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	2005 Season's greetings and a very happy 2006! Hope you're all well and having a good time celebrating. I'm logging on after ages--don't know where these past few weeks have gone! Or the year, for that matter. Do you get the feeling that, as you get older, time just seems to fly? A year in school used to go on forever. All the best, Suroor - Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 11:12:11 (EST) Hi Wish you all merry Christmas and a very happy new year. Danish - Monday, December 26, 2005 at 12:34:27 (EST) hi all wish you all a very happy X MASS, enjoy plum cake jaishankarr balagopaal - Sunday, December 25, 2005 at 10:43:09 (EST) Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year to everyone!!! Isha - Sunday, December 25, 2005 at 09:49:11 (EST) ‹(•¿•)› - Manoj - Wednesday, December 23, 2005 at 14:34:51 (EST) season Greetings to everyone shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 17:54:51 (EST) Congratulations, Pramod Sharma on your 25th wedding anniversary last week. Send some pictures of the party. Manoj - Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 16:00:45 (EST) hi looks all ISK people are busy making money or do not want to keep in touch or send any good messages enjoy wish you all a very happy Xmas and happy eating cake and drinking good whisky and get drunk but be care full enjoy the last lap of 2005 jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 01:24:19 (EST) Dear Vivek, I would like news of Ira and her mail ID.We were classmates. Regards Shobana Shobana(Anandadoss - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at 12:20:44 (EST) Jaishankar Reference Princy Arora's mug shot.....A similar thought crossed my mind when I saw it yesterday.......But then, hasn't he already been on at least one most wanted list? ha ha! By the way, the Prince Charles joke was too good! Cheers Vatsala - Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 09:23:31 (EST) hi good to see Mr arora's photo but it looks like wanted kind of a photo put up jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 01:30:51 (EST) Hi Vivek Welcome to the site! I am sure that Manoj would have told you of the fun and games and the global chase that was undertaken to find you including the discovery of the number of Vivek Singhs listed in telephone directories in Vienna and Australia! The directory of the Association of Diplomats has Uncle Singh's Indore number but it must be an old one. Walk good! Cheers Vatsala - Friday, December 09, 2005 at 11:19:05 (EST) hello everyone, the good news is that i will be joining the ranks of the mothers in law on january 26th 2006.yes my son -vasant --who is 27 --will be getting married at sivakasi.all of u are most welcome to sivakasi to join the celebrations.sivakasi is in south india --the nearest airport is madurai --about 75 kms away --which is connected to chennai.it is also connected by rail from chennai and bangalore and even mumbai.so do try and make it --it wuld be lovely to see u all.roshna and shobana with their families will be here too.love to all --bina. its great to see vivek join the website.do give us news of yr sister. bina rajasingh/anandadoss - Friday, December 09, 2005 at 09:37:31 (EST) You guys can see that I was able to hunt down our old buddy Vivek Singh. Thanks to Abhay for providing the lead. PLEASE NOTE: guestbook does NOT allow emails or links to other sites to be entered. If you do, the entire message will be ignored. If you want to provide links, send me an email ! Manoj - Thursday, December 08, 2005 at 10:50:40 (EST) hi vivek it is nice to see that you have joined the gang i wonder if you remeber me i was your classmate . How are your parents doing and what are your sisters and brother doing. do email to me. you can get my email id from the directory, It sure feels good to be in touch with your school mates after such a long time. Hi Manoj you sure seems to be working over time in locate all the iskaa shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Thursday, December 08, 2005 at 06:42:55 (EST) Thanks to Manoj,That i have found many friends at last that is after 29 years.Ijoined school in 1974-1976.My father was that time the Indian Ambassador.I am now working for the United Nations since the last 22 years.I am based in Austria(vienna.)Dear Friends please get in touch with me. best regards, vivek singh(vicky.) vivek singh(vicky) - Thursday, December 08, 2005 at 04:05:23 (EST) hi manoj me too had enter a message and all that came out was the question marks i wonder what the problem is . wish all the iskaa a very happy new year shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Monday, December 05, 2005 at 17:48:33 (EST) I had mentioned there that I had an opportunity to meet Principal Arora and Madam Arora last week. They are both connected with a school called the Lotus International School. I told them about the website and they promised to log on. They were making enquiries about everyone and I did tell them about my meetings with Manoj, Vijay and Dhanmanjiri recently. They were delighted to know of where all of us have reached. Sandeep - Monday, December 05, 2005 at 02:06:38 (EST) H A P P Y D I W A L I ...... I D M U B A R A K .... To all my friends at ISKAA - wish you a happy and prosperous New Year! - Manoj - Tuesday, November 01, 2005 at 11:33:03 (EST) hi happy diwali to every one long time no see anyone on line ams ure must be busy as ususal shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Tuesday, November 01, 2005 at 05:50:30 (EST) ‹(•¿•)› - Friday, October 28, 2005 at 17:15:04 (EDT) hi,just wanted to say abig hi to all as i think all are sleeping wishing you all a very happy deepawali,have a nice time shoppeing and enjoying eating jaishankarrbalagopaal - Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 08:42:20 (EDT) Yari, please contact me at your convenience. Manoj - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 13:39:46 (EDT) Happy Birthday Vijay Suri! Manoj - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 15:57:16 (EDT) your site is super ... Kevin - Saturday, October 08, 2005 at 12:02:28 (EDT) Dear Kavita Deed has been done! Am going back on the website to read some more. Lots of love Vatsala - Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 01:46:09 (EDT) Thanks Vatsala, please send me an email mentioning what you did here and we can use it in letters to kavita section. Rahul's piece is priceless...he is just a terrific writer and an even nicer human being..it got a lot of laughs..he is in new york right now and will be happy to know you enjoyed the piece..we have had almost 7 to 800 hits per hour since the issue went online at midnight our time..I have some more celebrities coming on board next month..I'm also going to be interviewing people from other communities to make it an interethnic mag..great learning experiece since the world is becoming so global. cheers! Kavita Chhibber - Friday, September 16, 2005 at 11:53:28 (EDT) Kavita Went on your website again and had a look. Marvellous would be an understatement. Loved Rahul Khanna's piece on his hard drive. Went through the same experience in early January this year when mine went down with the virus, so can well relate to his experience. Now if this does not get everyone curious, I don't think anything will! By the way, how many hits this month? Suroor, reading your message, I recalled the donkey - did he belong to the gardener or was he the school mascot? Was too young at the time to remember such a vital detail! Lots of love Vatsala - Friday, September 16, 2005 at 11:44:24 (EDT) Hi every body. Havent been here for some time due to additional work of converting my website into an online mag last month. It was a great success. the second edition is up. Please do go to kavitachhibber.com and take a look. If you all have any interesting stories to tell, do get in touch..see the columns that I have..we had over 130,000 hits globally last month..and growing! kavita chhibber - Friday, September 16, 2005 at 09:02:22 (EDT) Hi Vijay, You've really stirred up memories. I remember Charanjit singing Zindagi Ke Safar Me. Do you guys remember the time we had a final exam--our class was on the ground floor--and there was a tremor? Everyone was ordered to leave through the windows and some people (Vijay?) got answers from friends, went back in after the tremor had subsided and did really well!! And the donkey outside who used to bray at crucial points in the class. Suroor Suroor - Friday, September 16, 2005 at 03:46:09 (EDT) Hellooooo Everyone, Chitoor Asti? Khoob Asti? Chuca-Moocha Khob Ast? Digar, Chee haal waal dari? How are you all - My dear ISKAAers ? I just got an email from Manoj. Here is what is says.. ------------------------------------------------------------- Vijay, here's the link to the guestbook at ISKAA...you lazy bum! http://www.iskaa.org/guestbook.htm also forward to Anju so she can see the pictures. Later. - Mr T ------------------------------------------------------------- So I finally got off my pro-cras-ti-na-ting (oooooh big word!) Lay-zeee bum and here I am meeting and greeting the old gang. So where do I start? So many thoughts come to my mind. I am overwhelmed! Let's start with the dinner I had with Sandeep Shastri and Manoj last week. Had a great time at Manoj's place. Stayed late and yakked about a whole bunch of stuff. Good food, good wine, good company. Manoj has posted some pics for 'all to see. The lamb chops were mouth-watering!! I had met Sandeep in Bangalore a couple of years ago and had kept in touch with him off and on. Manoj and I have been in touch pretty much since I left Kabul in 77. He was in NY and I