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Hyderabad where before you can sit back and relax you have reached. Where do I begin?

I think I should start with landing at Hyderabad airport. The moment we touched ground
and I switched on my mobile I got a call from Mr Jangi Reddy. I was expecting to find him

at belt no 2 but getting a call from him as soon as I landed was beyond expectations. In
fact all of us reached Hyderabad with lot of expectations of a fun filled 24 to 30 hours and

to meet the expectations of a 100 plus people is a daunting task. Kudos to the entire event

management team for not just meeting but surpassing the expectations and setting very
high standards for the next meet. We experienced customer delight. I want to thank

Pawan for creating the whatsapp group and bringing us all on one platform. That went a
long way in rekindling my desire to meet the Pune gang as well as the desire to meet the

persons behind those comments on whatsapp. Having been brought up in different cities

every three years as my father was in the Railways, I don't have friends jinke saath I went
to school from KG to college. I have never ever attended any school or college reunion

as I was never ever in any school or college for more than three years. Now I can say
that I have friends whom I have known for 30 Years well almost thirty years as I joined

the bank on 05.12.18. Now I know what reunions are all about. The warmth the affection
the comraderie was so great that I didn't feel cold when we were outside in the open till

about 1 am. I felt cold literally and figuratively only when the party got over and we went

to our rooms. The best part for me was that all of us met on equal footing as POs of 88
batch. With the POs of Pune I just started from where we left as if these 29 years were

not there. For the others I found them so down to earth and unassuming that they didn't
feel like strangers. Every one was so nice to each other that mixing with each other was

effortless. I really believe in the saying that it is nice to be important but more important

to be nice. I really felt privileged that all the girls got two T shirts as well as a beautiful
pearl set. I have been to Hyderabad a number of times and bought pearls but the feelings

that go into gifting someone is priceless and it will always be treasured. Thank you all for
the beautiful memories with special mention to Swaminathan, Vinay, Phani, Madhu and

Gwalia for giving us a lifetime's experience and taking care of the minutest details.

- Neeru Punj Sharma