Monday, February 29, 2016

Limbering up.

It was a normal morning and after the usual chores we'd set off for the Foundation. The main activity was the groundwork for PN Panicker's 107th birth anniversary celebrations at the Kanakakkunnu Palace tomorrow.

The final groundwork involving personal interactions, a few visits to the government secretariat and other agencies, directly involved with the programme, for tying up minor details and ensuring that the guests were spoken to and reminded of the timings really did keep all of us on our toes, throughout the day. The activities on the ever swelling slop chits were ticked away after ensuring each activity's completion!

It was a pleasant meeting with the co-ordinator of the Melinda Gates Foundation's activities in India, during our trip from the airport. A thoroughly grounded man who carried no airs about him! Vignesh, the rep from the ministry of HRD, who's with us for the past one month was also with me at that time. In fact, he'd volunteered to be the chauffeur for the ferry!

Before winding up, we'd two visits that were a must. The first was a visit to one of the key members of the Foundation and then to the Kanakkunnu Palace to see whether the stage settings were as per our requirements. Realising that everything was under control, we headed back home.

However, after reaching home, we realised much to our horror that we'd not filled up fuel in the car. It was a long drive of over 10 km before we got a functioning petrol pump and could do the filling up. Though I've listed quite a lot of activities, frankly, there was nothing that was taxing but I was exhausted by the end of the day!


Tailpiece.

And tomorrow there are two hartals viz:-
    (a) the traders' strike regarding grievances on sales tax. All shops will be closed and
    (b) the petrol pumps are gonna be closed.    

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