12 August 2010

Off the beaten track: Good friends

Good friends are rare.  I sometimes nostalgically remember my very good friends.  Jos Kottuthundiyil is one such friend. He and I were colleagues in a school in Bhutan more than 30 years back.  We were also neighbours in the teachers' quarters.  He was a very softspoken gentleman and an excellent writer.  More importantly a friend, who had the courage to tell his friends, if they were wrong.  After I left Bhutan, I lost contact with him (like with many other good friends) due to laziness in writing letters.

As I was reading Bhutan Observer a few weeks back, I was delighted to read  an article and sent my feedback.  Thanks to the article, it has put us back into friendship after 3 decades.

As I remember my stay in Bhutan nostalgically, let me leave you with a First Day Cover and two stamps (3D and gold plated respectively) produced by the Government of Bhutan.
  

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