Happy Birthday Vamsi

April 11th 2010

Memories are a way of holding on to things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to loose. So here are some

MEMORIES... .....that you have shared with many of us...

“Other things may change us, but we start, and end, with family”

Greenwich Saturday, 25th July 2009

This was our first ―family‖ holiday when we went with our Moms to Green-

wich. I remember me and my Mom were super late, but you did know my

bad habit then, so you were not too angry! We climbed all the way to the top

and saw the breathtaking view of London. We did the usual one foot in the

east and one foot in the west on the 0 degree longitude, and took lots of pho-

tos! Remember you hid Mumbai written on the line because Hydrebad was

not there? Then later we went and bought ice cream cones! The day carried

on with endless fun including me trying on random hats (top right pic-

ture), then off to Trafalgar square to climb the lions, followed by dinner at

Masala Zone, followed by the night view of Tower Bridge. Oh and remem-

ber taking a million pictures on the escalator? Just HAD to put one of those

in there :). It was an AWESOME day that I will always remember, thanks

to both our Moms and of course you!

Bournemouth Saturday, 8th August 2009

This was another brilliant day! We played cards on the train there which

was a lot of fun! Remember burying our Moms in the Sand? And then

dancing on top of them? Then crying and posing for photos? We also

danced to Aika Dajiba on the beach in front of a million gora’s to entertain

our Moms who were buried in there. It wasn't long before it was our turn! I

also loved playing Antakshari in our respective ―teams‖! We beat our

Mom’s. HAHA I think that's about the only time we were in one team! There

was fish and chips for lunch (and you were surprised your mom liked it!)

Then playing ―Fugadi‖ on the beach, going round and round till I was

dizzy! I cant believe we convinced you to go on the Merry Go Round! Re-

member fighting for candy floss? Then there was writing all our names in

the sand and splashing each other till we were all drenched! How can I for-

get the climbing of trees and then the posing with the flowers! All in all it

was a day full of fun and laughter. Will remember it forever.

And we TWIST Friday, 30th October 2009

Hey Partner! This show was something that took up most of our lives for about a month. Re-

member the crazy practice sessions? All the group dances at Iffy’s place and then we would go

back to my house for hours of salsa dancing. I must say I really enjoyed practicing the ―aaj

kal teri raahon mein‖ with you. Especially the lifts :D For this event we had 20 different

songs, of different types. and you were there in almost all of them! And you did a fantastic

job as well.. Weather it was our salsa, or typical maharashtrian aika dajiba, or the south in-

dian STYLE, (how me and ippadi and vibhuti just LOVED that step!!! you know which one I

am taking about right?). Hip hop ho ya bhangra, you pulled off each dance with ease!

Ippadi becoming a snake on the floor, or the first time I tried Dola re Dola,, or Yogi moving his

head from side to side typical maharshtrian style in Koi mil gaya.. There were so many in-

stances where we all laughed till we cried. Ek doosre ki lena, ek doosron ke saath hasna, ladna,

manana.. Yahi toh khaisayat thi Indigo ki. Everything moment was just too much fun!

Remember while walking down to iffys house for practice we would always buy chicken

wings? And how Iffy used to make us go over the same routines again and again! This was

hard work and fun, an excellent combination! Will always have fond memories of this show,

and the wonderful moments we spent together preparing for it!

Rishu’s Birhtday 5th November 2009

This was the first time in my life I celebrated my birthday with only my

closest friends. Usually its a huge affair with a million people and probably

two or three parties. But celebrating with just my best friends was different

and very special for me. We went to the restaurant called Lahore, and I re-

member all of a sudden the lights went dim and the waiters brought out a

cake for me to cut! Ram tried to smother my face with chocolate but he did-

n't succeed. HAHA.

Then after we got home I was trying on your bike helmet. And I must say it

suits me a lot more than it suits you.

Oh and thanks again for the beautiful card (even though it came a couple

of days LATE!!) I still have it, and whenever I read it, it makes me smile.

Party 17th January 2010

This house party at your place has everything one could want and more.

The best ingredients were, good food, GREAT friends! I remember we de-

bated the menu for hours and hours before we finally decided on fried fish,

shahi paneer, and Sunitha’s famous Chicken! This was the first time you

ever washed and cut raw fish and I must say that you did an excellent job!

