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After all the hard work put in by the Old Boys for the Dosco concert, they wanted a treat!
Angad Vohra promptly agreed to host a dinner at the Rendezvous in Pondichery. This offer was gladly accepted and a program chalked out to drive down to Pondicherry and spend the weekend there. In all fourteen old boys and spouses took off on a Saturday afternoon and drove down to ‘Auroville’ with a stop-over at C. Ramakrishna’s mango orchard where he plans to grow coloured mangoes! He also showed us the mango tree planted by Abdul Kalam. Angad took us around ‘Matri Mandir’ – which is a beautiful piece of architecture. And of great significance to not only the people of Auroville but also people from all over the country.
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| L to R : Mitra, Petachi, Saucy, Vellayan, C. Ramakrishna, Vikash | Next morning - boat ride to the Cuddalore Harbour |
Another good piece of architecture is the house Angad has built for himself out of brick and lime.
All then proceeded for dinner to the Rendezvous, a neat place located in the French section of Pondicherry. Angad had laid out a very good spread and it was a memorable dining experience.
Vellayan had arranged for the stay at the historic For t St. David Bungalow set in one of the most scenic locales. The next morning we started with a boat ride up to the Cuddalore harbour followed by a hearty breakfast and then on to Angad’s pottery. He is also a renowned potter and his works were indeed very good. He gave us a great lunch after which it was back to Madras – after a weekend well spent! And for the North Indian guys who think Agra is the ultimate (!!??)—— well we now have Pondicherry !
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| At C. Ramakrishna’s Farm House – Mango Orchard | Dinner at “The Rendexvous Foreground : Arun Murugappan and Alok Bhargava Seated Lto R : Lalitha Vellayan, Juthika Mitra, Sigi Murugappan, Seema Bhargava, Maya Varma; Last Row L to R : Saucy, Vikash, Mitra, C.Ramakrishna, Invitee, Vellayan Petachi, Angad |