was in DC. Eventually, he moved to the DC area in 87 (Manoj pls verify..). In fact for a few years we even worked togther. That was lots of fun. Manoj had been talking about an ISK website for quite some time. Lo and behold, one day (June 25,04 to be exact-I'm a packrat-I've lots of old emails) I got an email from him that the site was up. Of course, I logged on and was the FIRST guy to sign up. Then I dropped off (that's the lazy bum part). Got yelled at by Manoj many times and I said "Yeah-Yeah Bore mat kar Yar, I'll get around to it". So here I am - more than a year later. Sorry Manoj - but you already know I'm lazy :-) I'm reading some of the posts and chuckling to myself. So much of the personalities come right thru in the writings. I have only seen the 05 stuff. I'm sure there is some great stuff in the 04. Will get to it soon. So,let's start with my classmates - Here come the memories... Sandeep Shastri - I have already mentioned. I remembeber he was the guy who used to listen to the news in the morning because we had to post it on the bulliten board. Of course, that responsibility was rotated. I would always forget to listen to the news. He would help me out. Once, I made up the news. I think I got into trouble. Also, did you know Sandeep Saab has written 4 books? He's promised he'll bring an autographed copy for me next time. Vivek Subbiah - I talked to him a couple of months ago. What a riot! He is truly enjoying life. He was on a ship going thru Charleston and Jacksonville. I tried to meet him in Jacksonville, but couldn't make it. Sorry Vivek - Better luck next time. Next time please get a visa so that you can get off the ship. Vivek was in Delhi around the same time I was (78-80) but was never able to hook up. Vivek and I had the distinction of being last in class every grading period. Hey, at least we were consistent!! Praveen Arora - Anyone heard from him? I met him when I was doing my BCOMM in Delhi (77-80). After that I completely lost touch. He used to live in RK Purun - don't remember the sector. He still used to wear his horseshoe locket. Sharad Agrawal - Hmm.. Kitne Aadme The? Sardar Do - Sharad had the Sholay LP (remember those black circular things?) with the whole soundtrack of the movie on it. I remember going to his house and listening to it many times. But dammit - he was very Selective about making copies of the record. He wanted the exclusivity :-) Sharad - Saw your website. It looks fantabulous!! Kudos on all the awards On my next trip to India I'll see if I can fly via Dubai. I also saw your picture with the two gals - Preeti and Jyoti - Party on!!! Next time invite me too. Suhail Raoof - Haven't kept in touch with him. Manoj told me he had visited him once in the early 80's. Charanjit Singh - The Kishore Kumar of our class! I still remember him singing "Zindagi Ke Safar Me Guzar Jate..". I have no idea where he is. Anyone have any info? I think his father worked at the Indian Embassy. Alka Sexana - She was always quiet and business like. She was in school to study and by god that is what she was going to do! Anything else was a waste of time. But she would always help when I asked (and I really need a LOT of help) - especially Chemistree and Physiks - hated those subjects - the only fun part was dropping sodium in the water and see it zip around and poor Mr. Khetrapal looking disapprovingly at us. I don't think he ever yelled at us. He was too nice. That reminds me - there was another Chemistry teacher before him - Mr. Srivastava(I think). Gave him a hard time too.. Preeti Nambiar - What can I say? I remember two things - the dazzling smile and the strand of hair that would always fall off the side of her face when she would bend her head forward - and how she would flick it back. Two minutes later it would be falling again and them another flick. My dear Preeti - Do you know how distracting that was?? You have no idea!! Hope you are having fun in Australia. Mini Prasad - I remember you as the Rebel one. One person who could piss off our Hindi teacher - Mrs. Bhardwaj - was Mini. She would always argue with her and then respond in English. That would drive Mrs. B nuts. Also, you were into palmistry. Do you still do that? I remember the parties at your house. They were always fun. From the many posts, I see your brothers have not lost thier sense of humor! I met Mini, Ajay, Vijay a few times in Delhi back in the late 70's. I think you all came over to our house in Rajouri Garden once also. Suroor Mehta - I remember the Birthday party at your house. I think that was 9th grade - 1975 - 20 years ago (I feel oooold). I think we played "In the Dark" hide and seek. Hmmm.. Some of the other people whose names come to mind (but no faces) - Nutan Goel, Chaitali Das, Manjula Goswami, Dhanmanjari Ranaday. Am I forgetting anyone? One of the best part of the site is the pictures. Here is my first contribution. It is our class picture. Mini must have been out that day. You can download it from here:(No slideshow yet...more pics to come later) http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2120629766&mode=invite&idx=1 Click on the picture and download from the "view original Image" icon. I will be posting more pictures as I scan them. So here were some recollections of my classmates in Kabul. I read the posts of of other people - some I remember, some I don't. I'm sure pictues and comments will jog my memory. I will write to the rest at another time. I am running out of steam ... Didn't realize I had written so much. Sh*. If I could have written half as much when I was at ISK, I would have passed with flying colors. I would love to hear what all of you have been up to for the last 28 years.... More on that later.. Bye for now - and to quote Ajay Prasad - Sab khoe hue phir se milenge !!! Vijay Suri vsuri1@irusgroup.com 703-533-0427 - h 703-625-2109 - cell Falls Church, VA, USA Vijay Suri - Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 18:08:50 (EDT) Muh Mein paani aa gaya boss..looks like quite a dinner. Great pics, so we are all slightly jealous you guys meeting up, but at the same time very* happy you did. Anyone dropping by San Jose/SFO, anytime, do drop me a line. Rajeev - Monday, September 12, 2005 at 12:03:29 (EDT) great to see the young (now) old student of ISK vijay,s good hair has gone in the wind and manoj just look the same but put on some more and sandeep looks like his father,must bee all you guys would have had a nice time,enjoy have fun,we all must meet once jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, September 03, 2005 at 03:46:29 (EDT) The Three Amigo's... Relaxing on Manoj's deck. Talking about the good ole days!! Here are some more pictures from tonight. ‹(•¿•)› Manoj, Vijay & Sandeep - Saturday, September 03, 2005 at 00:19:13 (EDT) Hello Sandeep bhaiya, Bina (Ma'm), Roshana, Shobhana, Kaveri (Subiah), Prasads (Ajay, Vijay, Mini), Shashi Balagopal, Manoj and Vibha Talwar and the entire gang: I am so overwhelmed with this website which is taking me back to 1970s. I joined ISK in 3rd std and that was in 1976. I remember all of you too very well. Sandeep bhaiya: Kaveri house was always confident of coming 1st or 2nd because of you who would always top the elocution/oratorical debates. Bina MA'M: But for you, I would not have passed geography. I must admit I am still poor in this subject. I remember winning 1st prize in a singing competition for juniors and the song I sang was "All things bright and beautiful" which was taught by uncle (your father). How is aunty doing? Roshna - how are you and the kids? Thank you for attending my wedding reception way back in 1992 and Shobhana - how can I forget you!!! You used to scare me so much while playing "dark room", ha ha ha. How are you dear? Hope you are all doing very fine. Not to forget Kaveri didhi who with Roshna gave me tremondous confidence to sing a tamil song in a competition, Ajay & Vijay bhaiyas (if I remember correct, you are twin brothers who enacted a play with a broken mirror in front of you, right???)Oh mine, I am becoming too nostalgic......let me stop here. I do have 2 or 3 editions of our school annual magazine. Will surely scan and send some pictures. My contact id: vijayamx@state.gov or vijaya.mahesh@gmail.com. The first id is my official id which I will access every day. I am employed with American Consulate in Chennai, heading the Human Resources section. My mobile number is: 98414-19369. Thank you Sandeep bhaiya for introducing me to this lovely website. Good day to all.... Chao, Vijaya Vijaya Mahesh (Natarajan) - Friday, September 02, 2005 at 14:28:48 (EDT) Hello Gang, Had lunch with Sandeep Shastri a couple of hours ago and we're hanging out tonight at my place. Will be posting pictures soon. Manoj - Friday, September 02, 2005 at 14:17:57 (EDT) Hi Gang, Been a while, I am here in town (Delhi) for a good while and can be reached @ 9818598887 and @ sandeep415@yahoo.com Sandeep Talwar - Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at 05:39:02 (EDT) Jaishankarr At least the PM is harmless. Following current affairs, I note that wherever our incumbent Foreign Minister turns up, there are bomb blasts in undergrounds, over grounds and floods and anything else that I might have missed. Best kept overseas? Loved your PJ. Cheers Vatsala - Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 10:33:28 (EDT) today our great PM SMS is going to kabul all thoughs who were there when indra gandhi came in 76,our school will not be there to receive the pm this time,i still remember the time when indra gandhi came. i had meet kavery in delhi and it was a pleasure meeting her and her husbad rajiv and her daughter,she is just the same no change. why does SMS anly walk in the evening ? because he is the PM jaishankarr balagopaal - Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 02:32:43 (EDT) Not sure all have noticed, but there is now a flow of "Bollywood" concerts in Kabul. Glad to see they are continue to be huge fans of Hindi cinema. I still smile remembering how most taxi wallas sort of assumed we knew Dharmendra and Hema Malini personally, eh? I came to know about these via the slightly sad news : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4703483.stm .. but liked Sonu Nigam's very positive comment after the event. Rajeev Angal - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 00:05:41 (EDT) Hello Gang Sandeep Bhasin and I visited Tucson, AZ over the weekend to drop off Kunal - Sandeep's younger son, at University of Arizon. Manoj - Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 16:24:30 (EDT) Dear Vijaya, Glad to know you will be joining the site soon.Way back in 1973,yours was one of the first houses we were invited to when we just arrived in Kabul.