Then there was the crazy karaoke with Vibhuti and Iffy getting all the top

scores and can’t forget Aarij and his famous imitations. Almost died

laughing when he was singing some Adnan Sami song. He was just too

good. That was followed by endless hours of dancing to bollywood music.

Then ofcourse there was Vibhuti’s cheerharan in which we all joined in!!

Ended with Vibhuti’s post on FB ―Had such a lovely day, Thanks Vamsi,

Rishu, Eshani, Sunitha, Aarij, Kavitha, Iffy and Iram.. Ab please ghar

jaaaane doooooo!!!‖

Paintballing 13th Feb 2010

That was one cheerful day! Me & Iram were there at waterloo early morning by 7ish? Yes! I think so! And being the guy who booked and

collected all tickets I had to be there first as I had all the tickets and it was a group discount so we all are supposed to be together. Found

Vamsi and Aarij were already there and soon the lake-like-calm station was polluted with noises of screams and greetings by IILiites.

Just a min to go and t didn’t take us long to jump on the train and find the coach, we just took the very first one close to the barriers, all

thanks to lesson learnt from Dinesh who had missed the train last time. With chips and coffee sip on the train the day looking promising

had began. Gossips, leg pulling and few jokes from Aarij gave a perfect start of the day. Got off at Effingham station and it was around

8:30 am. No one knew the exact address so I trusted my instinct and followed my guts. We went walking with huge bags on our back

and I must tell you, it was a wonderful walk, very much like the country-side. We got a shock after we took a turn after seeing the sign

for the paintballing centre. To our horror there was a further half a mile walk with no concrete road but mud filled zig-zag street. We soon

found that we weren’t alone. Our friends who were coming by cars were equally puzzled. As they drew by we walked our way to the centre.

Kept the bags in the cars and walked our way to the centre. We had bought tickets for 14 and could see only 10 heads there, thanks to

Jimmy, Bipin, Freddy & Rishu for not turning up, GRRRR!! But we are desis! We cant waste the bullet stocks so we sent our Jhansi ki

rani’s to claim few saying that they have’nt collected. The place was crowded with atleast 100 people and teams were divided. Everybody

was buying their arms and ammunition for the battlefield.

Dinesh bought couple of hand grenades from the centre saying he had his credit card on him. Lol!

Whilst we were clicking snap next to a bunker my eyes caught couple of white boys filling their guns keeping their paint balls’ bag on the

same table where our wives were standing. I told the guys that our wives should nick few from their bag as were running short of bullets

and pat came the funniest one liner of the century from none other than yogi. He said ―Pakdey gaye toh bolna – we are not playing, we

are not playing‖

Trust me! We almost died laughing!

We went in like the LOC movie’s jawaans all thinking we are the models in the army uniform. Soon we were thrown in mud with slippery

surface and half functional guns along with some foolish college teens who knew nothing about team work. Funniest part was that Raje

was communicating with them in typical Indian accent saying you do this you do that, lol!

We still had fun at the end of the day. Thanks to Pravash’s gulab jamuns and all the Indian food we got to taste.

We dint care who won coz we were happy to lose this one, infact were least bothered coz we had already had tons of fun.

Thanks to the IIL spirit of which I am a huge fan. IIL’s Real FAN. Aah that make’s my name. IRFAN!

Holi 6th March 2010

Holi in 2010 was a lot of fun!

Remember it was a day after Pooja’s birthday. We had been awake all night

adter lots of dancing and lots of shots, we reached Pooja’s place and stayed

awake all night playing poker and monopoly. Next day was holi and we all

ran to Primark to buy clothes that were ok to get all coloured. I ended up

getting shoes and clothes that were 4 sizes too big as I did not check prop-

erly because we were rushing. Even though we rushed we reached 2 hours

late! Hehe, but when we got there it was a lot of fun. It was a day of colours

and of dance. Oh and not to forget the crazy IIL photo sessions!! Evidence

of that on the left! It was also a day of chicken Biryani, Jalebi’s and HOT

tea in the FREEZING cold. Another masti bhara weekend that we will all

always remember!

