"Inflation is
much in the news,
fodder for many
differing views.
Inflationary products,
when in use,
have attributes
somewhat obtuse...."
The function was held not at a book store but at the Taj Mahal hotel with Vinod and Kavita Khanna the gracious hosts. On hand was Gulzar characteristically modest about his Oscar-winning Jai Ho, and Suhel Seth. Since we were at the Chambers, and later at the Taj poolside, both of which had seen much of the 26/11 action, thoughts inevitably turned to terrorism. Soon Seth had turned the conversation around to the security preparedness of the country, and the hitherto admiring audience began to corner Sibal with impolite questions on the subject. Poor Kapil Sibal! When he punched in his rhymes into his mobile phone primarily to amuse himself, how could he have imagined that he was jumping into such dangerous territory?
