Bathed in orange, the Netherlands Residency looks magnificent under the half-moon.
On this pleasant night, on the sprawling lawns, Teja Nidamanuru is speaking in Telugu to a lady in a saree; Aryan Dutt is having a lengthy chat with Kartik Murali, probably trying to pick the India spinner-turned-commentator’s brains on the art of slow bowling; Max O’Dowd, his shoulder-length blond hair glistening under lights, poses for a photograph for the umpteenth time. On the stage, the singer is rendering the John Denver classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’.
It was a night to unwind for the Netherlands players at the party hosted by their country’s ambassador Marisa Gerards. They seemed to enjoy the attention.
