India, April 22 -- In the midst of electioneering cacophony, I received an invitation from the moving spirit and ever agile Founder-Chairperson of Mysuru Book Clubs-2015 Shubha Sanjay Urs for an evening of conversation and informal interaction with Saeed Akhtar Mirza yesterday morning. I did not know who this celebrity worthy of Shubha's attention was but Shubha was quick to throw in a 'guarantee' at me of a dinner that would follow the event. The invite was like welcome summer's rain for me to give a second thought before accepting. I said yes. It was at the Club House of Mysore Race Course.

Out of curiosity, I asked Shubha about the person whose 'darshan' I was going to have and also hear the oracle. She simply said, "Uncle, you rememb...