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the-south-asian Life & Times January - March 2011 |
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Cover Story Eminent
Pandits Veer Munshi Pradman Kaul Pandit Bhajan
Sopori Photo
Feature Aviation
Wildlife Comment
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The Obamas in India Day 2 - Mumbai / Delhi - Nov 7, 2010
President and Michelle Obama began their second day in Mumbai by visiting students at Mumbai’s Holy Name High School, and joined them in Diwali celebration as they danced to a folk song. The First Lady picked up a tambourine and danced with the children.
A town hall meeting at St. Xavier College followed. The
students, from other colleges as well, engaged the President with thoughtful
and precise questions.
Amidst their hectic schedule, Michelle Obama had already won
the hearts of the country with her warmth and spontaneity. A Princeton
graduate and Harvard-educated lawyer, Michelle Obama grew up in Chicago’s
black South Side, and was one of the very few blacks at a prestigious law
firm in the city, Sidley Austin, when she met Mr. Obama. She is now on leave
from her more-than-$300,000-a-year job. She is passionate about organic gardening (the White House
grows its own organic vegetables) - and healthy living, and has made efforts
to open up the White House to ordinary Americans. Admired for her warmth,
and known for her wonderful taste in dressing, she is seen by many designers
as a new icon for American fashion – with a great ability to mix
off-the-rack and designer wear. Only Jacqueline Kennedy before her had such
an impact on fashion – though in a vastly different style. Delhi is where all the pomp and ceremony began. The nation’s
capital is known for its lavish hospitality.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur were at the red-carpeted tarmac to greet the First Couple when Air Force One landed in New Delhi at 3:30 PM local time. The two leaders are known to share a great personal rapport.
After spending some time at the US Ambassador’s residence, where the President could not resist the feel of a basketball, the First Couple visited Humayun’s Tomb. Here they interacted with the families of workers and their children.
In the evening, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife,
Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, held a lavish dinner in honour of President Obama and
First Lady Michelle Obama. The light-filled, sprawling garden at 7 Race
Course Road, the official residence of the Prime Minister, was transformed
into a magical wonderland with buglers and trumpeters atop thirty camels,
and a Navy Band perched on the roof of the residence – together they played
traditional Indian music, and Bollywood hits.
Before dinner at Race Course Road, the President and Prime Minister met privately for a close to an hour bilateral talks, while Mrs. Obama met with Mrs. Kaur.
The seventy guests sat around twelve dinner tables, with colourful floral centrepieces. |
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