Dinesh Sheth is a highly respected letter writer who is well known to readers of Asian Voice and its sister paper Gujarat Samachar. He proudly reminds everybody that over the years he has had around 290 letters published in both ABPL newspapers and expresses a yearning for some form of recognition. Let us acknowledge his notable achievement by organising a glittering Oscar Award-style ceremony in a posh London hotel. Imagine two Bollywood stars on the stage, one of them reading out a list of readers' nominations for ABPL’s Outstanding Letter Writer of the Year – "Ramesh Jhalla, Dinesh Sheth, Bhupendra M. Gandhi, Jubel Cruz, Upendra Kapadia ... and the winner is (big drum-roll) DINESH SHETH!"
Mr Sheth, feigning surprise, arises from his seat, shaking his head in mock disbelief. He hugs and kisses his partner and grasps the outstretched hands of well-wishers as he makes his way up to the stage to kiss the Bollywood beauty and greet her debonair male companion. Stepping up to the microphone, he raises his trophy at the request of press photographers and declares that he feels "honoured and delighted to receive this magnificent award", adding: "My grateful thanks to the legendary CB Patel, Rupanjana Dutta, the entire ABPL group and the millions of readers of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar for their votes, also my partner, parents and grandparents, not forgetting my neighbours , postmen and binmen..."
Seriously though, Dinesh Sheth does deserve a hefty pat on the back and we should not hesitate to give him one.
Rudy Otter
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