Amandeep Singh, the chhota sardar, at IIM had long disappeared into the firmament. Quite co-incidentally, LinkdIn connected us a month or two back...he was in Geneva with P&G...wow! and quite by chance, I'd be at Geneva too for this study visit!
His directions were meticulous - and as I got off the train at Genthod-Bellevue, here was the smiling sardar with his lil' daughter Sargun....quite a delight to see him...now with a few strands of grey hair in his beard...but very much the same earthy, jolly self. Enjoyed catching up, chatting with his ten year old son Hardik. Bandana, his better half, was very warm - and superbly efficient at managing the spacious three storied villa single handedly without an iota of external aid. Felt most at ease, was fed a hearty dinner and dropped back to the hotel in his spanking BMW!! He had most graciously accepted our pile on request for the four men in the Gurukul group the next day - and Bandana was most kind to give us all a hearty meal. His parents were visiting, and it was nice catching up with them- as both Abdullah, the cop from Pakistan and Tushar spoke Punjabi well.
Aman is doing brilliantly well...from Ankleshwar plant of Asian Paints to P&G in Mumbai, Singapore, Frankfurt and Geneva - he's become an expert in his own field. Just as modest, just as quiet - good to see some people not change!
It is a small , small world!
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