(IT was there we were introduced to the Subbiahs)I still remember your parents overwhelming hospitality and yummy lunches and dinners.How are your sisters and parents.My love to all. Shobana Sudhakar(Anandadoss) - Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 12:04:40 (EDT) hello vijaya, Ilast heard that u were in madras.i think roshna met u and your dad _uncle 'NAT',as we called him.my fone nu is 954562227436--if u are calling from anywhere in tamilnadu.so do call sometime.it wuld be gud to catch up with old times.roshna is at chennai--26214942.u culd contact her too.bye --bina rajasingh/anandadoss binarajasingh - Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 10:14:25 (EDT) hi sandeep, i do remeber vijija very well she was a very pretty little girl., In fact was talking to my mom who i svisiting mne right now and she also remebered the Natrajans very well. Where is vijaya these days?? i have been chatting with bina , rajeeva angal and sanjiv sud lately on the yahoo.. Hey manoj u were supposed to be visiting toronto this summer what happened ???? shashi ravisankar(balagopal - Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 07:18:13 (EDT) Hallo everybody. Nobody seems to be signing into the Guest book nowadays?? I am looking forward to meeting Manoj and Vijay (Suri)in early September when I am in Washington. I met an ISKian, some of you may remember her - Vijaya (Natarajan). Her father (Mr Natarajan) was in the US Embassy. She must have been in the 3rd or 4th std in 1976-77. She was excited about the website and will log on soon. It was wonderful talking to her of the good old days in Kabul. Also spoke to Mini last week. Sandeep - Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 02:30:22 (EDT) Happy Birthday Sanjiv Sud... Cheers! Manoj - Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 09:43:49 (EDT) Dear Manoj Thanks to your hardwork Ive got in touch with Soma after 28 yrs.It was a nostalgic trip down memory lane as I got talking to her the other day.Vibha,I hope you are reading this.We three are the only ones in our set on the site. Is anyone planning a trip to Kodaikanal?You are welcome. Love Shobana Shobana (Anandadoss) - Friday, July 22, 2005 at 11:36:35 (EDT) Dear 4u2guess, I remeber the late night drives from the bowling lanes in New York. But that's not enough of a hint. It could be one of many "friends" I was riding around in my Camaro. Please reveal your identity. Manoj - Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 13:37:31 (EDT) http://www.afghanhindu.com/members.asp MANOJ....MAYBE THIS SITE HELPS U FIND SOME OF YOUR OLD FRIENDS. 4U2GUESS - Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 14:08:53 (EDT) Manoj,How are you. Its been a long time .Guess who i am,(ONECLUE) I am ur friends cousin , NY Ur black SPORTS car camaro and late nite ride from bowling alley ,magic word madooooona...LETS SEE IF U CAN GUESS IT.ME NO ISKAAITE...HAHAHAHAA 4U2GUESS - Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 21:12:22 (EDT) for roshna, Hi, I'm Soma. I studied with Shobhana and used to come over to your place quite regularly. Your mom would make great idlis! Could you give me shobhana's e-mail id. I'd love to get in touch with her. love soma soma sarkar - Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 01:41:39 (EDT) Roshna, oh my god...that was some party! Can't believe you still remember that. My birthday parties still are pretty much the same...with family...good friends...good booze...good music...and dance the night away. Hey, you only live once! Manoj - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 09:57:23 (EDT) dear manoj , belated b'day greetings . do you remember your 18 th b'day when you opened a bottle of champagne and served all of us . it was so thrilling.... i remember sanjeev sud , faimi.... being thhere. we all danced and finally we walked back home... bye for now... roshna Roshna Jayakumar(Anandadoss) - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 08:46:59 (EDT) Thanks Vatsala, may be you have some interesting stories to contribute from what kalyani told me! see you in a few months kavita - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 06:34:20 (EDT) Kavita, Am going to hold you to your promise. Look forward to seeing you, finally......... Cheers Vatsala - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 01:51:08 (EDT) ha ha no I will be in India around mid nov for sure and in delhi for a week..see you then! kavita - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 13:22:00 (EDT) Congratulations Kavita, does this mean that we do get to meet you later in the year or are you breaking it softly to us that your trip is being postponed? ;) Vatsala - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 11:31:53 (EDT) Hi every body, kavitachhibber.com is being converted to a full fledged online publication from august. If you want to contribute stories, personal experiences and get your kids to write or even nominate people I should interview please feel free to contact me. There will be a full advertising section too. More than anything else do send me your kids wrtitings/ paintings, things they made, acheivemenst that can be acknowledged..all age groups. I find very few mags encouraging children. Once we start getting some funds I will send out checks to these kids. the website is not even a year old but getting 100,000 hits globally and growing rapidly every month. Please check it out when you have time kavita - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 10:10:45 (EDT) happy birthday khalid. did no know so many of us ar born on the same month. shashi ravisankar(balagopal - Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 14:33:46 (EDT) ...and a very very happy birthday to you too my dear Yaari. You didn't think I would forget, did you? Everyone, please join me in wishing dear Khalid a very happy birthday today!! Yaari, please email me...I've been trying to locate your x-y coordinates. Manoj - Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 12:52:44 (EDT) A very happy belated Birthday. Lots of love Yari - Saturday, July 09, 2005 at 15:56:13 (EDT) Belated happy birthday to Manoj and Shashi! Here's to many more. To those of you who live in London or have family and friends there--is everyone okay? What an awful thing to happen. Suroor - Friday, July 08, 2005 at 03:43:54 (EDT) thanks sandeep . how are you and where are u these days no news from you for a long time ???? shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Thursday, July 07, 2005 at 08:47:46 (EDT) Happy Birthday Shashi! I do hope that you get to celebrate atleast half a century more!!!! Sandeep - Thursday, July 07, 2005 at 07:18:52 (EDT) Happy Birthday Manoj! May you have many many more sandeep - Thursday, July 07, 2005 at 07:17:46 (EDT) thanks vatsala shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Wednesday, July 06, 2005 at 23:04:03 (EDT) Shashi/Vatsala- Thanks! I guess my girls did let the cat out. Manoj - Wednesday, July 06, 2005 at 14:42:54 (EDT) Belated birthday greetings Manoj - you are blessed to have two such beautiful daughters who have let the cat out of the bag - thanks girls! Shashi, belated birthday greetings to you too! Vatsala - Wednesday, July 06, 2005 at 03:45:47 (EDT) hi manoj when is ur birthday happy birthday to you my birthday was on the 4th i guess yours is on the 5th or the 3rd as i do not recollect your birthday being the same day as mine shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Tuesday, July 05, 2005 at 18:23:04 (EDT) Dad- Happy 45th Birthday! I hope you have a lot of fun today and enjoy yourself. I love you. See you later. Love Kamna Talwar Kamna - Tuesday, July 05, 2005 at 10:33:41 (EDT) Dad- Happy 45th Birthday. I know its tomorrow, but I wanted to be the first one to wish you. So Happy Birthday, and have fun tomorrow!!! Nice website, by the way. Karishma Talwar - Monday, July 04, 2005 at 23:19:19 (EDT) would be in delhi on the 24 and 25 would like to meet up with all the people please let me know who will at that time in delhi and can meet up. regards jaishanakrr balagopaal - Saturday, July 02, 2005 at 08:48:29 (EDT) Manoj Checked out the Afghan website - really good coverage - loved the Afghan Taekwando...... Cheers vatsala - Friday, July 01, 2005 at 12:44:53 (EDT) Good coverage of News in Afghanistan... Click Here Manoj - Friday, July 01, 2005 at 11:03:38 (EDT) hi shashi, unfortunately not-my ticket is booked for the 8th-in any case I may land and leave for chicago on work that weekend..so next time may be-we'll try and coordinate our trips kavita - Monday, June 27, 2005 at 23:55:20 (EDT) hi kavita i guess we will be missing each other