I know Christmas is close when I get Uncle Ivan’s greeting card in the mail. It came this morning. The postman rang the doorbell to personally hand it over to me. It is a pretty card with a snowy Christmas tree and a star shining above. Coming from Toronto in Canada by Par Avion. Where traditionally they have a White Christmas. And it is the only greeting card I receive each festive season. Everybody else sends a Whatsapp message.
Uncle Ivan is special. He is not a blood relative. But an old friend of my father’s. I met him only once. In the late Eighties in Cochin where he was living then. After that, he migrated to Canada. Where he maintained a correspondence until my father passed away. After that, Uncle Ivan started writing to my brother. They shared an interest in Country Music. It ended with my brother’s death. Now I am the recipient of his affection.
I know Uncle Ivan only as a kindly and thoughtful man. Full of old-world courtesies. Like sending handwritten letters and Christmas cards by mail. He never forgets. Sometimes he calls. A warm, cheery voice from Canada’s freezing winter. Just to inquire how I am. And to bring me up to speed on what’s happening in his life. He hasn’t contacted me in a while. But his greeting card tells me all is well. And that Christmas is coming.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have been featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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