Farah
Khan
and
her
brother
Sajid
Khan.
Photograph:
Siraj
Sheikh
It
was
an
emotional
weekend
for
Farah
and
Sajid
Khan
when
they
visited
the
Barnes
School
and
Junior
College
in
the
picturesque
hill
station
of
Devlali
in
Nasik
district.
They
were
visiting
their
late
mother
Menka
Khan’s
school
and
planted
saplings
in
her
memory.
Menka
belonged
to
the
1957
batch
and
was
a
boarder
at
the
school.
Farah
with
her
aunt
Honey
Irani
and
cousin
Zoya
Akhtar.
Photograph:
Siraj
Sheikh
It
was
one
of
Menka’s
wishes
to
visit
her
alma
mater
but
that
was
not
to
be.
She
passed
away
on
July
26
following
an
illness,
without
visiting
the
school
on
the
hill,
which
had
been
her
home
for
a
while.
Christopher
Paul
and
Principal
Uttara
Kulkarni
take
Farah
and
Sajid
Khan
around.
Photograph:
Siraj
Sheikh
Farah
and
Sajid
were
accompanied
by
their
aunt
Honey
Irani
—
Honey
is
Menka’s
sister
—
and
her
daughter
Zoya
Akhtar.
The
initiative
was
taken
by
Arshad
Warsi
and
organised
by
his
younger
brother
Iqbal
Warsi,
both
ex-students
of
Barnes.
Also
helping
out
was
Siraj
Sheikh,
another
ex-student,
who
runs
the
bus
service
for
the
day
scholars
now.
They
were
received
by
Principal
Uttara
Kulkarni
and
staff
members
Christopher
Paul
and
Fabian
Kingseller.
Former
student
Rustom
Paravaresh
was
also
there
to
receive
them.
In
the
principal’s
office.
Photograph:
Siraj
Sheikh
After
seeing
the
school
campus,
which
occupies
an
entire
hill
measuring
over
250
acres,
Farah
and
Sajid
prayed
at
their
mother’s
favourite
location
in
the
campus.
The
trees
have
been
planted
and
Barnes,
which
steps
into
her
100th
year
in
2025,
will
now
nurture
them
in
the
same
way
they
nurtured
Menka
Irani
60
years
ago.