this time too i have to be in toronoto on the 7th afternoon if you change ur plans are coming early let me know ok bye see u take care shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 22:30:23 (EDT) Hi shashi, I will be there from the 8th and leaving on 16th.If you can delayyour departure till the weekend we can meet! kavita - Friday, June 24, 2005 at 22:46:38 (EDT) hi Iskaa "s happy birthday to all of us . Thanks Manoj for getting us all to gether again . As ajay suggest i guess we should have another round of guess who as i am sure there would be lots more pictures. Also am looking forward to be able to chat with everyone at least on the net if the reunion is difficult .kavita i will be in detroit from the 2st to the 6th let me know if u will be around any one else around detroit do let me know too shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Friday, June 24, 2005 at 05:48:14 (EDT) Dear Manoj High time the What's New got NEW-er. Any more portfolios with you? And also with the Guess Who page. Please do put on another one. It was good to see so many participate. Ajay Prasad - Friday, June 24, 2005 at 04:54:38 (EDT) Dear Manoj and all of ISKAA This day should be celebrated ... but not without you. Well as for now i'll start this evening of 30 degrees plus (Afternoons are above 43 degrees in Delhi) with a RUM & COKE and lots've ICE ... take out my music of yesterday ... the lamp lights low and get lost in nostalgia !! Remember Summer Wine, Venus, Abba, Boney M., Cliff Richard, Englebert, Perry Como, Beatles, Elvis, Carpenters, Bee Gees and all ! As for all of you ... cheers !!! May our memories stay embedded in our hearts FOREVER !! Ajay Prasad - Friday, June 24, 2005 at 04:50:36 (EDT) Dear Manoj Congratulations on making the ISKAA alumni a reality. Now, we need to think of a reunion. Quite a few of us are Delhi or India based. I believe that there is a really good travel agent based in Arlington who could help the USA based alumni get good tickets to return to Bharat for the reunion......maybe PTA tickets for the Europe based gang as well......Travel agent, I know that you are going to read this...... please don't kill me for volunteering you.... I am my mother's only eldest child.........LOL Vatsala - Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 12:44:58 (EDT) ISKAA is one year old today. Happy B'day ISKAA !! Last year, it was just a dream to try and find isk-ites and bring them together. Today, we have 50 registered members and the list continues to grow. Thanks to all of you for visiting the site and getting re-acquainted with each other. There have been over 700 entries to the guestbook in just one year and probably hundreds of emails exchanged. I would like to thank all of you in making this a success! Let us continue to be in touch with each other. Friendship should last a lifetime. Cheers! Manoj - Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 11:16:04 (EDT) hi vivek. i am in bombay on the 24 and 25 please let know your contact no and address so that i can meet you .if you are still in bombay. jaishankarr balagopaal - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 01:45:43 (EDT) Manoj I spoke to a colleague of my father's who had also served with Uncle Singh in Iran and got the last known telephone number and address in Indore. That one no longer exists (tried it this morning). The Indore route will most probably not work. Please check your personal email for my follow-up. The search continues....... Till next update Vatsala - Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 06:51:50 (EDT) ha ha -ham honge kamyaab ek din! vatsala I dont have kalyani's bareilly number-she will be back end of june..so you can call her after the 26th Ithink. things have been hectic here hence the long silence..but hopefully I will have a little more time after the 20th to catch up kavita - Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 11:45:42 (EDT) Hi there! I am sure that when we Clouseaus do find Vivek, he will be flattered though hope he doesn't remember good old Pink Panther...... Manoj, MEA and Embassies can be a tad unco-operative at times but not to worry. Give me a day or two to try another avenue through the 'Uncle Brigade'. By the way, KRP stands for Kunwar Ram Pratap Singh. Kavita, how goes? Can you email me Kalyani's new number? Cheers Vatsala - Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 10:04:57 (EDT) Kavita, I tried that too but did'nt get too far. The MEA in India wasn't helpfull and unless someone knows where in Indore he lives it will hard to track him down. (Does anyone know his real name KRP)? Fact: In the end though, Clousseau always got his man!! Manoj - Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 09:53:46 (EDT) guys, your inspector clouseaus wont it be easier to just track down uncle singh in indore than try catching your noses from behind :) kavita - Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 09:44:08 (EDT) Manoj At this rate, you and I can open our own detective agency for missing persons or can apply to FBI/CBI/RAW!?! ;0 Research indicates plenty of illustrious Vivek Singhs' out there on a global basis- whether they are playing hockey,shooting rifles, cooking in London, opening coffee shop chains in India.....Shall try to activate my Rajput connections. Keep me posted on the telephone directory front ;) Cheers Vatsala - Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 02:22:19 (EDT) Vatsala - I had heard Vivek was in Vienna, Austria a while back and during a stop-over in Vienna I picked up the local phone book to look him up...the funny thing is that the situtaion was similar to my recent findings in Australia. I think these were the guys that were confused by the similar names and accidently ended up in Austria instead of Australia...OK, ok...I know that's a cheap shot on the singh's but this might clear up the confusion for them...another cheap shot...OK STOP IT !! ‹(•¿•)› - Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 14:43:21 (EDT) Manoj, Had a good laugh on reading your message... so true.....okay, here is some more stuff that I recall from vague conversations dating back to 1996. Met one of his alumni from Scindia School, Gwalior while living in Tunisia. Our missing V Singh excelled in athletics (as was to be expected) and went on to do hotel management from Austria. Will try to find out more. Does this help? Did try a search for hotels in Australia but did not come up with anything tangible. Cheers Vatsala - Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 13:18:35 (EDT) Vatsala/Kavita... what I found out is that looking for somebody with the name "Singh" in Australia is looking for a "Chin" in China or a "Smith" in USA. Way too many of them. LOL I did a search on australian white pages and there's a million V. Singhs. Is there something going on Down Under that I don't know about? Prithi, please shed some light on this... Manoj ‹(•¿•)› - Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 11:46:34 (EDT) hi all it was great to meet up Vijay prasad and he has put on good amount of weight and look like his father i meet his elder daughter.it feel good to keep in touch with all the kabul friends and just feel as if you are there in kabul right now.how time flys.good to keep in touch thanks Ajay to let me know Vijay is in town regards jaishankarr balagopaal Jaishankarr balagopaal - Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 01:34:25 (EDT) Manoj To assist in the commencement of your sleuthing, try starting in Indore, which is where Uncle KRP Singh settled after retirement. If I discover anything else, shall advise. Cheers Vatsala - Friday, June 10, 2005 at 04:10:39 (EDT) It's the "two little Indians"...from my Arizona trip At the Grand Canyon ‹(•¿•)› - Thursday, June 09, 2005 at 11:18:16 (EDT) bina, I envy you the mangoes. shashi is right about the weather. I'm in Michigan right now and temperatures were skyrocketing yesterday! we're still missing vivek singh. heard he may be in australia according to vatsala..manoj take out your sleuthing cap and go find him! kavita - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 10:19:33 (EDT) Hi All. Sorry for being out of circulation for some time. A variety of reasons. One, I have taken over as the Director of my Academy since April 3 and am just settling down to the additional work. Have also been doing a lot of travelling. I have been reading with interest what everybody has been writing. Many more have joined on board WELCOME. The weather here at Bangalore is wonderful with the showers having begun. Sandeep - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 07:32:51 (EDT) congrats tariq them baby looks really cute. hey to everyone . i have not come on line for a long time busy with last month at school. Bina it is hot out here too. am looking forward to the twoo months that i will be off in the summer .planning to go to detriot for sometime hey manoj u were planning a trip to toronto right when u are u coming do let me know bye for now take care shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 07:05:16 (EDT) hello everyone!! was gud to catch up on the latest entries and see the fotographs.the baby is adorable.congratulations tariq.my daughter and i have been away in china on a holiday for the past month and have just got bak.was an amazing experience.and i saw shashi online while i was there and spoke to her !!! its unbearably hot here.im sure all of u are sweltering in the heat too.what news of a grand reunion of all the isk?sandeep do arrange something. its the mango season here,and its mangoes for breakfast ,lunch and dinner!!!!!and of course that doesent help the fast increasing weight in any