LOST GLORY OF COATS - LOUIS PHILIPPE - 53

 Cricket has always been my favourite sport . I have been part of the team right from my school  days  (Kharagpur ) to Khalsa College Mumbai and later for the Annual Inter Unit Tournament at various Centers of Madura Coats at Ambas , Madurai , Tuticorin or Koratti . Not many may believe this but i have tweaked  my arm on a few occasions in the Inter Collegiate Tournaments in Mumbai where the legendary Sunil Gavaskar of Kirti College was a member . I leave it to your imagination to judge the outcome of these encounters .

I have grown up listening to the commentary on the 7 Valve Telerad  Radio Set and then graduating to the Transistor Set and then finally to the delights of Telivision first in Black and White and then in Colour and followed up the Test Matches , ODI s and T 20 s played all over the world  .

The IPL matches for 2020 are now over and a most exciting final over last ball thriller decided the eventual winner. Unfortunately, the pandemic has put a brake to this year's Extravaganza at amost the halfway stage .

My working life has almost  been entirely with MADURA COATS LTD which were the proud brand owners of LOUIS PHILIPPE, VAN HUESEN ALLEN SOLLY AND PETER ENGLAND . I always  felt proud of being associated with the Company that were the owners of these Famous and Household brands .

Alas , the days of the glory are long over and these famous brands have seen a change of hands .

During the IPL season last year  the match telecast , each time i saw my favourite DHONI appearing in the AD for these brands showcasing his Wedding Suit during the break between the overs I felt  a deep sense of a personal loss of having let go something very close to the heart .

I AM NOT  SURE IF ALL MY EX COLLEAGUES OF
MADURA COATS  SHARE THIS
FEELING OF PANG AND WOULD BE ONLY TOO HAPPY IF THEY SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT 






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