Day before yesterday me and my family went to Simla to attend the retirement ceremony of my eldest brother in law Mr. Ambika Sharma. Here in Himachal Pradesh it is a custom to celebrate the retirement of any person in a Govt. job. It is celebrated on a large scale. Now I had always thought why people celebrate their retirement??? First of all you are going to be jobless and your source of income is going to stop. What is there to celebrate? So my mother in law explained to me that they celebrate because a person is retiring with dignity and he/she has no bad records against him/her. He/She has done their job well and made a name for themselves. Thus the celebration.
Shimla was cold and when we reached it was raining and had snowed a little too.
It took us 7 hours to reach Simla.
Now if you visit Simla or Dharamshala in March and April, you will find some trees with red flowers. These trees are called Bra trees in pahadi( I know the name is a bit weird). The flowers of these trees are a bit sour and they are eaten in the form of chutney over here. It is said that if a person has a low HB count then these flowers are really good to increase your HB count. I will post the recipe for the chutney and the scientific and english name of the flowers soon. Sorry for the poor picture quality.
When we reached the venue, it was decorated like a wedding reception. There was a stage set with a podium and a DJ and dance floor too. That is me with my brother in law Mr. Ambika Sharma.
Anshul my nephew gave a speech telling us about his father's achievements and honouring him
There was a cake cutting ceremony after the speech.
Then everyone gave him gifts. This was followed by dancing and then dinner. We had a fab night and enjoyed the party. Though I couldn't attend the ceremonies of the next day, I heard that it went great too. The next day my brother in laws colleagues threw a lunch party for him which was like a farewell party.
So this was my first retirement ceremony which I attended and found it very amusing.
Shimla was cold and when we reached it was raining and had snowed a little too.
So this was my first retirement ceremony which I attended and found it very amusing.
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