way!!!! ok then --all the best and take care--bina binarajasingh - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 03:08:42 (EDT) Tariq and Bharti Good Luck and Congrats. Just spoke to Vatsala, and is doing great.A big hi to the Gang. Sandeep Talwar - Monday, June 06, 2005 at 12:08:46 (EDT) These were submitted by Jaishankar a while back... Jai - Priya & Suroor Suroor in 2005 Manoj - Monday, June 06, 2005 at 10:54:38 (EDT) Another picture from Lalit Saksena... Poonam Narula, Mamta Mohan, Alka Saksena Suroor Mehta, Neelam Chawla, Preethi Nambiar Jyoti Narula (really!) and Poonam Chawla Manoj - Monday, June 06, 2005 at 10:41:40 (EDT) Nice pix of Tariq's baby-cute baby as I said. Hi Ajay, no computer yet and Kalyani is in bareilly right now with hubby dear who got posted to Orissa. I'll give you her number once she gets back, if I haven't already. Yeah just one of those things. With my work its all totally unpredictable, but N ov will be better weatherwise. I may dash down just by myself for a couple of weeks. see you then kavita - Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 19:48:53 (EDT) Tariq had sent some pictures of the "baby". ( Tariq...Have you named the baby yet ???) I asked for a name but still have not heard from him. I suppose he's busy getting used to waking up during the night and changing those "poopy" diapers...LOL. Welcome to the wonderful (and smelly...) world of parenting! I'm hoping he will not mind if I posted baby pictures here....he's adorable, isn't he? Manoj - Friday, June 03, 2005 at 08:21:34 (EDT) Hi All Hey Kavita this sounds like some kind of 5 year plan. Yes its tough getting out of work schedules and November will be a good time to visit - climatically. Right now its simply the PITS! However, the invite still holds and we look forward to your next attempt. How is Kalyani? You were to send me her e-mail ID ... if she has finally got one. Kya Hua? I finally went to meet the Dear Boy Jyoti Narula who is manufacturing the SATYA PAUL collection. His factory looks like a Pavilion at the Pragati Maidan .... all rearing to exhibit its finest collection. They've done a brilliant job with whites and glasswork. Jyoti has gotten rid of his baby-plump-ness and is looking fighting fit, greying slightly on the temples and his wittiness is ABSOLUTELY INTACT. Busy man yet retains a great sense of humour. Imagine this guy who dressed up like a Punjabi Mom singing "Jee Ka Janjaal Mora Bajra Layo ..." Got an update on his family, Deepak, Poonam et al. Great meeting these guys after so long. Can't see much of Sandeep Shastri here. Hey are you still there? August is approaching and I am waiting for Poonam Sahni to plan her visit around then. What's plans? Who all have more scoops for this site? Do log-in fast...life is short, every day a page from life is read...we're a few lucky ones who have actually started reviving our past. Keep it going. Love All Ajay Prasad - Friday, June 03, 2005 at 06:19:26 (EDT) Tariq Congrats on the birth of the baby - question, will the baby follow in the father's footsteps after rhinos or sports? ;) Vatsala - Friday, June 03, 2005 at 02:39:09 (EDT) dear Tariq, congras regards jaishankarr balagopaal - Friday, June 03, 2005 at 00:35:02 (EDT) dear ajay good morning will call up vijay and will look him up thanks for the info regards jaishankarr balagopaal - Friday, June 03, 2005 at 00:33:37 (EDT) hi ajay, sorry my plan is now postponed to nov-long story so wont go into it..tariq did send a picture and announcement-cute baby-baap par to nahin gaya definitely!:) kavita - Thursday, June 02, 2005 at 13:25:22 (EDT) Dear Kavita Hi ! Sorry about logging in so late but was caught up with a lot of work, travelling and vacations too as the kids were off and a Goa plan all screwed up. well its good to know that you have finally decided to land up. Yes we'll wait for you around the 15th and ijay will also be in town with his family. We'll try and squeeze him in too. Just tell me where you are in Jammu as well as in Delhi, once you reach. Mail me at my e-mail address please. Hey Jaishanker Vijay is on his way to Hyderabad with his family, perhaps on the 7th upto 9th. He is staying with his Friend Manoj Chansoriya who is Air Traffic Controller at the Airport. His mobile no is 09829044405. Give him the jolt ... 'cause i haven't told him about informing you of his arrival. Met Jyoti Narula. Will tell about it later. Tariq had a son (First Kid) and has not informed anybody it seems. Well i'll leave the rest to you guys. Lots of Love Take Care AJAY PRASAD - Thursday, June 02, 2005 at 08:04:54 (EDT) I have been meaning to write for a while, but have been quite busy ever since I got back from India. Alka, hi! It's been so long. Where are you? Kaveryh, I tried to call you in Delhi but couldn't get through. Has your number changed? I got it off your message on this site--it was from last year, I think. Can you send it to me again? It was great seeing Jaishankar and his wife, Priya. We spent an evening together, reliving some of the fun times in ISK. Soumitra, I think it's a great idea to make a film about Afghanistan. I'll see what I can find out about the UN presence there. Might be of help. If you're interested in doing some reading about it, there have been a few good books out over the last few years, and I can give you the titles. I did look at some old pics from the school, but since they were stuck hard to the album, I'll have to wait until I can get them scanned before posting them. Jaishankar, something for us to do next time I'm in Hyd.? Alka, there's one of us with Chaitali Das, Nutan Goel and Manjula Goswami in saris!! We must have been 11 or 12--look like such kids. Suroor Suroor - Wednesday, June 01, 2005 at 03:42:39 (EDT) Hi Suroor Nice to see you on site. Alka Saksena - Monday, May 30, 2005 at 07:20:43 (EDT) Hi Vivek, sorry I missed you. I was out of town when you left the message on my home number-next time please call my cell phone. I hope you have that number-if not please email me so I can give it to you kavita - Friday, May 27, 2005 at 08:42:48 (EDT) hi vivek, nice to know your are back form some time will get in touch with u if i come to bombay.my wife is in bombay i will see if she can meet you all jaishankarr balagopaal - Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 03:21:17 (EDT) hi folks, am back in circulation, just got off the ship n will b on leave for next few months. Hey manoj n vijay was great to talk to u guys on the phone when i was in charleston. Hey Kavitha tried to contact u also but got ur machine n left u a msg. Vijay will mail u soon It was a pity that v cld not get to meet. Lets c if v can manage it nxt time. So any1 coming down get in touch. will try to meet up. bye for now vivek - Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 01:46:57 (EDT) dear vatsala, how are you and were are you nice to see you on the net how are your parents and your sister, regards jaishankarr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal - Monday, May 23, 2005 at 06:47:13 (EDT) Dear Soumitra The Indian Embassy details in Kabul are available on the MEA website www.meaindia.nic.in which will give you the address, telephone, fax and email address. Unfortunately, they have not given details of the Ambassador etc which you could get if you contact the MEA directly, at perhaps the WANA division. Regards Vatsala Vatsala Shukla - Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 12:13:29 (EDT) Dear All, Hi! In my earlier post I had mentioned that I am a filmmaker working in Bombay. It has been my dream for so many years to make a documentary on Afghanistan. It was not possible then. All doors had been closed. A huge mass of humanity was trapped inside a landscape that was completely inaccessible except for CNN and BBC - and their coverage rarely went beyond their editorial briefs. What has disturbed me (and I am sure all of us who have lived there) during the last few years are the images that have come out the country. Images that are splashed all across the news channels, newspapers and magazines. Images of gun wielding mullahs! Images of little children playing with AK47s, of battered villages and of injured bodies. Images of extreme poverty on one hand and religious extremism on the other. In these images we have tried to find people we knew. Where have they all gone? This year it will be 26 years from the time when the Soviet Red Army entered Afghanistan. These milestones seem absurd when one views them against a backdrop of immeasurable human suffering. But they are important points in the history of mankind for us to pause and to think where we went wrong. How we, as a world community, allowed a country with such an extraordinary past to be destroyed to dust. Is there a nation in the world whose population was reduced by 10 percent via mortality and 30 percent through migration and yet faced so much indifference from the world? We could only sit and watch it happen on our television screens! The proposed film will attempt to try and find that country, which I genuinely believe, still exists - the one that we all left behind. The attempt is also to get through to the viewer that even if a nation or its people have no commodities or merchandise to offer, they still have a right to lead a life with dignity. I am very happy to inform you that Surinder Popli (also from ISK, 1975-79) and I have contributed and raised a shoestring budget of four lakhs to finally make this dream into reality. I am planning to shoot this film sometime in July-August for which we will be traveling to Afghanistan for a period of approximately 20 days. During our visit, we will travel to Kabul, Bamiyan, Kandahar, Mazare Shariff, Gazni, Herat