Meeting with Sachin
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| With Sachin at his residence |
I
had a meeting with Sachin Tendulkar in his new house at the Perry
Cross Road near Jogger's Park in West Bandra
locality.
Sachin was
late by 10 minutes but his house staff made me comfortable. It was a
personal meeting but we also discussed about NGO Apnalaya. Sachin
told me his wife Anjali, son Arjun and daughter Sara were all
very attached to Apnalaya which
was set up in 1972 and is run by Sara's maternal grandmother Annabel
Mehta. Apanalya helps
slum children and works to promote community development, health and
empowering women.
Sara
has been championing the cause of Apnalaya and
had donated her first earnings to Apnalaya and
has also raised funds.
Sachin
agreed to do an event in Jaipur in the next IPL season when he
would be in the Pink City. I was touched by his warmth and
hospitality. After the meeting I went to Hotel Taj Lands End
and spent some time at the Chambers. It was my first visit to
the Taj Lands End Chambers and I really liked the open
verandah overlooking the sea and city. The verandah was a tad chilly
than I had expected.
I have
quite a few meetings lined up today evening in Delhi and will fly
back to Kolkata tomorrow evening. I am looking forward to a secluded
Sunday week-end after a long spell.
ess bee
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