Under the Tamarind Tree !

Seventeen of us met at the delightful 'Tamarind' restaurant on Sarat Bose Road on August 29 evening to bid farewell to our dear friend Dr. N. Annamalai ("Anna" to all) and Mrs. Annamalai who were moving to Chennai after more than three decades in Kolkata ! It was a relaxed, fun evening with music, songs, games and jokes, nostalgia and good dining ! Anna has been Treasurer and Librarian in the Region, a keen participant in all our activities, alongside his busy professional career as Trainer, mainly in Creativity. Anna will be greatly missed. We all wish him and Mrs. Anna well, and hope to see them again when they revisit Kolkata or when we drop in to Chennai !

The Annamalais, with a gift-wrapped brown wooden Bankura horse to remember ISABS Kolkata Region and West Bengal from Chennai ! Indrani to the left. 

Arpita, Amit and Shyamal 

Indrani, Mrs. Annamalai, Subhashree, Mrs. Kabir and Kabir 

Paul, mouth organ, and Leslie. Tune: either 'Anandalokey' or 'Do Re Mi' ! 

Paul conducting 'Fish and Chips' !  

A view of the entire party in the Tamarind private party room - with its Chettinad decor ! 

Mrs. Annamalai, Subhashree, Amit, Uday and Seema 

Paul, Leslie, Kabir, Anna and Arpita 

Indrani, Mrs. Annamalai, Sanjib, Amit and Uday 

Indrani, Mrs. Annamalai, Leslie, Amit, Uday and Seema 

Anna, Arpita, Chandrima and Shyamal