and Jalalabad. We would be very grateful if you could help us in this endeavor in whichever way you can. Firstly, as always, is the financial aspect. Any contributions are welcome. We have 4 lakhs but still need 6 more. All contributors will be part producers and will get the appropriate share once the film is complete and is sold to various TV channels across the world. Secondly, we need contacts of people in Afghanistan. People from all walks of life – ordinary people – people who matter. Can you put me through to people you know, your family or friends? People with whom I can interact while I am there? And also people in the Indian Embassy who are currently there. Thirdly, any audio visual record in the form of photographs or films (there was no video then but some of us had super8 cameras). We ourselves had a super8 and have a number of films on the Jashan ceremony of Noor Mohammad Taraki, Bushkashi etc. All these kind of images would be very helpful. I hope I am not intruding into your busy schedules, but I am sure you will understand how even a little assistance will go a long way in making this film possible. A bit about myself: I have been making films for the last 14 years since I passed out from the Film & TV Inst. of India, Pune. I have directed feature films, documentaries and also produced animation films for Channel 4. (Some of my more popular work is featured on the google search) My films have been screened at various film festivals like Cannes, Berlin, London, Bombay, Hiroshima, Annecy, Oberhausen and numerous other festivals around the world. Just trying to add gravity to the proposal!! I eagerly wait for your response. You may contact me on my email address and I will be very happy to answer any queries that you may have. Love to all, Soumitra Ranade crows_01@hotmail.com or soumitraranade@yahoo.co.in Soumitra Ranade - Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 06:41:14 (EDT) Thanks Joy, appreciate it. Still remember the good ol' JABBRAT club - you were the "J" in there :-). Any idea where the Beg's are (Haziq, Tariq and Danish)? And Sunil and Subeer Bhargava? Rajeev - Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 20:37:02 (EDT) hi isha mathur. were are you and all your people i am in hyderabad and nice to see on line regards jaishankarr balagopaal(joy) jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 09:48:14 (EDT) hi isha mathur, how are you and were are you i am in hyderabad.how are people at home and were are they regards jaishankarr balagopaal(joy) jaishankarr balagopaal USA - Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 09:47:00 (EDT) hi rajeev, nagarajan is in pune i hope you know him i shall mail him to see the sight so that you can meet him. hi manoj did you get the photo can you please put it up in the sight regards jaishankarr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 09:41:23 (EDT) Hi all! I will be visiting Pune with the family between June 24th and July 24th. Would be delighted to meet ISKites settled in Pune or visiting during this time. Do post a note on the site. Saumitra I saw your post, how are you doing? Do tell us about your latest Bollywood projects. Kauvery, Sangeeta, Popli, kahan ho sab bhai? Rajeev Angal - Saturday, May 07, 2005 at 01:55:12 (EDT) Tariq- hey man, where the heck is Khalid? I've been trying to reach him but as usual, his email bounces. Could you please let me know his where-abouts? I remember him telling me he was moving out of Delhi to some place in the middle east. Has he already left? Tried getting in touch with Shahid but chhotte meeyan subhan-allah!! Please email me his phone number if you have it or just tell that Koo... to call me. How's things with you? Manoj - Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:27:50 (EDT) Welcome to the site Isha Mathur! I can recollect this name but some thing is a miss. Were you i n our class, very slim and tall "girl" with two pony tails? Pls do send a picture for the site to Manoj. Tariq Aziz - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 09:06:23 (EDT) hi all, it was nice to meet up with suroor at hyderabad and nice to talk about kabul days, it feel good to talk about 20 years back life, the nice party we had and the good food ect.hope we all meet in india some time or the other.any one comeing to hyderabad please let me know. isha nice to see on line were are you and what are you doing. regards jaishankarr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal - Monday, April 25, 2005 at 05:09:08 (EDT) hi shashi, I'm driving to shujaat khan's concert with three other friends and leaving immediately afterwards at night on the 23rd. I dont know if you would like to come for the concert. check the details at raagmala.ca..would love to see you if possible. kavita - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 12:49:44 (EDT) hi kavita u were supposed to come to toronoto in april have been waiting for an email from u or a call from u . hi isha welcome to your iskaa family i am joy sister shashi if u do not remeber me i do remeber you does anyoen know about deepa subramanian i heard she and her brother mukund are in usa only if anyone does have her contact address to let her know about this site shashi ravisankar - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 22:02:21 (EDT) Hi Everyone, I ran into kavita the other day and was so excited about this site. I have registered and would like to say a big hello to all esp.Jyoti, Tariq, Shahid, Bharathi,Sandeep, Joy....It was nice to see some of your pictures. I will try to find my Deeptis and pictures to post. Anyone coming to Michigan, please do visit me. Keep in touch. I will be writing to everyone too. Isha Mathur - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 20:57:23 (EDT) Hi ajay, I will be in delhi very briefly on the 3ist may-am arriving on the 30th and flying to jammu 31st morning to spend a couple of weeks there-shd be getting back to delhi around 15th so will have a couple of days then.met isha in michigan at an iit roorkee alumni do..she recognized me inspite of the fact that its been over 2 decades and I always had short hair! she was realy excited about the website and asked about every body. she should be getting in touch soon. kavita - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 12:52:34 (EDT) Hi! I wanted to get in touch with a few friends. How does one access their email ids. There's some password which I seem to have missed. What is it? Can someone help me? Soumitra Ranade Class of 1976 -1979 Soumitra Ranade - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 07:55:16 (EDT) Hi Everyone! SORRY, have been out of circulation for long. Missed Deepak in Delhi again, although we had a good chat on the Phone the day he landed. My apologies to Deepak. Had to be in & out of Town too often within that time and preparing for five presentations was terrible. Caught the viral at the end of it. Well i'm back. Just found some of the new entrants on the site ... Hi Sharad and Hi Vivek. Good to see you in that picture with Preeti & Poonam. Poonam has become sooooo thin. I still remember the Poonam in TCS ... But you're looking very good. Kavita is going to be in very soon. Welcome Kavita. Just send me a mail about your final plan in Delhi. We'll surely work something out. S'long everyone !! Ajay Prasad - Friday, April 08, 2005 at 05:03:15 (EDT) hey manoj it was great chatting with u on yahoo bina is on line right now chatting with me and i was telling her that we should all have a conference chat on yahoo so let us all fix a time and date when can all have a yahoo chat all those who do have a yahoo chat can join in manoj i guess u can organise for that shashi ravisankar - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 21:32:18 (EST) great..Rohit Ratanjee was one of my favorite teachers. It was because of him I started liking economics..and statistics as well kavita - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 18:26:40 (EST) hi i went to the alumni net website for india school kabul where i had registered long time ago and found that rohit ratanjee our eco teacher has registered there so i have left a message in the message board for him and for others to join or iska website hope the get the message there were couple of names registered there whom i did not recoganise i guess they must have been their before i came to kabul or after shashi ravisankar - Monday, March 28, 2005 at 20:58:35 (EST) Unfortunately the DC trip has been indefintely postponed due to a schedule comflict. I am travelling to michigan, toronto and san francisco between the 16th and the ist week of may and then off to India after that for 2-3 weeks. will keep you posted. kavita - Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 08:28:32 (EST) Hi Kavita- Sandeep's fine. He just returned from Delhi a few weeks ago. He runs a travel agency out of Virginia. www.apex9.com email me your plans for DC visit. we should get together. mid-april in DC is a great time of year! Manoj - Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 20:59:16 (EST) Hi Manoj, how is sandeep doing? Kalyani was also asking abt him. I'm tentatively scheduled to fly to delhi end of may-hope to see the gang in delhi kavita - Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 08:50:32 (EST) Kaveryh, it would be great to meet up! I'll call you from Hyd. Delhi will be crazy--I've got just under four days, and a friend coming from Cal to see me (someone I haven't seen in 20 years!