100314, from Maxie in Delhi to Arun

Dear Arun and Chand,
How are you?
Saw a missed call from you Arun, on my mobile yesterday. Sorry it was on silent mode then because I was on stage performing - at one of our Capital City Minstrels 'do'....
I myself had tried calling you on my vonage a couple of times, once even left a voice mail. Was hoping to catch you this weekend, but find for some reason my vonage is not functioning at the moment. Hope it will set itself right before long. I have no clue how this contraption works or is configured!
So how've u guys been?
It is eight days today since my return to India after the long stint abroad in the US and in the UK - the time abroad spent so wonderfully and delightfully with the children and my grandson (...not forgetting the brief but very satisfying interludes with friends like you in between), that the empty walls around me back here now never cease to be a pain and constant reminders of the physical distance between me and my loved ones.
Still, the last eight days feel like eight weeks already, for reasons of pace and quantum of activity they claimed and swallowed - partly because of the mountain of personal work that's piled up, some musical activity too, and partly also because I got roped in for an advisorial role on security matters for the IPL-3 season of cricket.
I am not sure how much you are hooked on cricket to know about IPL (Indian Premier League) which as u know has become the world's greatest fun and sporting event today; perhaps because it threatens all other major Games and sporting events in the world for its money-spinning potential. The IPL's 3rd season is currently on, and straight after my return to the country I have got dragged into its affairs as the chief police coordinator for Delhi where most of the IPL matches are scheduled.
Thanks to Harry, I see some progress in bits and pieces in the matter of tracking down and tracing our missing classmates, which is good. Harry called me too regarding Jude Thomas - perhaps you mentioned to him about the cue I mentioned to you - that I may be able to tracfk down Jude's brother through the Indian Hockey Federation?
Well, I have tried at the IHF headquarters at Patel Nagar here in Delhi, but was shocked to find in what shambles and sorry state it is in. No records of any kind, though there is a website, and even a wikipedia account on the IHF - all of which I have accessed and scanned for information. Contacted on telephone or on email almost every name found on the websites - none of who have been able to shed any light. One of the erstwhile Vice-Presidents of IHF from Bangalore even told me IHF does not exist any more, it is defunct since KPS Gill was removed as its President, and now some other Hockey body has been formed. Something like this must have happened, for Delhi hosted this year's Hockey World Cup which concluded yesterday with Australia beating Germany in the finals. I have detailed one of my former officers specifically to snoop around and to follow up on this. Even so, I am not sure of how much help the new body would be in tracking down Jude's brother, I will keep at it though!
That's it for now...
With warm regards to you both,
maxie