Kuch Kuch Nights.. 27th March 2010

Bollywood clubbing! Woo Hoo!! Once again (as usual) I was late, and I

think it took us some time (and a couple of drinks) to get into the right

mood for the night. This was lots of fun. I wont forget how you left me at

the bar and RAN towards the dance floor when ―DHAN TA NAAN‖ started

playing cause you just love dancing to this song. It was very funny. Then

when TWIST started playing, we all became saperas and Sunitha started

her famous Nagin dance which she only SHE can pull off! Oh and then

maa da ladla bigad gaya.. The pictures of this song are scandalous with

you Prasad and Iffy doing a POLE dance one behind the other. That was

just hilarious. Then when ―Bhootni Ke‖ started playing we all lifted you up

off the ground and started dancing! Haha that was hilarious. The night

ended with the long night bus ride home! Thr whole group went back to your

place, dead tired but happy after a great evening!

Indigo

Even though this is not an event I felt Indigo was worth writing about. For a

bunch of people to meet and become such good friends in such a short span

of time is really great. This group was full of masti from day one. I just

love the way we can always have fun no matter what. It could be simply

doing dance practice where we pull each others legs, or going crazy in a

club. Its just too much fun. Iffy with his awesome sense of humour, Ippadi

who is such a good sport and takes all the pranks we play on her, Vibhuti

and Prasad ka Tom and Jerry jaise baar baar ladna, Yogi and his PJ’s

which only HE can pull off which has us all rolling on the floor. Aarij the

way he imitates people. Anshu and his expressions during Eena Meena

Deeka. Eshani with her cute little masti bhara smile. And ofcourse you, the

reason why indigo is fun and happening. I just love this group and wish

and pray that the future holds many more masti bhare moments!

What my friends say about me on...

Vamsi - The perfect friend

He is gr8 dancer, fast bowler and more over has

cooooooooooooool attitude.

passion ki maroperu vamsi.

a MASS in CLASS and many more hahaaa.

CONCLUSION : vamsi is a ideal person.

references : frnd from ages.—Siva

Ab mein apne dance partner mein ke baare mein kya

bolooon? Vamsi is fully of energy and confidence. He

is full of masti.. with a brilliant sense of humour.

But the best thing about him is that he knows the

meaning of being a true friend. He is completely de-

pendable... and there is just something about him

that makes you just KNOW.. that you can TRUST

him. Another great thing about him is that one just

CANNOT get bored in his company. Dance mein..

bollywood... ya marathi (filhaan enjoying aika daa-

jiba with him!) or salsa.. he is just too good.. I am

halfway through learning the first steps.. aur Vamsi

3 step aage bhi pahunch gaya.. I really struggle to

keep up :) Vamsi tujhe bas yahi kahoongi.. just

continue being yourself.. keep living your life

to the fullest.. love ure imprompto attitude.. and

thanks for being a great friend :) Take care

partner.. and never stop dancing!! – Rishu

Some times in our lives, we fall short of words to

talk about some special people. And here, whenever

i think of this guy, i feel the same. Vamsi.. He had

a very special place in my heart. Though we sel-

dom spoke to each other and didn't maintain the

communication (After we left college), I still carry

the same feeling. May be i like your attitude, your

determination and facing all the odds that come

your way. And I have to sincerely admit, that, iI

always wanted to be like you.

I wish you all the success and all the happiness

in the days to come.

Chal chal... senti bohut hogayaa... ab bataa ka-

haa pe hai aur kya kar raha hai. !!!! – Kiran

Vamsi is one of the best persons I have known till

date..you will feel so much attached to him in a

short period that he will be a part of your life..so

soon. Its really wonderful to have known him and

have spent time with him. He’s one of such persons

who can make u feel comfortable in any situation

and he’s there for u always. Keeping his nature

aside..he’s one of the most energetic persons i have

known. I bet you cant resist clapping if you see

him dance in full form...that’s Vamsi...Rocking

energy and a warm hearted person...Keep it up

Vamsi.. – Srikanth

What my friends say about me on...

Vamsi - The perfect friend

Social Interview asked me...

