Presenting Irfan Habib saheb an illustrated drawing of his picture riding a bicycle was a special moment for me. The smile on his face says it all, he loved the drawing. Meeting him is a delight, talking to him is a pleasure and Listening to nuanced history from Irfan saheb is a revelation. All three check-marked yesterday; over tea, then lunch at Sahmat, and then at the First Sitaram Yechury Memorial Lecture. Having spent nearly four hours in a car coming from Aligarh, I worried if he would have the energy to stand for more than an hour. Defying all, he did it without breaking a sweat. At 93 he is fit and ever-smiling as we have been watching him for over 35 years. The illustration was very kindly done by Allen Shaw on my request.
Ankahi. Unsaid. 
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