Clicked by @akshatfoto!

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Clicked by @amarsrivastava, obviously, NOT in the frame!

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Thanks to the un-organizer @newexperiments and delhidreams for the location and it was a pleasure to have some of the co-founders of this group continue to be a solid support -  @vineetsamson and @sidpandey. Have already met @xyxxy many times, so I consider him “family” now.

It was a pleasant surprise to meet for the the FIRST TIME AdityaNayak @arpanatenbake @nsgautam @kp1200 @karmicthoughts and Aniruddha & Kushagra.

@saif_raza and @Nehachaplot bravely made it to the venue before a call made them go to handle an emergency.

Of course, the star of the evening was Akshat Jain, @akshatfoto, who is representing Asia at Cannes. I got to use his Nikon D 80 and some attendees queued-up to take tips from him.

@vineetsamson described TWITTER as a Tea Shop at a corner – “Nukkad Ki Chai” where we exchange bytes of information on a variety of topics.

We did discuss Arpan’s foray in developing applications for SOX – Sarbanes–Oxley Act,  @xyxxy‘s “3 Idiots” moment: Declaring to join a Hedge Fund latest by March 14 2020.

Some more discussions on photography, Social Causes, Ad Agencies, Lawyers, Don Corleone and many more.

Just Read Seth Godin’s latest post Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find. I tweeted about it and here is a longer excerpt:

“… Montague Bookmill … is the bookstore of the future, because it’s not a business trying to maximize growth and ROI. No, it’s a place, an attitude, an approach to an afternoon. They don’t sell every book, they don’t even pretend to.

Just as vinyl records persist, an object of joy for some listeners and a profitable cottage business for some sellers, bookstores are going to become like gift stores. The goal isn’t a commodity transaction with maximum selection at minimum price, the goal is an experience worth seeking out and paying for.

We had a similar experience at Art.i and come to think of it, THIS GROUP is turning out be a TRIBE that SHOWS UP as a “place, an attitude, an approach to an afternoon”.

Thanks to All of You!

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Wishing Godspeed to Soofi’s mission:

Make portraits of one per cent of  Delhi population (14 million), that is 130,000 Delhiwallas.

The Independent’s Asia Correspondent Andrew Buncombe is based in Delhi. His dominion ranges over India, Pakistan, Burma, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, occasionally parts of South East Asia and – or at least he is hoping – The Maldives.

Twitter: @AndrewBuncombe

On reaching at 1745, it appeared that the group was done with conversations and all set to disperse. However, just meeting them all was exciting for me.

@newexperiments “I am not organizing” was the only person I had met before.  (as the host @prii13 bunked)

Then, I had the pleasure to meet @vineetsamson (Sir, I found out. Waiting for Godot is by Samuel Beckett)

@amarsrivastava did some good social media marketing. Oho.. promotion nahi.. he did some Digging.. of information from @simplyarun (70 cyclists on Nilgiris: WOW)

The open platform of @simplyarun is simply aahsome.

@saritapacheco joined me in explaining the current street theare scenario on Delhi (with the DU link that we had)

Had heard about @delhidreams from @priyanigam. Read his poem once as well but did not get much time to interact with him. While he was not audible enough, replies by @vineetsamson revealed that he was cracking some jokes.

Was nice meeting @milcom_ (did he walk from AutoExpo to Cha Bar?), @rahulanand

And, a small poem dedicated to all those whose handles I do not remember..  (anu, pooja15) wil slowly catch up

Tweeter ke nau right ko tweeter

Tweeter ke nau left ko tweeter

Right ko tweeter, left ko tweeter

Bolo kitne tweeter?