59er Prakash sent me this email given below, one which I have been waiting for, for ages.
Thanks to 69er Barbara Rossi from Italy, I had this picture of 69ers in my files:
Dear Jacob,
It's been ages since I corresponded with you.
Mumbai has had a spate of Music concerts and next weekend we have 3 days of some great artists performing.
The Jazz evening with Kenny Garret at the Gateway was an experience. The Moon shining with a few stars around, the subtly lit up Gateway of India, a gentle breeze blowing and one of the world's bext saxophone players regaling music starved Mumbai audience.
The Kala ghoda arts festival is on right now with old movies being screened at Max Mueller Bhavan, Plays, street vendors and of course food. The festival encourages children's participation in painting, origami, pottery and other arts.
The Mumbai festival that ended in January was a big disappointment as compared to last years.
Meenu and I have travelled extensively over December and January. Dubai for the first time - the city of gold everything glitzy and heady with the aroma of attar everywhere, and Goa, and Bangalore.
I was extremely fortunate to visit Saigon to check out business prospects. I tried some unmentionable foods including eels.
Right now our weather is changing from a very plesant mild winter to trying hot summer descending upon us.
The wedding season is not yet over so one sees plenty weddings at the Marine Drive Gymkhanas and even the Cooperage grounds are used with decorations like a mini Taj Mahal being built on the grounds to entertain over 5000 guests. The trees on our street are decorated with lights.
The area is being cleaned up but the roads are all dug up all over Mumbai. The Civic authorities want to level all major arterial roads before the monsoons set in.
The stock exchange touched the mystical figure of 10,000 this afternoon. Everyone is overjoyed and the TV stations proclaim that it will hit 12000 within two months.
The famed "Derby" was held Mahalakshmi Race Course yesterday, the first Sunday in February, drawing crowds of about 25000. People dressed to make an impact and be noticed.
The winner was rank outsider, Velvet Rope available at 10 to 1 odds & as the favourites failed, it gave all the bookies a fantastic earning.
Must end now.
More news when time permits.
My classmate, Barbara Rossi, is in Mumbai with her Mom. Meeting her on Wednesday at Anil Harish's residence.
Cheers and thank you for remembering me with this lovely gift I have placed right next to the computer.
Thanks for the update Prakash and give our love to Barbara when you see her. Do send us some photographs from the small reunion. Both of you have many followers!
1 comment:
Hi, have just been sent this site by an "OLD" 63 friend Adil Gandhy. I was in the A level class of 63/64. Have been spending a lazy but very interesting Sunday looking through all the blogs! I remember Barbara Rossi (pretty girl with curly hair!), but even more so her Dad, Cesare, who owned racehorses in Bombay in the 50s and 60s. My parents knew hers quite well! I live in the UK and have a business that exports horses (for breeding) to India (mainly) ... just wanted to comment on your very informative article! Thanks! Ian (iandeane@btinternet.com)
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