January 5, 1998  
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IMAGES: VISITS
Year of Chaos

The royal dekko failed miserably. QE II called Delhi dirty and did not eat prasad at the Golden Temple. Indian officials also threw tantrums. William Henry Gates III received a far more tumultuous welcome. As for Mr Chrysomallis, the farmers his orchestra displaced simply asked, "Kaun Yanni?"

."Yeh Bill saab kya
karta hai?"

--Arvinder Vadhera,
an astrologer, when
asked to predict
Bill Gates' future

Yanni Concert Pic: Shivani Sharma

The Greek: Yaani and his orchestra looked great before the Taj, but did anyone care to listen to his music.

Queen Elizabeth Pic: Pramod Pushkarna

The Queen: A bemused monarch had a hard time understanding her former empire's subjects.

Bill Gates Pic: Sharad Saxena

The Tycoon: Gates, the world's richest man, made the right gestures but he didn't believe that India was ready for him.

 

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