
Khalid A H Ansari, who has worn and continues to wear several hats with ease and aplomb, released his seventh book, a second travelogue, “A Sojourn To Remember” at the hands of renowned Oncology Surgeon Dr. Sultan Pradhan and Ashwini Kakkar, entrepreneur and philanthropist, at a grand function in the city on Wednesday.
Padma Shri Awardee Khalid Ansari, who is also the author of five books on sports, namely “Sachin Born To Bat”, Reliance World Cup”, “Champions of One Day Cricket”, “Cricket at Fever Pitch”, “It’s a Wonderful World” (an autobiography), wrote his first travelogue “An Odyssey of Self-Discovery” and followed it up with “A Sojourn To Remember”, a travelogue on his and Zeyna Ansari’s travels to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The gathering at the launch included may luminaries from various fields of art, literature, sport and business and appreciated the indefatigable spirit of Khalid Ansari and his zest for life.
Cricketing greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Farokh Engineer, Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil sent congratulatory messages, which were played out to the august gathering, before Nisha Jhamwal, Dolly Thakore and Sabira Merchant read out select chapters from the book.
The book is for private circulation and will also be distributed to educational institutions, libraries and other places to be used as an educational tool.