Netherfield Ball – Explosive Clash Averted at William Dalrymple’s Opening Bash, Vadhera Art Gallery, Defence Colony City Parties by The Delhi Walla - March 29, 2016March 30, 20163 The party secrets. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It was a countdown to the nuclear war. Two superstar Indian journalists ended up almost within an inch of annihilation. The Delhi Walla watched the spectacle with bated breath one evening during the opening of the photo exhibition of author William Dalrymple at Vadhera Art Gallery in South Delhi’s Defence Colony. This is how it happened. Manu Joseph–who quit the editorship of the Open news magazine after the arrival of the new Prime Minister in Delhi–came within kissing distance of his successor, S. Prasannarajan–who overnight turned the magazine from being anti-Prime Minister to pro-Prime Minister. As these important and honorable men found themselves very close to each other, their faces were emptied of all expressions. Their bodies seemed to stiffen. Mr Joseph focused his gaze towards a Dalrymple picture, his lips pursed. Mr Prasannarajan took the door leading out to the bar. The remainder of the evening flowed happily. Artist Subodh Gupta and artist Samar Jodha spent three minutes and twenty-one seconds together. Painter Jatin Das stayed loyal to his delightful reputation of being extremely affable with the beautiful people (see last picture below). Author Gillian Wright arrived without her partner, author Mark Tully. Photographer Raghu Rai had his hat. Also sighted: author and hotelier Aman Nath, publisher Karthika V.K., photographers Sebastian Cortes, Ram Rahman and Amit Mehra, university professors Madhavi Menon and Jonathan Gil Harris (they had the self-assured vibes of a power couple), and book critic Jaya Bhattacharji Rose. A notable eye-catcher: English artist Andrew Logan, whose London pad is said to be a party venue to die for, looked resplendent in an orange dress. The evening’s most desirable man was Salman Haidar. He looked dapper in his loose jacket. The retired diplomat came with wife, actor Kusum Haidar, who is known for her roles in embarrassing movies like Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love and Midnight’s Children. As the evening’s Mughal, author William Dalrymple looked confident to re-conquer the Orient–this time as a photographer. His wife, the lovely artist Olivia Fraser, was overheard talking about “my show next week in New York.” The couple’s son Adam also showed up. And I’m still trying to find out if Manu Joseph and S. Prasannarajan finally shook hands or not. Still water runs deep 1. (S. Prasannarajan, left, and Manu Joseph) 2. (Olivia Fraser and Subodh Gupta) 3. 4. (Jonathan Gil Harris and Madhavi Menon) 5. (Andrew Logan) 6. (Gillian Wright) 7. 8. (Samar Jodha) 9. (Karthika V.K.) 10. (Salman Haidar) 11. (Jatin Das) FacebookX Related Related posts: Netherfield Ball – Novelist Manu Joseph, Friend of Publisher Karthika V.K., Seen Cozying Up To Publisher Chiki Sarkar at Shashi Tharoor’s Book launch, The Taj Mahal Hotel Netherfield Ball – William Dalrymple of Jaipur Literature Festival Exposes His Rumored Friendship with Namita Gokhale of Jaipur Literature Festival at Her Book Launch, The Taj Mahal Hotel Netherfield Ball – Colors of Life-15 Bash, India Habitat Center Netherfield Ball – Vedova Opening Party, Zattere, Venice Netherfield Ball – Sadia Dehlvi’s Grand Bash, Nizamuddin East
Wow!! as always, a nice way to write up a page3 get together. It is crisp and belong to a hush-hush circuit.
mostly, old, ugly, hasbeens, boring and self-important people, who may still be able to open few doors of connection for our budding MAS. maaf kariyo bhai juban fisal gyi. acche din aa hi gye samjho je je je :p