11/9/2010 – Memories of the last World Championship and his epic
journey to Sofia after all flights had been cancelled due to volcanic eruptions
in Iceland. This time a cyclone off the coast of Chennai almost prevented Viswanathan
Anand from reaching a dinner, hosted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh for US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle, in time. But he made it and they met.
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Anand and Obama – meeting in Delhi
He almost didn't make it – again. Just when Anand was about to board
an aircraft from Chennai to New Delhi last Sunday, Cyclone Jal hit, bringing
five days of torrential rain to Tamil Nadu. On that one day Chennai’s
Nungambakkam received 47.3 mm rainfall, while the Airport observatory reported
the figure at 44.8 mm, disrupting flight services. So, too, Anand's flight,
scheduled for 09:00 a.m., which finally took off at 4:40 p.m., delivering the
World Champion just in time for a dinner date. This was given by Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh, a private occasion which Zeenews
describes as follows:
Lilting tunes wafted across the lush green lawns of the Race Course residence
of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he hosted a private dinner tonight for
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. Obama was seated on the head
table with Prime Minister Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur, Michelle, Sonia
Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee and Rahul Gandhi. Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand
and Environmental Activist Sunita Narain was also present at the dinner, which
started with shorba and mulagatani soups. The main course included chingara
jammu prongs, fish and green-chilly lamb, kakori kababs, mughlai chicken,
gobi, dal dampukht, rice pulao and a variety of Indian breads. The dessert
included kesar phirni and mava poti.
Our Indian readers – and others who treasure Indian food – are
probably having pleasant thoughts when reading these lines [originally we
use "salivating" and before that an even more graphic image, but were
severly reprimanded by an Indian professor and retract with humility].
A short clip from an Indian TV station on the arrival of some of the guests
As Obama reached the Prime Minister's residence, 30 camel-mounted BSF personnel
welcomed him by playing bugles and trumpets. Obama described the Camel band
rendering as "spectacular". The personnel in their traditional uniform
played different tunes which were enjoyed by the US President and Michelle.
The residence was decked with flowers, lights and rangoli designs. Obama and
Michelle went around different tables greeting about 60 guests. They talked
and shook hands with the invitees, and at one point Obama sat down with Anand
to analyse his final world championship game in Sofia, Bulgaria (you wish!).
[Addendum: this was a joke! They did not sit
down and analyse – what a completely preposterous idea!]
An Indian TV report on Obama's visit to India, where the talks were about
increased
trade and employment opportunities – for the US, in the booming Indian
economy
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