--this really is the year to meet old friends!). But we'll definitely see each other. Suroor - Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 03:51:49 (EST) hello every body its been a long time since i checked out the site. prithi sorry to have missed u and suroor do get in touch when u are in delhi.BINA, i cannot imagine u as ma-in-law!!and joy i do remember lily nair. she was prithi's neighbour. sorry to hear about aunty. yes, i do remember rajiv bhasin and his brother. rajiv was in my class. so sorry to hear about sanjiv. lets us pray for his speedy recovery. manoj, it will be nice if vivek and all u other guys closeby could meet up. and i met shahid aziz when he had come down.tariq,bharti and i meet very regularly. it is great to get news of all our friends ,thank u once a gain, manoj. kaveryh <kbopiah @rediffmail.com> noida, uttar pradesh india - Friday, March 11, 2005 at 10:43:53 (EST) hi!!! how time flies!! december 2004 --a tragic end to a wonderful year-the tsunami and the aftermath.anyway it also saw me reach the age of 50!!!--it doesent seem too long ago that i stood as a 20 year old teaching u guys about shahjehan and nurjehan etc.was fun wasnt it?now my son is 26 and my daughter 19,and hopefully ill be getting a daughter in law soon!and a grandchild a couple of years later!!. it is always gud to read all your mesgs posted on the site.i do hope we get to meet again soon.prithi has not changed one bit ,sharad too is easily recognisable ,but poonam has really changed.i was looking at her pic for a long long time trying to recall the bubbly ,slightly plump teenager of long ago, ----.your eyes are still, as full of life as they were then poonam.my son visits dubai often on business==maybe one day ill just tag along !!and then we culd meet. so all the best to all of you --god bless,-bina binarajasingh - Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 21:51:13 (EST) Hi Jaishankar, I'd love to see you. Will call you when I'm there. I'm arriving in Hyd. on 10 April and leave on 19 morning. Suroor Suroor - Wednesday, March 09, 2005 at 04:06:40 (EST) hi suroor, this jaishanakrr balagopaal younger brother of shashi i stay in hyderabad and you could give a call when you are here, my no is 9393002929i have a web world in begumpet,if you need any thing let me know regards jaishankarr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal <jaishankarrbalagopaal@gmail.com> hyderabad, ap india - Monday, March 07, 2005 at 08:54:23 (EST) I'm going to be in India for about three weeks in April, mainly in Pune and Hyderabad, and around 3 days in Delhi. It would be great to meet up. My dates are: 3 April in Mumbai, 4-10 April in Pune, 10-18 in Hyd. and 19-22 in Delhi. Let me know. Hi Lalit! Long time. How are you? Suroor Suroor - Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 10:22:17 (EST) Hi Ajay: I am going to be in Delhi from March 23 through 30. I was hoping that during that time we can organize an evening when ISKites in the area or visiting could get together. Jyoti is out of town for the next two weeks. I'll ask him to get in touch with you when he gets back. It would be great if we can do an old times revisited evening. Hope to catch up with you and all others in the Delhi area soon. Deepak Deepak Narula - Saturday, March 05, 2005 at 20:31:30 (EST) Thanks for the great pics, Lalit. 2nd picture, person on right : Santosh Kakkar (same class as Kaveryh and me). Rajeev - Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 12:33:35 (EST) hi lalit,inyour third photo 1st row next shaist ? and next is vandana sharma and in the second row next to kavita is meena they were in my class and meena was an afghan national regards jaishankarr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 07:26:45 (EST) 2nd picture After Roshna is Varsha Arora and its not Ponnam but her elder sister Neelam Chawla Lalit - Friday, February 25, 2005 at 07:36:59 (EST) Alka Saksena, Mamta Mohan, Varsha Arora, Poonam Narula and Prithi Nambiar in 1st picture Lalit - Friday, February 25, 2005 at 07:33:51 (EST) hi lalit good pictures i think the other people in the first picture are alka , mamta and varsha i do not know varsha last name and varsha brother praveen is the third person in the third picture i am not sure thought shashi ravisankar - Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 21:12:38 (EST) hi manoj the is the same sandeep who used to say on the same road as suhal used to stay and his brother rajeev used to study with me we shall all pray for his good health regards jaishanakrr balagopaal jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 01:34:48 (EST) hi manoj, Just got the info-I will be in dc on 13th and 14th april as part of the delegation. hopefully see you then kavita - Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 14:20:23 (EST) sorry to hear about sandeep bhasin-convey my good wishes to him..the plan to Dc is still unknown but there is a business partnership that I have been offered..I will be talking to the guy the weekend of the 26th..if that works out you will see me a lot in DC! I know we shd be in Dc in march/april sometime..as part of an Indo-jewish delegation.. will keep you posted. kavita - Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 11:03:38 (EST) Prithi- did you guys happen to take any pictures while you were in Dubai? If it's something you can share with rest of the gang, email me. Don't know what happened to Shastri...he mailed me from Pittsburgh, asking for my phone number over two weeks ago, have not heard from him since. He was travelling to California before returning to DC. I was with Sandeep Bhasin over the weekend in New Jersey. Anyone remember him and his brothers - Sanjive and Rajive? Well, Sandeep is going through a rough period...he is currently going through chemo-therapy and has lost all his hair. He seems to be responding well to the medication and other than the nasty effects of chemo, he seems to be fine. Our prayers are with him and he will be fine in a couple of months. I will be in Portland, OR during first week of May. I will travelling to Seattle and Vancouver the following week. Anyone out that way? Kavita- your plans for DC? Manoj - Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 08:29:43 (EST) welcome aboard Sharad..now if only someone can find vivek singh.. kavita - Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 21:04:33 (EST) Manoj has set off such a wonderful chain reaction with so many people getting in touch with each other again.I dropped in on Mini just two weeks ago while in Delhi for a couple of days and we had a great time catching up.Tried to call Kavery after I got her number from Mini but couldnt get through.Then had a happy reunion with Poonam (Narula) in Dubai on my way back to Sydney (which the two of us carefully planned together over the past few months once we rediscovered each other through Manoj).It was just so wonderful to find each other again! And then we met up with Sharad for dinner while in Dubai.I can see he has found the website too. Its true that meeting friends is like regaining a part of oneself. Prithi - Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 05:40:21 (EST) Thanks to Poonam and Preethi, I discovered this site. Thanks Manoj for setting it up. Keen to catch up with others who were there during 74-77. Sharad@cyber-gear.com Sharad Agarwal - Tuesday, February 08, 2005 at 14:05:11 (EST) Hi Vivek, mobile alabama? It is close to Georgia. I will be in michigan mid march, but shd be back in the third week..do come over if you can. It will be nice to see you kavita - Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 10:07:24 (EST) Hi everyone,esp Kavita, Bina, Ajay n Sandeep Shastri Nice to c a lot of long lost persons of the list. WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. Sorry, i cld not post is earlier. I was sailing and due to short port stay do not manage to get on line. Now i am in Australia West coast n managed to get on line. Will be sailing to Mexico n Mobile in the US. Any1 near to that place let me know, will try to get in touch. Will be there around the 3rd week of March. I keep getting news from Kavery about the latest happenings. Take care, Bye. Vivek vivek subbiah - Sunday, February 06, 2005 at 07:09:38 (EST) Hey Guys !! I'm back !!! Wishing you all a wonderful 2005. May all who've lost their loved meet up with them safe and sound. May all our prayers be heard loud and clear. Yes the Tsunami was a catastrophe not many even knew about technically. But we sure don't like introductions of this sort. It was great to hear from Bina that everyone is safe. It was a hell of a New Year for me here. I managed to catch up with Anshuman and Sandeep Talwar. Though Anshu and I could manage a lengthy conversation Sandeep, Mini, Tariq, Bharti and I managed to get together at the Aka Saka at Defence colony. Tried to gather as many people as I could but many couldn't make it as the time was too short, I had arrived back from Nainital just two days earlier and by the time I could contact people it was rather tight. But we had a very nice time. Sandeep had taken pictures of us as both Mini and I forgot our cameras at home. And guess what (Suroor and Preeti, you'll relate to this) .... this time I forgot my purse at home. But thanks to Credit Cards and Mini's purse we didn't have to face any emarassment. (This was perhaps the only day in my life such a thing has happened.) Haven't been able to do much on the ISKAA contact front as i've been down with work, touring and presentations for the past three weeks. Love to all ... and "Insha Allah" Sab khoe hue phir se milenge !!! Ajay Prasad - Thursday, February 03, 2005 at 06:12:21 (EST) hi preethi, kavery and others do u remeber lilyNair, of course lily did not study in our school but Mr Nair was in the embassy well she happens to be in hyderabad in my nephew school as a teacher. Also heard that nair aunty passed