Mech71

Photograph (courtesy Ramu) of a group of Mech71ers at a grand and gracious   wedding reception on the lawns of Vasant Continental, New Delhi on Saturday last week arranged by Ashok Manchanda, IIT classmate from Mechanical 1971 - to celebrate his daughters wedding. He is shown standing second from right in the photo. Quite a few class mates from Mech'71 were in attendance and a group picture is posted here.  This second picture shows more of the mech71ers at the reception, with one present in spirit and not physically. Group of Mech71ers at a reception in December 2013 If you wish to see a larger view click on the picture.

Vinod Marwaha Of all Mech71 members, one who stands out and shines is Vinod Marwaha. While the participation of many of us has waxed and waned, it has not been so with Vinod. From day one his generous hospitality has been available to all mech71 members who arrive at the central point of Delhi from all corners of the globe from time to time. He is invariably the person everyone contacts first. Not only this, he reminds members of the group when a birthday of a member happens and maintains a directory of members with their addresses and contact numbers that is regularly updated and circulated once a year. One can say without hesitation that the group would not have been what it is without all this. It is hoped that in future any member who visits Delhi shall bring a nice little gift for Vinod or Vinoo as he is called whenever they visit Delhi. In case the gift contains C2H5OH it will be accepted too ( Hope that makes up for one of the members stealing a peg from his wine cabin...

Bittoo and Chander Merani Many Mech71ers are still avid readers of books on all sorts of topics, not just professional books. The attached picture shows two engaged in such an exercise in California, USA. In the words of Bittoo Gill, "Attached is a picture of Chandru (Chander Merani) and Gill in California, enjoying a book written by a famous friend and author. This was followed by a vigorous book discussion over a bottle of Pinot Gris and kababs." The book in their hands is "The Babaji Affair" authored by another mech71er. It is available at an online retailer near you including the Amazon stores in USA, India and elsewhere. The link will be located easily by a google search for anyone interested in acquiring a copy, e.g here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Babaji-Affair-Ashok-Malhotra/dp/149232955X