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Re-Union

Re-Union

A Sudden call from a friend, a school friend, that there will be a re-union meeting of our old school buddies in Delhi Haat, New Delhi. I got very excited that after long gap we will meet again & will share all memories which got a bit diluted due course of time.

The day has come but it was raining so heavily & TV guys are screaming about massive traffic jam which discouraged me to take decision to attend our re-union. I was sad for whole day but waiting for an opportunity to come. This time my cousin told me that a new alumni has created by some of our seniors & batch mates, they are organizing a get together, a re-union on 14^th of November 2010.

It was an opportunity created by God to meet again old friends. Surprise!! Again, all Durga Puja Pandals in Delhi comes up with notice board about the event. We all face book users started discussing among ourselves about the re-union. Nostalgia is gripping.

I have postponed my all tours around that time and prayed to the God about a pleasant weather. The day has arrived and asked my wife also accompany me for this re-union. My brother in law also joined us for this great event.

Slowly my car rolled in to parking area of school which was already full with different size of cars. A goose-bump was on body showing restlessness. I called an old buddy whom I found on FB after 24 years. He was also equally exited to come. He was on the way to school.

On entrance found the lunch coupon distribution area where a few seniors are collecting Rs.200 for lunch .Pleasantries are exchanged and we enter in to our old school Raisina. Passing through Principal’s room our principal was Mr.A.N. Banerjee,a strong solid character. Left hand side vice principal’s room Sanyal Sir,..we nick named him JAGGA. He is no more with us which saddened me for a while. After that we have been greeted with Pakora & coffee.

Suddenly I find myself among many old ex-students; all faces are known but afraid to ask the name. In the mean time my one friend whom we are meeting 24 years later has arrived. We tried to recognize each other as both of us looking differently due to big time gap.

My batch mates are there already, some of them came along with their wives like me and some of them decided to come without. I have met few friends after 24 years and few friends are regular to school in another yearly gathering of Saraswati Puja. We clicked photographs, exchanged Ph. Numbers. Then I approached to my old class which was filled with our memories ….class teacher  dijo sir…,Prasanto Sir, Rita Madam, Jaya Madam,& off course Saniyal sir,. Suddenly it is like ride in time machine started daydreaming of old memories. Sujit..my wife called me after seeing our old Principal sir,Mr.A.n.Banerjee,rushed to him took blessing. He was sitting with current principal Madam Mudhushsree Madam.

All ex-students are performing different cultural programs; some of our batch mates are also performed. We met our PT sir Mr. Rajendra Singh and Mehta madam. We have taken our photographs together.

We went to explore our old school and found old memories are everywhere though it is a gap of 24 years. Every part of school is telling her part of story.

Lunch was served a bit late but no one complaining because everyone here was under a divine happiness. Menu of lunch may envy marriage ceremony’s menu. It was cholar Dal,Bhat,Mach,Chicken,Tomato Chatni, Rossogolla. A quiz program also organized along side with lunch.

Everything which starts has to end , this is the universal truth & our re-union also ends but we vowed to meet again.

A special thanks to Raisina alumni for this massive arrangements & this is not the end of it but beginning of it.