2022 ~ Classmates And You

Feb 13

Two years of the COVID pandemic and it’s time to go out and meet each other. All around the world our group of Xaviers75 classmates are reaching out and spending time and being kids again. We chronicled such moments of joy, pride, family and brotherhood.

**August~ Goan Crazy for Classmates:**

Kaustubh Wagle, Nikhil Baljekar, Mangesh Dalvi & Nitin Adarkar continue their bonding, as they started 2022 - in beautiful Goa!

July ~ Sukh Sukh Jiyo - Mansukhanis!: Classmates gathered to celebrate Gautam Mansukhani & his wife Anita’s birthdays (which fall on the same day).

Gautam & Anita’s Birthday Celebration

Birthday Boy Gautam Mansukhani, Chetan Desai, Vijay Chhabria, Prakash Dalal, Sanjiv Pratap & Suneel Bhatnagar at the Mansukhani residence. Come Boys Let Us Sing Together…. Happy Birthday Gautam!

3 Dhoklas and a Papad sitting on a couch…..

Sanjay & Camy Sanghvi with the Birthday Couple Gautam & Anita.

**JULY:**
Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there
You'll search no more.

Bryan Adams will be proud of these neighbours of Tahnee Heights in Mumbai, our classmates Samir Shah & Vijay Chhabria will search no more - just bumped into each other at the parking lot. Both with those envious green (catty) eyes & pleasing smiles, making us proud. **You can't tell me it ain't worth dying for!**

**JULY: A Guju, A Maharashtrain & A Sindhi Entered A Bar ~** There’s no joke here. Just three classmates Amul Shah, Ashok Chavan & Vijay Chhabria joking around and sharing views and dietary options at Sea Palace in Mumbai.

JULY: Goan Down Under! ~ Aussie Francis D’Lima meets our Ambassador of Goa Mangesh Dalvi in Porvorim, Goa and then marches to the beat of drummer boy Lester Godinho. These mini-reunions are Goan Crazy! Cheers!

The talented Lester Godinho’s drum solo

JULY: Rain Rain - Go Away - The Karjat 8 Way! ~ Why stay at home when it rains? The quiet & humble Yashpal Rane opened his sprawling Karjat Farm House to our classmates. Rain was pouring, Guys were driving, Booze was flowing, Anyone snoring? The Karjat 8 made the rest of us so jealous, cheers to Yashpal and the others in Seventh Heaven: Jayesh Marfatia, Sanjiv (Chillu) Choksy, Kaustubh Wagle, Prakash Dalal, Dinesh Khopkar, Sanjay Sanghvi & Amul Shah.

Sanghvi’s video explains the vibe and how the 8 got one with nature!

At Yashpal Rane’s Farm House in Karjat - The Gr8 colorful shorts and language, Cheers to the host!

JULY: A Reunion At Harmandir Sahib ~ Anil Kamboj with daughter Arsheen (at extreme right) and Jasmaleen (wife’s cousin) are reuniting with the peace and tranquility that comes when visiting The Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.

JULY: The Texan in Cali ~ Nitin Tarte rides to the hills of Glendale - the favorite watering hole for single malts owned by our classmate Shabbir Rangwala. Cheers to the finest!

**JUNE: Sangh Sangh at the Sanghvi’s ~** The Sanghvi residence hosted some of the Xaviers75 couples. Devangana & Vijay Chhabria, Patty & Chetan Desai, Varsha & Asit Gore, Anita & Gautam Mansukhani and Chetan Unadkat. Cheers to Sanjay & Camy Sanghvi for sharing the warmth and strengthening the Xaviers75 bonding.

In his own style host Sanjay introduced his guests who had made themselves very comfortable. Two short videos below to prove his point.

Sanjay Sanghvi introducing his guests.

Sanjay Sanghvi with Varsha & Asit Gore

JUNE: Peela House Meets Rangwala ~ Our Yellow (Peela) House Captain, Ajit Raikar, on the move again. From Singapore to New York to California, to meet classmate Shabbir Rangwala. Catching up after nearly 50 years and along with their charming wives Amrita & Zehra, the joy, the warmth and hospitality enriches the bond of our Xaviers75 group.

JUNE: Doctor Doctor, give me the news ~ I got a bad case of visitin’ you. Ajay Dasani in England to check up with classmate Ian Dos Remedios. Ajay & Leena sipped tea and enjoyed the company of three generations of Ian & Joy’s family - Joy’s mother & their son Kristoff. No pill was gonna cure their ill, meeting classmates after over 45 years was surely what the doctor ordered.

MAY: Colaba Boys in NYC ~ Ajit Raikar and wife Amrita touched down in New York from Singapore and had lunch with classmate Prakash Masand at Le Bilboquet. Pardon their French, but these Bus #5 friends enjoyed reminiscing about Xavier’s and hanging out in Colaba after school. The Xaviers75 bond continues.

MAY: California drinkin’ on such a summer’s day ~ The Diplomat appreciating the Macallan 25. Ajay Dasani toasting his generous host Shabbir Rangwala and his gorgeous home in Glendale, California. A reunion and catching up after 47 years, these classmates who look like twenty somethings, continue the 2022 mini-reunions and show the bond we share. Cheers! (Click on side arrows for next pic.)

APRIL: The Swinging Five ~ Amul Shah, Sunil (Dinkar) Dongre, Chetan Jhaveri & Praful Dhargalkar keep swinging the mini-reunions at Sanjay Sanghvi’s house.

APRIL: In God’s Own Country ~ Rani & Shyam George share tea, memories and reminisces with Anil & Usha Kollare. These Old Monks look so well behaved sipping tea in front of their spouses.

APRIL: From Dubai to Mumbai ~ After the pandemic, Ajay Dasani gathered the gang, the way only a diplomat can. Click Here to watch the Dirty Dozen he enlisted.

APRIL: Such Fortuity - Shroff and Kati ~ March Madness? Nitish Kati ran into classmate Kersi Shroff at a wedding in Mumbai.

FEBRUARY: Magnificent Seven In Sanghvi’s Heaven ~ After Valentine’s Day, the love outpouring, classmates’ impromptu showing, the Sanghvi residence overflowing, Laphroaig & Zapaca pouring, Guju food enjoying, masks ignoring, the seven were magnificent! Chetan Jhaveri, Jayesh Marfatia, Pradeep Phatak, Kaustubh Wagle, Sanjay Sanghvi, Shyam George and Sunil Dongre. (Click on side arrows for next pic.)