He lived for some of his early years in this house, Number 27 in Sector 18B in Chandigarh.
Today we visited the neighbourhood.
The years have been kinder to the boy than to the old home. He moved with his family to the United States and now has a successful career as a neurosurgeon.
He is our son-in-law, Deven, husband of our daughter, Blair, father of our beautiful grandchildren, Mira, Tarik and Indigo.
Thank you, India!
There are several shops across the street from the house.
The Tagore Theatre is about a block away. It has been refurbished since the days when the Khoslas lived in the neighbourhood, and is Chandigarh's main theatre for live performances.
Deven's sister, Anu, had a good friend back in those days and the friendship continues although Shelly still lives in Chandigarh.
We spent a very enjoyable time with her today and she was the one who took us to find Deven's old home.
Earlier, we had a delicious and leisurely lunch at the Flamme Bois Bistro. Chandigarh has such a selection of great restaurants. The fresh green salad was a special treat here!
Shelly is on a short leave from her job as administrator of the out-patient department at the huge Fortis hospital. We look forward to meeting her husband and children.
Shelly's big task of the day was to take us to her favourite hair stylist, Ali, for long overdue haircuts.
This was George's first ever experience at a hair salon!! He enjoyed it so much I might lose my job as family barber when we go home.
I kept my eagle eye on Ali as he cut my hair! He is a master of his trade so I was pleased with the results.
We then had to visit two other salons to find the products I needed. Short, blond, limp hair is not common in India.
Another great day! Thank you, Shelly--and Anu for making the connection.