What does Vamsi Salla need the most? An alarm clock that he cant reach to put on snooze in the morning.. His birthday is coming.. someone please gift him hat :D—Rashmeeta

Could you work with Vamsi Salla if he/she was your boss? He bosses me around anyway :( - Rashmeeta

Do you like Vamsi Salla's smile? Only his genuine one. I hate his fake camera vaala smile – Rash-meeta

Have you ever done something with Vamsi Salla that no one else can know? hahahaha yeah he is my partner in crime! – Rashmeeta

Do you think Vamsi Salla is vain? Hahahahahahahahahaha – How did facebook know your trye self :P – Pooja

Do you think Vamsi Salla will be successful at what they like? Surely yes! He is a smartie....very much determined ....always uses his brain over his heart and takes deci-sions in life – IFFY

Would Vamsi Salla be sur-prised if you hugged him/her for no reason? Would you Vamsi dude?? - Sunitha

Do you think Vamsi Salla is very sweet....???? Define Sweetness!!! - Sunitha Vamsi says: Vamsiiiiiii Sunithi says: High hopes :D

What would you say to Vamsi Salla if you knew you could never speak to them again? Thank God!!! Atlast ..... ;) – Sunitha

Do you think Vamsi Salla has ever had a crush on you? hahahahahaha.... Vamsi tu to gaya !! – Pooja Vamsi Salla kyon bhai...tune to answer hi nahi kiya....yes/no? Pooja Miglani kyo museebat bula rah hai.. !!

If Vamsi Salla called you an id-iot, how would you respond? I answered: stop admiring urself...vamsi vamsi vamsi – Vibhuti

Is Vamsi Salla popular ? veryyyy...vamsi vamsi vamsiiii – Vibhuti

"Is Vamsi Salla a good musi-cian?" "hmm a budding banjo player :)" – Rashmeeta

Social Interview asked me...

If Vamsi Salla went to jail, what would it be for? Definitely not for murdering me... I try to be in his good books :P – Sunitha

If Vamsi Salla went to jail, what would it be for? Definitely not for murdering me... I try to be in his good books :P – Sunitha

If you paid Vamsi Salla $10, would he eat a bug? He is capable of making me eat the bug and charge me $10 for the bug... :( - Sunitha

If Vamsi Salla asked you out for Valentine's Day, what would you say? Vamsi has already promised me red roses :) Am still searching for a nice place to wine and dine :( - Sunitha

If Vamsi Salla was an animal, what animal would they be? Monkey...... – Prabhjot

Does Vamsi Salla look good in his/her profile picture? Yes he does... and looks even better in person :P – Sunitha

"Would you tell Vamsi Salla if you had a crush on him/her?" ''kis kambakht.....chal hattt, natkhat ne ye quizzz banaaya???? :D'' – Iffy

"If you were given $10,000 to spend on Vamsi Salla, what would you buy?" A Bike to ride in US and make sure u get ur license Vamsi lmao ! " – Lovleen

"If they made a movie about Vamsi Salla, what would it be called?" "On the roof, in the rain !" – Lovleen

"What is Vamsi Salla good at?" "Being a player...lol...hope this doesnt get u into trouble lmao !"- Lovleen

Do you think Vamsi Salla is a party animal? hehe he can be when he wants.. but most of the times no :) - Rashmeeta

What one word best describes Vamsi Salla? Trustworthy.. no... principaled.. no.. Fun... no.. MY BEST FRIEND.. no... funny... no.. masti khor.. no.. cute.. no.. dammit.. one word is too hard.. he is all of those things - Rashmeeta

What makes Vamsi Salla awe-some? I answered: Values of life that he holds Amazing sense of humuour Magic moments he creates Sensible in the craziest situations Intelligent to the core makes V-A-M-S-I awe-some :) – Rashmeeta

Is Vamsi Salla a good friend? bestestestestestesttttt friend :) – Rashmeeta

"Would Vamsi Salla make a good politician?" I answered "No. He cant lie to save his life :D" – Rashmeeta

“There is always one moment in child-hood when the door opens and lets the future in” “If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older” “Childhood is the most beautiful of all lifes seasons” “In childhood we press our noses to pane looking out, In memories of childhood, we press our noses to the pane, looking in.

Continuing down the

Memory Lane... .....here are some moments you have lived and (hopefully) enjoyed.....

