Mech71 March 2012 Reunion
THE EL GILL SHOW!
March 2012 Get together in Delhi
Mech 71 turned out in copious quantities for this meet - from lands near and far, from beneath rocks and from within hollows of dead trees. As Gadbad wryly put it “itni attendance to G D Narang ke TM lecture mein nahin hoti thi. . . . “
So how does one thank Gill and NK for giving us one huge event and a heckuva great time? I guess by simply asking – “Doston, mazaa aa gayaa – so when’s the next do?”
7:30 pm – Monday March 12: Convener NK and cohorts await host and Chief Guest El Gill’s arrival at the ornate entrance of the Air Force Club. The guys on the right – R K Saxena and Guvrus Sarma – were attending a Mech 71 do after quite a while – Guvrus had specially flown in for the event – way to go, champ!
8 pm Surprise Package! Nirmal Singh – pride of New Jersey –– lands up quite out of the blue . . . bravo, boyo – yeh hui na baat! Followed shortly thereafter by the dapper Gill and there was Subhash Kataria, last seen at the 1995 Silver Reunion and Jaspal Singh Thakkar – now that’s certainly one changed gen minus his turban. . . then there was Rakesh Sahni from Bhopal. And we have We have here the natty 66Ma1 – Pradeep Chopra.
Vinod Marwaha reforms! “That nimbu pani had become quite unbearable, yaar – thank bhagwan for some straightforward Scotch. . . Purang, Handpump, Kataria, Gadbad, Swaranjit, El Gill and Normal stuck a pose as as Shorty gesticulated for a quick refill as did RK Sexy, Petkoff and Thakkar. Gill, Gulla, VKG, Manchi, NK stuck another pose as GRV and Swaranjit sipped tea
And then the feasting commenced ----- A notable mech71 get together to remember thanks to the efforts of NK Sharma, Gill and everyone else besides.
March 2012 Get together in Delhi
Mech 71 turned out in copious quantities for this meet - from lands near and far, from beneath rocks and from within hollows of dead trees. As Gadbad wryly put it “itni attendance to G D Narang ke TM lecture mein nahin hoti thi. . . . “
So how does one thank Gill and NK for giving us one huge event and a heckuva great time? I guess by simply asking – “Doston, mazaa aa gayaa – so when’s the next do?”
7:30 pm – Monday March 12: Convener NK and cohorts await host and Chief Guest El Gill’s arrival at the ornate entrance of the Air Force Club. The guys on the right – R K Saxena and Guvrus Sarma – were attending a Mech 71 do after quite a while – Guvrus had specially flown in for the event – way to go, champ!
8 pm Surprise Package! Nirmal Singh – pride of New Jersey –– lands up quite out of the blue . . . bravo, boyo – yeh hui na baat! Followed shortly thereafter by the dapper Gill and there was Subhash Kataria, last seen at the 1995 Silver Reunion and Jaspal Singh Thakkar – now that’s certainly one changed gen minus his turban. . . then there was Rakesh Sahni from Bhopal. And we have We have here the natty 66Ma1 – Pradeep Chopra.
Vinod Marwaha reforms! “That nimbu pani had become quite unbearable, yaar – thank bhagwan for some straightforward Scotch. . . Purang, Handpump, Kataria, Gadbad, Swaranjit, El Gill and Normal stuck a pose as as Shorty gesticulated for a quick refill as did RK Sexy, Petkoff and Thakkar. Gill, Gulla, VKG, Manchi, NK stuck another pose as GRV and Swaranjit sipped tea
And then the feasting commenced ----- A notable mech71 get together to remember thanks to the efforts of NK Sharma, Gill and everyone else besides.
Narrative adapted from report by Anup Gulati
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