Couldn't have bath in the morning, thought I'll have in the afternoon. Blunder. Swami called us to the front of portico after giving interviews to the doctors who spoke at the conference - portico was empty for them. First, padanamaskar. To Rajesh - "Drunkard!" (He played one of the drunkards in the drama.) To me - "Leper scene?" or "Leprosy?" "Yes, Swami", I blurted out. The very first time Swami has spoken to me without "being spoken to". All this, looking intensely at me. After a round of padanamaskar, told TT Sunil to get vibhuti bag, giving everyone handfuls. Playing with Ajnish and Pai (next to me) - "Get O grade for 2nd handful". Then, a group photograph there itself!
Some of the names I remember - from bottom row left to right - Anand Ramaswami, Raj Patel, Kshitij Gupte, Uday Kumar, TT Sunil, Sathyanarayana, Amar Singh, O Srinivas, Rajesh Singh, Santhosh Pai, Hari Nandakumar, Gurudev Dutt ...
Rajesh Singh -> ring there itself. 3 diamond. "Ghar mein practice mat karo!" (of drinking!) Then bhajan.
Valedictory function - 11 AM. Swami gave shields and Discourse.
Packed, read a little of an issue of IEEE Spectrum (1987, I think). Finished off (canteen) coupons, had biscuits at tea time. Sat near the round (for evening darshan) - Swami again looked intensely at me. "When are you going?" For the nth time. "5 o'clock, Swami." Then, He called us in. Also 3 foreigner doctors - US, Singapore, UK.
(The interview was) just like a Trayee session. Doctors gave Him a book of birds and animals, pictures of wives to sign. Ring for one of them. He's so obliging, acting so ignorant of English. "What is this, boys? White bear." After they went, Swami gave Gopi Sir (Brindavan Physical Instructor, in charge of us) money - Rs. 100 for each of us. "You came for My drama." "Our drama, Swami!" He was pleased.
Ring for Muthu - "Want marriage?" "What are you going to do after third year? Jaao, medicine karo, par vaapas aao."
Came out at 4:45 pm, loaded bus, (travelled) 5:20 to 8:20. Muthu seemed touched. Thought bus lost the way, but no. Dinner + sweet.
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