Nov 19, 2024 07:07 PM IST
Sunil Sethi aka Pinki uncle’s stall close to Delhi College’s Campus Legislation Centre was a favorite amongst many. He whipped scrumptious bhel puri alongside together with his humour!
The unlucky demise of widespread bhel puri vendor Sunil Sethi, fondly known as Pinki uncle by college students of Delhi College, has left a void within the varsity’s North Campus. His cart, stationed close to night constructing of Campus Legislation Centre, has been a favorite landmark for nearly 40 years.
Sunil Sethi aka Pinki Uncle had been promoting bhel puri, in North Campus, for nearly 40 years! (Photograph: Twitter)
“The ₹60 plate of bhel puri will now never taste the same,” rues Nikhil Singla, a second yr pupil of BA (Prog) English and Political Science at Kirori Mal Faculty, lamenting, “Pinky uncle passed away on November 17, and since then I’m getting flashes of his humorous nature and funny remarks, which I would register every time I went to grab a plate of bhel in between my classes. His nature was as tangy as the bhel puri he served.”
Full of feelings Mantasha Khan, a first-year pupil of BSc (Hons) Zoology, at Hansraj Faculty, says, “Recently, my test didn’t go well, and after that I went to Sunil uncle’s stall with my friends. He probably noticed my sadness and cracked jokes that instantly uplifted my mood! He just had a way with words and knew all of us so well that I doubt if his expertise was only in whipping tasty bhel.”
Including to this, Nikita, a PhD aspirant and an alumna of MA in English from School of Arts, says, “I didn’t quite like attending classes and would often be found at Pinki aka Sunil uncle’s stall. As a street food lover, I was glad to be introduced to him and his stall as not just his bhel puri was great but so was his sassy personality. When I first met him, he joked that half a plate of bhel puri would cost ₹70 and full plate ₹60. I believed him for a second, but later cracked up! My college memories will never be complete without a mention of him.”
Story by Mehak Talwar