“A friend is someone who knows us, But loves us anyway...” So here are some words from some

FRIENDS... .....straight from the heart

“Friends are like diamonds, you cant always see them, but

you know they are always there”

Funny! But I just cant think of anything.

Remember how we always used to fight when we were in school? Sometimes

for fun, sometimes with grudge and many times with anger :P I also

remember the LAST time we fought. I was in my 10th. We were playing

some stupid game and all of a sudden we started fighting. Ended up

pretty ugly and we didnt speak to each other for almost 2 - 3 weeks!

I dont remember what caused it but we never faught again. Things have

changed so much after that. I dont think I actually understood you

till you went to Warangal for your Engineering. Remember those night

outs we spent when you kept on telling me about your college

'expeditions' :P

I learned so much about you those days. Then the night outs where

replaced by long distance calls! !

Cant believe we've grown up so much, everything seems like yesterday.

Have a wonderful Birthday! :)

From

Bin

du

EXHIBIT 1 EXHIBIT 2 EXHIBIT 3 EXHIBIT 4

EXHIBIT 5 MEET TERESA Isn’t she Gorgeous? She is my DATE!

Such pretty hair! Just what I need For strategic placement

in the tub! Ready for surgery!

1. Off the record; when you have been Vamsi's quasi-roommate for 2+ years and spent nearly every day of those years hang-

ing out there's just one too many good, bad and the in-between memories to wade through. On the record; they were all g-o-o-d

(accompanied by a very forced, fake smile).

2. Mention "Putin Bay" and watch V turn a shade pale. Suffice to say the day started with V being bright and cheery and ver-

tical (emphasis added; Exhibit 1, 2, 3) and ended with V being horizontal (Exhibit 4 and 5), telling random strangers who

offered to help him get on his feet, as I struggled to haul him, to go give themselves some self-love (in less pc language, rhymes

with duck yourself), marking all of Putin Bay with the contents of his stomach and having to be carried back to the ferry.

Note though that while he was being a never-before seen foul-mouthed V to all and sundry he was the perfect gentleman to moi-

-he broke the bank with his constant "I am soooo sawrrie I got drunk, Vinny".

Oh talking about birthdays, ask V about his blind-date Teresa. She was his date to his birthday party. As you can see from

the pictures V was quite smitten with her. He even introduced her to his mom! And as for the lil' yellow ducky; if you are a

"Friends" fan you know what that is all about. If you aren't and you don't know what I am talking about, ask V.

Too bad the only few pics of V that I have in his surgery prep gown are all frontal--for those of you who don't know what sur-

gery gowns in the US are like, well, they are backless :p Too bad I cannot transform a mental image, however scarring, into a

photographic one. As an illustration of how few things can keep V down for long, the very night of the surgery, when our boy

was still groggy from the anesthetic, he demanded that we attend the desi-diwali party and once we got there, he tore up the

dance floor!

3. In the years at Cleveland, we have watched a gazillion movies together, had lunch together almost every day, spent week-

ends hanging out, made several impulse trips (the one to Detroit to gamble during a severe snowstorm stands out as the silli-

est), cooked dinners together, shopped often (V is one of the very few stylish-desi guys I know) and through it all learned that

while we love "When Harry met Sally" we have to disagree with Harry. We have proved that it is perfectly possible for a guy

and a gal to be very good friends and not want anything more. V has been and continues to be, one of my best male-buddies

and I wish him the very best in life.

Happy Birthday Vamsi! And see you soon!

From Vinny

Vamshi I can say proudly is my friend and NOT just my daughter’s. We

have an excellent time just by talking or watching movies. Our latest fa-

vourite pastime is solving spider solitaire while pushing rishu on the side.

How we laugh when we mess up and can’t solve. Your sense of humour is

superb, I still remember when we buried me and your mom in the sand by

Brighton beach, how you danced and we all died laughing......Any yes

what a great dancer you are! I showed the salsa video to some of my col-

leagues and they asked if he was her instructor.

The best part of yours i like is your spirit of learning and upgrading your-

self. The way you are investing time and money in riding Motor Bike and

driving licence in London, playing Banjo and different style of dances

(belly dancing).

You are a superb mast boy, especially after a couple of beers. In short you

are a great company and a true friend. I wish you listens more often to

your heart than to your mind........i wish you get everything in life........and

your fantasies are fulfilled........love you Vamshi!!!!! Have a great day

BIRTHDAY!!!!!

