My memories rise from this rubble – My eulogy to Anand Bhavan.

Under this fresh pile of rubble,

Here in Secunderabad,

On Rashtrapathi Road,

Adjacent to the School where I studied,

Stood a landmark restaurant,

Called Anand Bhavan,

Which catered satisfactorily,

To over thousand a day,

For close to a century.

The restaurant is buried,

But not my memories of it,

I know not the reasons for this demolition,

I sincerely wish Anand Bhavan will soon rise here again.