Relatives and a Business Suit
"Ravi, do you have any relatives in Delhi? " No Sir!! "Not even friends, with whom you can stay for a few days?" No Sir!!! (More forcefully). Big Sigh !!"...well try to find an economical hotel !!" It was 1996 and being the only person in the organization to know how to use computers and PowerPoint, I was selected to accompany the big Boss to the Auto Expo 96. My fellow young colleagues were all green in envy, especially as there was a rumour that I would be also getting a new business suit. That was till the time the Boss's wife called me into their office and asked me to try on a decidedly worn coat which beaming she old me that was the one her husband wore on their wedding. It did fit, albeit a bit loosely, and I was told to wear a sweater underneath as Delhi would be quite cold anyway. So wear it I did, trudging a borrowed laptop, lodging in a common bathroom room in YMCA Delhi (which much to the relief of my Boss included complimentary breakf