The much awaited Aikya Meet

To just give you regular visitors a feel of the whole meet that happened today with the Aikya Family - this is the car I drove today from my Aikya's parents' home to Taj Krishna. Not exactly THIS one, but yes, same model, same color.



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Ok, I gotta continue this. This Monday around 6.30pm, we took a cab to reach Taj Krishna from where our Aikya Mom took us to her place. I am quite sure I dont know where her house is because the route we took was too. But the place is so awesome. Amazing choice of artwork on display - both contemporary and modern paintings. It just added to the beauty of the house. We helped ourselves with a few drinks and snacks. Some of the guys enjoyed the Blue Label on the house, while I stuck to my beer.

Very soon, our Aikya Dad was there to join us. Atleast 6 and a half ft tall, he appeared to us as a great person with a high energy and passion. We started a round of introduction and while talking to every person in our group, he could relate to a business that he was currently running or an idea that he wanted to pursue in the coming years. Definitely a true entepreneur. In fact, I could relate his chat with us to a lot of what our Professors had talked during the Entrepreneurship Course. Not the theory behind entrepreneurship, but certain qualities that truly define an entrepreneurial mindset. It was just there within him and it was just great to hear to him.

It was dinner time. Dinner was very simple and perhaps the best. We had the usual South Indian Cuisine, but food was home-made and it was just great. Towards the end, we had chocolate dessert with apricot pudding. Wow, this was heavenly. And then, our mom also offered to give the whole bowl of chocolate cake to Anu.

It was time to leave, and then the best part of the day just began. The BMW was right there and Anu was so thrilled to see it. Dad said - here are the keys, wanna drive us till the Taj. Anu was just shocked. She couldnt react. It was a massive car and Anu looked like a child lost in a fairground. She was a bit uncomfortable and then she decided not to take a risk. And then, we turned back to see the Merc. Dad told me - Do you want to drive that to the Taj? And I just replied without thinking for a second - Oh yes!! Why not. Soon, the convertible's hood was up and I got excited sitting at the wheel of an automatic car. After figuring out the basic stuff behind the controls, I drove the classic machine till the Taj.

Took a few photographs with the Merc and bid goodbye to our Mom and Dad. Another unforgettable day during this one year at ISB.