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या सहस्रकाच्या सुरुवातीला त्यावेळी नव्यानेच सुरु होणाऱ्या `टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया'च्या पुणे आवृत्तीत रुजू झालो. गंमत म्हणजे काही वर्षांपूर्वी याच ठिकाणी म्हणजे डेक्कन जिमखान्यात ब्रिटिश कौन्सिल लायब्ररीच्या (बीसीएल) च्या मागे सडाफटिंग असलेला मी राहायचो आणि त्यावेळी कॅम्पात अरोरा टॉवरमध्ये असलेल्या इंडियन एक्सप्रेसच्या कार्यालयात मी येथून जायचो. बीसीएल समोरच असलेल्या `टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया'त लागलो तेव्हा ( लग्नानंतर ! ) थेट चिंचवडहून मी इथं यायचो.
त्यावेळी टाइम्सची ही इमारत अगदी नवीकोरी होती, शिवाजीनगरच्या बैठ्या इमारतीतून कार्यालय नुकतेच स्थलांतरित झाले होते.
या इमारतीच्या पहिल्या मजल्यावरच्या गॅलरीतून पालखीची मिरवणूक आम्ही पाहायचो, संत ज्ञानेश्वरांच्या आणि तुकाराम महाराजांच्या पादुकांचे दर्शन इथून अगदी व्यवस्थित व्हायचे, हे आजही आठवते.
तसे टाइम्सचे माझे संबध अगदी १९९१ च्या पुणे प्लस पासूनचे. पण हे सर्व डिटेल्स नंतर कधीतरी.
परवा एका कामानिमित्त इथं गेलो होतो, राहवले नाही म्हणून . म. टा. च्या एका तरुण पत्रकाराला विनंती करुन स्वतःची ही छबी काढून घेतली..

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