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Since our return from Bangalore, the delegation all but dispersed. Without keeping tabs, most of us concentrated on meeting friends in town, window-shopping around Kolaba and Bandra. With only one opportunity for a night out, the delegation divided into two for their Sat evening entertainment.

The group I was part of made a stop at Choppatti beach where even panwallas sported a dotcom address and then on to Pheonix Mills. Some of us found our way to Koyla, a roof-top sheesha joint that offers a nice view of the Mumbai dockyard/skyline [as opposed to the necklace we had gotten used to from the Oberoi].

Sunday evening was a confusion between who’s hanging out, who isn’t. Safe to say, my energies at keeping track were spent.

An early morning start saw Jehan, Shahida and myself transported at the ISO 9001 certified airport. Some disgusting sandwiches and a cup of coffee later, we faced a crisis; A slight snag in our departure plans saw one delegate get left behind. With team-effort and frantic phone calls to Karachi and New Delhi, it was apparent the delegate would only be able to make it back the next day. The rest of us marched through immigration and on to Karachi. Where did the week go, we are left thinking.

A PASHA event is scheduled for Thursday to announce the delegation’s progress in Mumbai.

This blog will next open when NASSCOM is in town.