AVTAR SINGH

1984- 90 Siwalik Boys

Profession/position - Editor/author. Presently Assistant Editor of Man's World (magazine for the millenium man). Has recently written a book, Beauty of These Present Things (Penguin 2000). The story is set in Mumbai and is about two people, one a waiting-to-be-discovered writer and the other a woman publisher, in search of the writer whose manuscripts she finds promising…

"Sanawar's impact was huge, the friends I made…still treasure and depend on. Dr Dhillion and Manju Khan were rock and roll teachers who did their bit to stoke the fire. Developed a manic taste for sports, which I still possess. Learnt the value or lack thereof, of meaningless physical pain"