As usual, the get-together was thoroughly enjoyed by one and all who were present on the Tuesday evening, at Hotel Mahabaleshwar for the annual family get-together. In all, 23 members and 13 family members attended.
The list of those who attended is like this : Mr. & Mrs. Suhas B. Bothe ( Cummins India Ltd.), Mr. & Mrs. Gadre , Mr. & Mrs. Piloskar (Retired from Bank), Mr. Anil Gaikwad, Mr. Prakash Huli (Amphenol Interconnect Pvt.Ltd. and Mr. Sachin, Prof. & Mrs. Kanbur, Mr. & Mrs Anil J. Kothari, Mr. & Mrs. Mandavgane, Mr. R.G. Hotwani (Kirlsokar Oil Engines Ltd.), Mr. & Mrs. S.S.Khire, Mr. & Mrs. Madhav P. Gore, Mr. & Mrs. Bhagwan Harani, Mr.,. Mrs. And Master Toraskar, Mr. Hemant Urdhwareshe, Mr. S.V. Phansalkar, Mr.& Mrs. S.S.Marathe, Mr. Prabhu Mantha (Force Motors Ltd.), Mr. Kuldip Deshmukh, Mr. Parag Chajed, Mr. Ashutosh Bhagat, Mr. Shantanu Bhile (all V.I.T.). Special mention must be made for the prsesence of Mr. R. Chandrasekar (National Secretary of I.I.P.E.) who had come from Bangalore, specially to attend the get-togther.
There was no dirth of entertainment, although the usual entertainers i.e. Mr. Rajendra Bharate, Mr. Balaji Reddie, Mr. S.R. Valunjkar, Mr. Ramesh Keskar and Mr. Vinay Anturtkar & family were conspicuous by their absence. Mr. Hemant Urdhwareshe regaled the audience with his accordion – both Hindi and Marathi songs. Mr. Madhav Gore narrated hilarious anecdotes from his experiences in Kolkata and East Africa. Mr. Singhal told some interesting stories about travelling by local trains in Mumbai, while he was studying at I.I.T. Powai. Mr. Bothe sang melodious songs which were tremendously appreciated by the audience. Then it was the turn of Gadre couple. First, Mrs. Gadre presented two Marathi songs, then Mr. Gadre presented a “Goulan” by Sant Eknath, and then Mr. and Mrs. Gadre sang the duet – “Bolaa Daajibaa”.
The stream of programmes had to be stopped, as hot soup was served.Immediately thereafter followed the delicious dish of Crispy, Spicey Vegetables.
This was followed by Dinner – Stuffed Parathas, Plain Parathas, Veg. Biryani, Palak-Paneer, Dal Maharani, and roasted papads, pickles, bundi raytaa, green salad, etc. To top it all, there was Vanilla Ice Cream with hot Chocolate Sauce.
Every one was extremely happy, about the wonderful evening spent together, although the programme ended a little late, around 11.00.
The need of a Digital Camera to catch all the action was felt by all those who felt that these memorable moments should have been captured forever. Let us hope next time we shall have a digital camera around. Mr. Chandrasekar felt bad that he had not brought his camera, else he would have been pleased to put the pictures in IIPE-Mfg. News.
