.
Our old 8 mm movies would have made these evening activities
totally memorable. But alas, during shifting to Pune in 2006, only one box of
luggage got misplaced, and that was all 8 mm movies box. That included all
wedding movies, our ‘Sindhu Films’ products, dramas, skits and what not. How I
miss it.
Sunday: I am dying to write few game changing facts. But considering
past experience, I restrain myself with diffeculty. But let me indirectly
mention them.
One is very old [26 years old] issue finally got resolved in
positive way. This is result of four years long struggle
Past three months 24X7 working of Akshay, has taken concrete
shape on 29th. Though the process of reaching this stage started in
September 2013 with Lali and myself taking unconventional decision.
From tomorrow we will break away from our tradition of being
traders. Trading is in our blood. Noble group, as I call it has its foundation
in 1930’s, in Karachi with Sind Stationery Mart. It was but a trading activity.
Our grandfathers decedents are still in trading, and we will be first to break
this norm.
Any one of the above mentioned point in itself is very big
game changer, but all taking final shape in same weekend in itself speaks volume
about the play of ‘Ghrahas’. Just I need to keep my fingers crossed. And from national point of view, today is Budget day.
I see a very prosperous future for India and Indians, no doubt about it.
by P G Dodeja
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