I remember when my friend Shabana Azmi was looking for a venue to host her her mother’s book release and was not happy with anything she saw. That’s when I suggested The Club and Nishi suggested the lawns at The Club because it was winter time and the effect was amazing. Nishi went out of her way to make it special for Shabana and all of us raved about the food and the fanfare for days.
A few years ago, when I was hosting my book release, she was curious about the topic of my book, the publishing world. She asked me questions about the process of writing a book and also the commerce of it. She had a sharp mind being a business woman herself and valued creativity. She meted out the same attention to me, she had to Shaba a few years ago without the slightest discrimination and the media was overwhelmed with the grandeur of the venue and her hospitality.
The Bhramakumaris were keen to host their star speaker Sister Shivani’s discourse at The Club and when the Mumbai head Yogini Ben came to meet Nishi she could not stop singing her praise. I realized that time that Nishi worked on instinct and without preconceived notions. I felt she had not made up her mind on lending the venue for the discourse till she actually met Yoginin Ben. It was after talking to her that she offered the bigger room.
To be continued…
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