From

Aunty

Vamsi is "THE" best guy on IIL I've met. I dint say one of the best. I said THE best.

The good things about him is he is equally crazy for movies like myself. Is very

much athletic and hyper active types and he never talks bad about any1 behind their

back or even in front of them :D

He is a real live-life-as-it-comes believer and uses his brains over his heart which is

what makes him a happy going person to be with.

I've seen in him in dance/paintballing/go Aping and Bath picnic he is always look

forward to sports or anything related to go-and-get attitude. If I have to pick one

member with whom I made the best pair it was him. Plus he is the only member from

InDiGo who has never troubled me even a bit. Show him and he'll do it exactly like

that. So he'll be always in the dream team be it sport/dance or anything.

Ok, now enough of good things. Let me remind you of his bad habits now.

He kinda loves sleep too much. Never seen any boy loving sleep that much.

And......and ....and ...thats it. :) Sorry I was just being very honest.

Iram says she has always been the "I HATE BOYS SO STAY AWAY" type of girl in

her college but even she feels comfortable to be with Vamsi. Now knowing her I would

say her one line of compliment is heavier than 10 lines from me

From

Iffy

Vamsi...a guy full of masti, full of dhamaal....what to say, uske nakhare

hai kamaal ;). I met vamesi through Indigo...not being a trained dancer the

way he learnt and performed various dance forms, I must say he is a quick

learner. The most calm and composed person I have ever seen. His knowl-

edge for music and movies is just incredible.

I remember the charity show we did at hotel strand palace, where all the au-

diences were yelling ―wham se...wham see (Vamsi vamsi)‖and I had to wit-

ness this silently even after choreographing 3 of the songs we per-

formed....well what option did I have, such is the ―Vamsi Effect‖ !!!

Vamsi you are a cool guy, a good friend, a great human....always be happy

be good. Wish you luck and keep dancing and smiling as you always

do...!!! Happy Birthday!

From

Pra

sad

1) Favourite memory was when we were participating in InDiGo's Wimble-

don event - we had some real good laugh there and specially when teasing

ANSHU for JEMA (Doooodh!!!)

2) PIX ARE on the LEFT!

3) Vamsi is a very humble person at heart - always there to help you and

what he cant he will tell you then and there - thats what i like about him

and sab se diffrent is his smile which makes you smile aswell....HAPPY

BIRTHDAY VAMSI - KEEP SMLING

From

Fre

ddy

So here I enter iffy's house and am introduced to Vamsi as my partner..

wow ! even my parents wont do that.. and then the fight starts , Who doesnt

want to dance with this stranger partner.. a few days go by.. and the fight

is still going on.. but this time it is because Vamsi is in demand as dance

partner! ;) Such is the ―Vamsi effect‖!!!!!!!!!

I told him 100s of time to get romantically involved with any dhakkan

and enter the dhakkan family... but he is so loyal to me.. remains in bottle

family... and we cant deny that the dhakkans cant exist without us.. ;)

I cant forget the day I made instant plan of aalo poori at my home and you

and Rishu had to tweak around your plans to be with me :) Glad to have

friends like you... but then that FB msg.. grrrrrrr ;)

Two things that make me say wowww :

1)His Bike... for which he doesnt have a passenger licence grrrr

2)The way he moves his body doing Salsa.. wish i knew how to whistle ;)

Stay like you are :)

From

Poo

ja

Vamsi - A born Charmer, always trying to make peers comfortable. Even in first

meet you can't say he was/is a stranger, that's how comfortable he makes anyone he

meets. Well, met him during one of the dance practice sessions of InDiGo (visit

http://indigoinuk.com) and it was like we were bound to be friends. I still remember

his (sensible) sense of humour, that no one can ever take in wrong sense. His excel-

lent patience with his dance partner(s) (one of whom is gonna be the proud editor of

this book) brought out the best from the couple. The first song he practiced on (with

us) was a hindi number "Aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche..." - choreographer could

actually be relieved if it was him as he would offer a choice of all possible motions &

rythms for the choreo to opt from, which could be due to his devotion to Salsa classes.

