Delhi Golf Club celebrates "100 Years of Golf"

Emotions and nostalgia flowed as freely as the drinks in the house as members of the Delhi Golf Club celebrated hundred years of playing golf in the Capital on Monday. Classy and suave they might be in their behaviour, but then who says elegance and politeness has anything to do with matters of the heart?

The slow advent of the winters only made the picturesque open-air surrounding more beautiful and if that wasn't enough to overwhelm the people present, the classical music definitely pepped up the mood of all the who's who of the city who had gathered to celebrate the prestigious occasion.

Starting off with a welcome address by urban development minister Kamal Nath, the evening also had the launch of the beautiful book, The Lodhi and The Peacock by Ramesh Kohli and Gaby Juneja.

But the star attraction definitely had to be the light and sound show put up by none other than Sushma Seth. The show shed light on what had transpired in the 1950s when the trio of Vishnu Sahay, Bharat Ram and Dharma Vira requested then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to ensure that the club stayed put, bringing glory and prestige to the just shifted capital of India.

The best was yet to come when it was pronounced that the roles of Sahay, Ram and Vira would be enacted by none other than their own grandsons Arjun Sahay, Hemant Bharat Ram and Amitabh Vira respectively. The role of Nehru was played by Kohli.

Speaking to Mail Today, the trio said: "The feeling is inexpressible and we feel honoured that we have been given the honour of enacting the roles of our grandfathers. Their contribution to this day is unparalleled. But then we can't forget Nehruji's golden heart. Nothing would have been possible without his approval."

If the incredible performance warmed the hearts of those present, the music show by Sonam Kalra definitely made hearts throb and the evening finally ended with sumptuous hot delicacies being served with the promise that the week-long celebration of the occasion would only get better with the start of the Bachelor's Cup - a tournament which will see as many as 700 golfers from various age groups relishing the experience of teeing off in the shadows of the historic monuments.