VISIT TO INDIA OCT. 6 to DEC. 22, 2008

My second visit to India was from Oct 6 to Dec 22, 2008. On this occasion I worked as a hydro-technical specialist with Indo Canadian Consultancy Services Ltd. (ICCS) a joint venture partner between Bhilwara Energy and RSW Inc. of Montreal. ICCS is located in Noida a suburb of Delhi and is a substantial company with a staff of about 80 engineers. The typical work day was from 9:30 am until 7:00 pm, alternating between 5 and 6 day work weeks. The work was challenging but I enjoyed working with ICCS’s talented young engineers. Much was expected of me as I was being paid a Canadian salary much above what my Indian colleagues were receiving. The high-lights of this visit were two weddings I attended while I was there.

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WEDDING OF RISHABH AND ESHU

This wedding was a spectacle to be remembered. It was between Rishabh Jhunjhunwala and Eshu Arya. Rishabh is the heir of a large family enterprise. The family fortune comes mainly from textile manufacturing - but in recent years they have expanded into the energy (notably hydropower), suit and fine clothes manufacturing and retail and high tech manufacturing of carbon electrodes. Their corporate name is Bhilwara Enterprises Ltd. ICCS where I worked is a joint venture engineering company between Bhilwara Energy and RSW Inc. of Montreal. The wedding was on a farm near Delhi where pavilions for dining, entertainment, a temple for the wedding ceremony, greeting stage and support facilities such as washrooms and kitchens had all been constructed for the occasion. In addition to family and friends managers responsible for Bhilwara divisions both in India and abroad had been invited including our small group from RSW Inc. It was quite an honour to be included. All of us foreigners were dressed up as Rajputs wearing turbans of the style one would see in Rajasthan the home country of the Jhunjhunwala clan. Unlike the other weddings I had attended before the religious ceremony was held at a convenient hour about 9:00 pm. The pandit (priest) spoke very clearly and the quality of the sound system was excellent and I was pleased to be able to understand a fair amount of the proceedings – the parts in Hindi that is, not the elements in Sanskrit! The evening temperature was quite cool around 9oC as we were well into the Delhi winter season. Enjoy the pictures. (The pictures were taken by Mohamed Badr of RSW Inc. as my own photos were lost when my computer crashed).

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Photo tags:
Photo 1. Claudio Vissa and wife arriving
Photo 2. Folks from RSW Inc
Photo 3. Colleauges
Photo 4. Time for tea
Photo 5. Guests
Photo 6. Ceremony
Photo 7. Esha and Reshabh
Photo 8. Listening
Photo 9. Relaxing
Photo 10. Entertainment
Photo 11. Supper
Photo 12. Greeting
Photo 13. Fireworks at the end of the evening