Or may be thats what he has in his name Vamsi, which means Flute of Lord Krishna

i.e. Full of Smoothness and Calmness in any tune and attracting everyone around.

Though sometimes we felt lagged (in practice) but this chap had a disciplined routine

to Badminton, Salsa, & InDiGo... Altering which was just next to impossible - actu-

ally he did during the last week before our first show :) thanks man.

Oh! Not to be forgotten - his career guidance, I could never gauge that a guy with his

level of responsibilities would have this much time for such activities. Really lovable

(Girls I'm definitely straight, but this is true for him), funny, easily blending

kinda guy... Happy Birthday man. (you owe me a grand one for this dude). Cheers!

From

Ansh

u

I met Vamsi for the first time during IIL Football matches and then with Indigo auditions etc.

The best memories were the practice session at Wimbledon Library, post wimbledon show doodh

party and the nightout which Freddy arranged - IIL ka banda.

I think he's a really fun loving guy, who loves to party and I have an amazing time with him,

the parties at his house are also very memorable.

I first met Vamsi at: the indigo rehearsals

I last met Vamsi at: the strand for the charity event

One word to describe Vamsi: nice person

One thing I like about Vamsi: dance

I think Vamsi's favourite hobby is (other than

dance :P): may be watching 'the angrez' .... kayaaa ra,

ye dibba main se log kidhar ko nikle raa ;)

From

Aar

ij

I first met Vamsi at: Wimbledon

at the first Indigo performance

I last met Vamsi at: Holi with lots

of colour on

One word to describe Vamsi: All-

rounder :)

One thing I like about Vamsi: His

attitude

I think Vamsi's favourite hobby is

(other than dance :P): Making

friends ..

From Minal

From

Apa

rna

Hiya Vamsi,

As you get older three things happen. The first is your mem-

ory goes, and I can't remember the other two. But first thing is

for sure.......

A simple celebration, a gathering of friends; here is wishing you

great happiness, a joy that never ends. I hope all your birthday

dreams and wishes come true.

From

Yog

i

Vamsi is a smiling guy that lifts the mood of

everyone in the group, he's a good guy :) , Wish

him a very happy birthday!!

From Armin

From Neeta I first met Vamsi at: Indigo

I last met Vamsi at: southwest

train

One word to describe Vamsi: mast

One thing I like about Vamsi: jo-

vial behaviour

I think Vamsi's favourite hobby is

(other than dance): Cook

I think I am the first person in IIL who Vamsi met (as per him) when he

came here for his second spell in Oct'08. We first met at the Diwali festi-

val in Trafalgar Square that year which was quite an experience. I was

already there with my parents somewhere in between and the place was

jam packed. He called me when he reached there and now since we have-

n’t seen each other before it was difficult to find each other in such a big

crowd. We kept moving from one corner of the square to the other in such

a busy crowd to find each other but every time we were finding ourselves

in opposite directions. So we finally decided to stay on phone and meet

somewhere outside the square so that we can find each other. And while I

was coming out of the crowd I saw him there with a big jolly smile on his

face :-). He met my parents, stayed there for some time and then left.

After that most of our conversations were on phone and used to meet oc-

casionally on some or the other event.

He is a real jolly good fellow, a very nice friend and has a good passion

for bikes.

From Vaneesh

From Daniel

and Raffaella

Vamsi is the most polite

and nice guy we have ever

met. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

My favourite memory of

vamsi is at minal n

bhavna's bday party. Be-

cause that was the first time

we danced together. Was tons

of fun!!! I loove his

moves...hes like hyderabads

answer to Govinda!!!

I have a list of things that i

truly live for...on which

Dance n Food figure quite

prominently. Was a pleasant

surprise to find out that

Vamsi loves his food too

( DANCING WASNT A

SURPRISE...Considering

the guy sure can shake a

leg!!!)

So heres to loads more bond-

ing on food n dance then my

friend! May you always ex-

ude the warmth and enthusi-

asm which to me is so you!

Loads of love and happiness

to you!!

From Nilanjali

I am trying to remember the first time I met Vamsi but all I can remember is him dancing. I guess thats

what he was doing the first time I met him. Yes he is an amazing dancer. Not just that but a very sweet,

funny, witty and a very helpful guy.

