Visitors
started flocking the venue around 2:30 p.m. making sure they were well before
time not to miss even a glimpse of a meeting with the dignitary. At around 3:30
p.m. Ms. Murthy walked in to our office escorted by Mr. Sunil Mehta – Director,
Mehta Publishing House. She gladly walked into the venue with smiles and
happiness as she took her seat at the special book signing table near the book
shelves displaying all her past and latest titles’ editions.
The noteworthy fact underlying here is that
she had not been keeping well for some time and still she managed to take time
out to interact with the readers which shows her commendability and dedication
to writing.
As she walked and took her seat there were
cheers all around with happy faces among the crowds. While book signing
sessions she gladly interacted with all the visitors and answered their queries
many a times sharing her own experiences. These included those from the college
during her engineering days, challenges faced by a working women and importance
of an understanding man in her life, about her passion for writing and even her
fondness of a saffron color flower called ‘Son Chapha’ for she was amazed to find
them in Pune during this season.
Post the
book signing, she was escorted to our office to interact with the staff and
authors of Mehta Publishing House while having tea. Later she was felicitated
with all the traditional Maharashtrian customs of haldi-kunkoo and offering of
gifts and gazra to the married women. And thus ended the blissful and splendid
evening of an interaction with Ms. Sudha Murthy.
It is times
like these when you realize the importance of the phrase that the tree bearing
the sweetest of the fruits is the one that bends the most. Thus reflecting the
fact that the most successful people are the most humble. Thank you ma’am for
reminding us that yet again.
Regards,
Parul
