A New Beginning Elizabeth turned to Ravi smiling after listening to Rakesh’s report. “This is a huge surprise, Ravi. What career would you choose to follow and where would you be thinking of locating for this career? These are important things to consider.” “Elizabeth, I realize this is a big ask but my father encouraged me to see if something could be worked out. I’m … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 4
Crisis in the Agarwal Family As the date approached for a meeting with Elizabeth Birla in Delhi Rakesh gave his son a list of duties to be performed in addition to his regular duties and said he’d be off on business for a few days. Ravi thought this was nothing unusual as it happened quite frequently. He had no idea this meeting concerned him and … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 3
Confronting Old Prejudice There were several reasons why an Agarwal and Birla connection would not be considered acceptable by the extended family despite their ancient Marwari mutual ancestry, but this was the main one. Back in 1922 Rameshwar Das Birla had violated caste and shocked the nation. He’d been ostracized but went about his business totally uncaring, succeeding in the promotion of educational institutions and … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 2
Taking Stock of Life Rakesh Agarwal sat in his home office looking over the due diligence his son had managed on a proposed new company acquisition. It was excellent and thorough work and his heart swelled with pride at the thought Ravi would eventually be capable of taking over the conglomerate his extended family owned with him as the senior member of their clan. The … Continue reading Changing with the Times – Chapter 1
Amelia Meets Her Match A year had passed, and Niels had mastered the computer systems and learned how to deal with clients, so the business community were happy to see him every time he did the rounds to see they were satisfied with Thomas Travels service. He had reached out to new business contacts and his charming manner had bought them in as part of … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 6
Niels Dream Comes True Niels was in the lobby of the hotel feeling tired with just a few hours of sleep after his night duties in the kitchens. He was looking for a potential tourist he could convince to take on tour for the day. Business was improving and he managed to buy more appropriate clothing to make his appearance professional. That woman and her … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 5
Amelia’s New Job At precisely 7pm as was his habit William entered the door of his home looking forward to the supper his housekeeper usually had on the table prepared for him. Esme Brun had been with them for a long time now. She was plain to look at but dressed each day as if she were going to meet royalty and she kept the … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 4
Mr. Personality As they walked the streets Niels kept up a constant barrage of historical detail about the city and its history. Crowded sightseeing buses passed them at regular intervals with the monotone voice of the tour guide giving them snippets of the tour they were on before they passed out of hearing range. It was only as the busses passed with their associated noise … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 3
Amelia Amelia Thomas turned to her cousin Sophia Jones after clearing formalities at Stockholm’s Bromma airport. “It’s about eight kilometres to the city Soph. Dad has us booked in at concessional rates for Travel Agencies at Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel and it is very convenient for our sightseeing trip. I’ve always wanted to travel around Sweden but unfortunately, we only have a week so will … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 2
The Larsen Family Morten Larsen sat in his office surveying the workshop through the plate glass window overlooking workers hard at work shaping timbers and cabinets to be used on the construction he was contracted to do on the outskirts of Sigtuna. His ancestors had been in this industry as far back as his family tree indicated before he lost track of his ancestry. In … Continue reading Chance Encounter with Destiny– Chapter 1
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