Kodak Moment for CATS

The adventure of the Kasauli Trek was trespassing into the cottage of one and only, the legendary Khushwant Singh. His son, Rahul Singh ever so gravefully welcomed the CATS in to meet with his father, who was reading quietly in his private and cozy study.

The Father....

and The Son..... with two holy ghosts!!

The Legend meeting with the eldest CATS couple...

None of the CATS can possibly forget the animated chat he had with us for nearly half an hour. He talked about the times when he himself used to trek up from Kalka/Parwanoo to Kasauli or trek down from Solan to Kasauli. Though he claimed to have failing eye sight, but he surely enquired why one of the CATS was wearing so many rings on her fingers!! He can still tell which wild animal is peeping through his window in the mornings. He might have become hard of hearing but can recognise a non-Indian accent in no time. Advancing years might have made the body frail, but the brain beneath that skull cap is ticking away like ever before.

And there was so much more that he shared.... which we refuse to share with the CATS who did not accompany us on this trek to Kasauli!!

Rahul, the caring son, noticed his father getting tired of all the CATS who just kept pussy footing through the door. Politely, he offered to show us around their cottage instead. He kept pointing out the details pertaining to the photos, paintings and furniture around the public areas of their house and answered each query patiently. CATS were finally waived off with an autographed book by the legend himself, Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh. A treasure indeed for the CATS library.

Thank You Rahul for letting us have a peek in your home and allowing us to steal a few minutes from the life of your father. We shall treasure these memories forever.

Supreet.