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Bengaluru: Long back in the early 1970s, or more than 52 years ago, a teenage student was studying at the Basel Mission High School in Dharwad, Karnataka. He was a smart boy, diligent both in studies and sports activities, like most of his close friends and classmates. No sports were untouched! Apart from being studious & naughty, he was equally, if not more, involved in a variety of sports activities. If his classmates were found playing cricket during the lunch break, he would definitely be found around them. Likewise, the case was similar to that of football and hockey. Apart from the games on the fields, he was also seen keenly playing racquet games, Table Tennis, Badminton and also indoor games, Carom, and Chess. Perhaps, there was no indoor or outdoor game then, which he was not into. But the interesting part was not that, as he wasn't playful just for the heck of it. He was thoroughly immersed in whatever he did, and it was a delight to watch him completely committed t...

Come February, many classmates of the BMHS 1976 batch keep waiting eagerly for the annual reunion get-together. Even this year, it was no different and just like every year, in spite of the date being announced well in advance only 14 could make it. But, that was no excuse for all those who assembled to rejoice to the fullest extent possible. The farm becomes party venue: This year around Edwin D’Souza’s sprawling farm on Goa road was the venue to avoid repeated pressure on Sanjeev’s Tech Farm and to heed to a voluntary offer of Edwin in organizing the same. Thanks to the team of Edwin, Jagadish, Gajanan, Ravi and Narayan interacting from Bengaluru, the event was memorable in multiple ways. The organizing team ensured that there was no shortage of anything, in whatever way you looked at it. Road closed for Railway track repair: We were told by Gajanan to come up to Kelageri and proceed on the same road and take a left before a private resort. Nagesh picked me up on his scooter and by ...