away 4 months back . shashi ravisankar - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 23:06:43 (EST) will do we have a meeting on the 30th to discuss the tentative dates kavita - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 20:47:23 (EST) Kavita- I've marked the date. Send me an email as to your whereabouts in town and I will find you. Manoj - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 09:25:10 (EST) I will be in michigan from 9th to the 13th. I think its a long drive about 8 hours from dc to detroit? I should be in dc in march manoj for a short trip with an indo jewish delegation. hopefully will see you then kavita - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 06:44:48 (EST) hi manoj and sandeep drive down from pitsburg to toronto that would be good kavita was also mentioning something that she would be around detroit so we can all meet up some where shashi ravisankar - Monday, January 24, 2005 at 18:06:21 (EST) Sandeep - Pittsburgh is a short drive from Washington, DC. Let me know your schedule at Pittsburgh, and I will try to come up if possible. Where are you staying in Pittsburgh? email me your details. Manoj - Monday, January 24, 2005 at 10:54:16 (EST) Hi Everyone. I do hope we get some good news about Deepa's husband soon. This year end tragedy has left so many many families uprooted and disoriented that it is going to take quite some time for life to be normal for them. I am in the United States (Berkeley, Pittsburgh and Oklahama City) between 6 and 16 February. Will any of you be in those towns in that period? Sandeep - Saturday, January 22, 2005 at 05:59:28 (EST) They are still looking for Rajeshwar - apparently one of the 8 people from that expedition did come back safe raising the spirits of the family. Rajeev Angal - Sunday, January 16, 2005 at 17:58:01 (EST) hi i just got a message from nagrajan from pune that they are still searching for deepa husband i hope and pray he is found soon and is fine shashi ravisankar(balagopal) - Friday, January 14, 2005 at 20:45:12 (EST) bina, glad you are safe as are your loved ones.. any news from deepa about her husband? kavita - Friday, January 14, 2005 at 00:38:30 (EST) hello everybody, we are all safe here.sivakasi is very inland.and far away from the sea.but it has been terrible in the coastal areas.we were in srilanka just 2 weeks before the tsunami.and the resorts we visited are totally destroyed now.my nephew and wife --newly married were at trincomalee when the tsunami struck.they were washed out of the hotel room ,down 2 floors ,by the waves.but somehow managed to cling on to a tree and survived.they are bak in sivakasi safe now.roshna at madras is fine too.so is shobana.thanks for yr concern about our safety.i do hope we meet sometime soon.do keep us posted .byeeeeeeeeeeee and god bless.bina binarajasingh - Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 02:36:08 (EST) Happy New Year to everyone of you and your Families. I have been a bit busy with Peak Season Traffic, Udaipur having daily four flights and Winter effecting our schedules with Fog delays, cancellations, etc. Just went through all messages to update myself. Well, Delhi guys met on Sunday afternoon, Hope you all had a good time together. Sorry couldn't make it as Ajay's invitation came the same morning. Any how, you guys carry on with it and other's will join for sure next time. Just when celebrations were on for Christmas & New Year, Tsunami waves had struck on 26th December morning. You all are well aware of the disaster that has taken place and the massive loss of life. As for the Sub-Continent Andaman & Nocobar Islands and several villages along India's SouthEastern coast in Tamil Nadu & Kerala are badly affected. 7000 Employees of Jet Airways have contributed One Days Salary to the disaster relief efforts. The Company has also contributed seperately to the rehabilitation and emergency aid by all appropriate means. We are operating additional flights from Port Blair to Chennai and Kolkata to carry visitors stranded in Port Blair, in addition to carrying releif supplies on our flights. Hope this New Year brings Peace & Prosperity to all. Manoj....Thanks for posting the pictures. That was quick work. I was very keen to meet Sandeep but unfortunately couldn't make it. At least I will speak with him while he is around in Delhi. What are your plans? Many of our friends are due to visit. Looking forward to meeting them all. Anshu, Deepak, Kavita....please give me sufficient notice so I can come down to Delhi....unless you all plan your visit to Udaipur. Look forward to it. Vijay Prasad - Udaipur - Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 01:49:55 (EST) my prayers and good wishes..hope he is found soon kavita - Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 00:00:11 (EST) The tsunami tragedy has struck close. I am sorry to report this - Deepa Deshpande's ('72-'74, class 8th,9th) husband Dr. Rajeshwar Khanade is still missing. He was part of a team with naturalist Dr. Pramod Nargolkar near Campbell bay at "point 41" a tortoise nesting ground. The family in Pune urges all to pray for his safe return. Girish Deshpande is in Andaman looking for his brother-in-law. I would be happy to pass on any tips/contacts any of you may have regarding that area. Rajeev Angal - Monday, January 10, 2005 at 11:36:39 (EST) A survivor(reported missing earlier)in my wife's department, Department of Post,Govt. of India posted at Car Nicobar Island has an astonishing tale to tell.He along with three other persons was living in a building near the sea.On the fateful morning,they were getting ready when they felt the earth move violently.They came out of the building and saw it sway at more than 60 degrees before it collapsed in front of their eyes.The sea appeared to be ominously quiet.They looked at the sea-and found there was no sea! The sea had gone back more than a km. and they could see the waterless sea bed!Sensing something was greatly wrong,they started running towards higher groud some distance away.They found the earth cracking behind them as they ran and the earth was spewing some soft black slimy thing all around them which made the running difficult.When they looked back they saw a thirty feet high wall of water rushing towards them.As they touched the higher ground,the wall of water broke and barely missed them by about five metres.Scary,to say the least-or Apocalyptic? Manoj Srivastava - Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 23:49:08 (EST) The Times of India group has also set up a fund for tsunami victims. Go to http://timesfoundation.indiatimes.com/, or www.remit2india.com. Cheques can be mailed to 'Times Foundation', Times of India, Dr D.N. Road, Mumbai 400001. Suroor - Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 09:49:37 (EST) Here are a couple more websites for donations: Relief International (www.ri.org), the International Committee of the Red Cross (www.icrc.org), International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(www.ifrc.org) and UNHCR (www.unhcr.ch). Suroor - Tuesday, January 04, 2005 at 08:03:13 (EST) has anyone heard from bina kavita - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 13:34:40 (EST) I have a huge list on my website too(kavitachhibber.com) and link manoj-if any one wants to download it, please feel free to do so kavita - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 13:33:06 (EST) hey happy and prosperous new year to everyone and let us hope the new yer brings in more peace and love in the world shashi ravisanker - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 12:27:20 (EST) The New Year is set before us like an unwritten volume-all its pages blank.Let us write upon each day's page things that at the end of the year we will look upon with rejoicing rather than regret.The first task,alas,is foretold.We must do,in our own way,whatever we can,to allay the suffering of tsunami survivers.We,in Government,are donating our one day's salary to the P.M. Relief fund. A Happy New Year to all Manoj Srivastava - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 11:06:52 (EST) This is to wish everyone a very, very good New Year. I hope that all of you in the areas hit by the tsunamis, or with families in these areas, are going to be okay and will have the strength to recover. The suddeness and the force of the waves and the extent of the destruction and loss of life has been unbelievable. One of my friends had gone to Phuket with his wife and two young children. Completely by chance, they decided to go to the hills--or at least to higher ground--on the 26th, and saw the whole thing happen. You're right, Kavita, it does bring home how vulnerable life is, and how fragile. It came almost exactly a year after the Bam earthquake in Iran. About contributions, Manoj has a pretty comprehensive list on this website. I'll post some others when I get back to my office on the 4th. In Switzerland, the UN, as well as several NGOs and charities have set up accounts for the tsunami victims. The UN is also calling for donations of medical supplies, non-perishable food, clothes, shoes, blankets, toilet items... What is amazing about all this is how people always find the strength not only to deal with this, but are also able to help others. Take care, Suroor - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 09:36:09 (EST) wish you a very happy new year and we hope that this is good for the iskaa's and hope meet some of them this year jaishankarr balagopaal - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 01:42:43 (EST) Happy New Year !!! Manoj - Saturday, January 01, 2005 at 01:02:07 (EST)


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