At the entrance of the Arun Jaitly Park, the side which opens from Panchsheel Enclave, a yoga group was formed called “Morning yoga Group” by a few senior citizens namely, Late Col. Chopra, Mr. V.K. Manchanda, Mr. Goel and a few others. Some of them have left for their heavenly abode but as the saying goes, ‘‘इक आ रहा है, इक जा रहा है’’, है सत्य नियम यही धरा का’’, new people joined in and kepthe group going. I joined the group in 2001, after my voluntary retirement from a bank. The group would practise yoga and slowly we started celebrating the members’ birthdays or any other special occasion. A chai-pe-charcha started on Saturdays. We have nothing less than 30 odd members on a Saturday. On one such Saturday, Mr. V. k. Bassi threw his birthday party with all the grandeur. I wanted to write a story on his life style as a very respected, pious person, a great follower and preacher of Bhagwat Gita, who has faced lot of struggles and challenges in his early life. Hopefully, someday his life story gets published and people get to read his inspiring story. These celebrations have become a cherished tradition and it only brings the community closer and strengthens the bond between the residents.As is rightly said, दोस्त वो डाॅक्टर हैं, जो बिना दवा के इलाज कर देते हैं।