My favourite memory of Vamsi involves him and his adorable mommy. He invited me home for lunch one

saturday which was actually a Indigo get-together even though I had met him only a couple of times

briefly in group before that. It was really sweet of him to invite me as we hardly knew eachother then.

Aunty had made some nice chicken biryani, which is my favourite dish but that day being a saturday I

couldn't eat it. And guess what aunty and Vamsi packed some biryani for me to eat the next day. I think

that was a very sweet of them to do considering he hardly knew me at that point. Thanks aunty and

Vamsi :).

Ok Vamsi since this is for your birthday I will be nice to you and refrain from stating anything apart

from the positive stuff. LOL. Don't worry. I have heard only good things about you :P.

Thank you for being my friend. Hope u have an awesome day and a fabulous year ahead. Take Care.

From Kavitha

From Neeta Vamsi Vamsi Vamsi

What is it that we all see

You are such a wonderful guy

All the girls go my my my

On the stage when u go to dance

People die just just for a glance

Mommy dear is so proud of you

Oh Vamsi we all love you

VAMSI VAMSI VAMSI

You are a star, at times I am really jealous of

you because how can you be good at almost

everything....dance , sports, doing my as-

signments and what not...U were the best

back up plan i could have thought that day...

Hope all that you do

Turns out happy for you

And all that you wish

Comes your way,

So each hour will bring

Every wonderful thing

You could ask of a wonderful day

It's a been not more than 3 months since i am

knowing him...1st thng you will notice about

him is that he is very sweet, extremely good look-

ing and smart....It is not only his beauty and

smartness that highlights him but also his all-

round talents..A good dancer, a good speaker

and experienced in many other ways..He loves

freaking out, and enjoys his life 2 the fullest,

knows his limits...and He really brings life 2

me, at tyms encourages even I m in the lowest

ebb....As a friend He is extremely caring and

frank....Gals out here believe me this guy is

really rocking and has got all the qualities to

make you crazy....I am extremely lucky 2 have

a friend like him.

From Srikanth

From Raksha Where do you want me to start from? I met him 1st

time on Indigo program when I came to support all

of the other friends... He is great dancer, on top of

that he is a caring and a thoughtful human being.

He is the friends of friends...

He is not shy but quite person overall but when

ever he speaks he gives sixer's............

Good observer and great sense of humor.

I can't describe in one word but here are a few which

go for him so pick and choose.... (Joyful, outgoing,

pleasant, polite, respectful)

I met him last on Pooja's B'day I hope some one has

some pictures of us.....

I am running out of words.. as every one knows I

can't describe my feelings a lot. This is enough for

Vamsi need not know more (LOL)............

Happy Birthday Vamsi!

From Sunitha A cool brain with a warm heart :D

(am I stepping into the wrong al-

ley?)

Well........... its your birthday and

you are not allowed to comment

Be what you are and that makes

you unique, fascinating and

looked upon!

Have a Vamsical Birthday!!

God Bless!!!

Well now I guess its my turn BB! For me, there are way too many memories to pick and choose from. They day trips within London, the dancing at parties, the practicing with Indigo, the mil-lion movies at the cinema (courtesy cineworld pass!), the hour long conversations on the telephone, the dinners, the long walks, the lunches, the games on the iphone! I could just go on forever and ever. Each memory was special in its own way. Vamsi, you truly define the term a “ A true Friend”. Dance partner boloon ya Bandru! You are the person I can be completely silly with without feeling conscious. You are the person I can discuss any issues with, however serious. You are the person I can trust to tell me where I am go-ing wrong. You are the person who can always bring a smile to my face no matter what. I am thankful to have you in my life as my best friend. Hope this friendship lasts forever. I wish you all the very best and pray that you get every success and happiness in life. You are one of a kind. Always be yourself. Hope you enjoyed this little book. Once again here’s wising you a very happy birthday....! -Rishu / Maadi / BB

Happy Birthday Bandru

Baby Bandru

Happy Birthday Vamsi Bindu Vinny Aunty (Rishu’s Mom) Iffy Prasad Sunitha Aarij Anshu Vibhuti Yogi Armin Minal Neeta Vaneesh Daniel Aparna Freddy Pooja Nilanjali Kavitha Srikant Raksha Rishu