Destiny\'s Destination...
Contents: 1. Landing Kuwait. 2. Dreams, flying high. 3. Kuwait, my new address. 4. My ancestral legacy of power and glory. 5. Making a life in Kuwait. 6. Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s visit to Kuwait. 7. The golden 80’s. 8. The end of an era. 9. Cherished memories. 10. Off to Ajmer Sharif. 11. Royal Mango treat. 12. Dream drives and friendly gestures. 13. Storming the desert land. 14. A lavish lunch. 15. IBC’s visit to Delhi 2003. 16. IBC’s visit to Mumbai and Delhi 2005. 17. Greening Sihali. 18. A journey to Pakistan. 19. Indian film festival in Kuwait. 20. Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. 21. Amir-state of Kuwait visit to India. 22. Oath taking ceremony 2009. 23. Vice President of India Hamid Ansari’s visit to Kuwait. 24. First ever festival of India held in Kuwait. 25. My family. Associates: 1. S.K. Wadhawan. 2. Dhiraj Oberoi. 3. Mughal Mahal. 4. Dabur. 5. Kuldeep Singh Lamba. 6. Tony Jashanmal. 7. Le Meridien. 8. Satish Sharma. 9. Vijay and Pamela Kapur. 10. P.K. Exporters. 11. Kuwait Towers factory. 12. Photogallery.
"Indian national Saulat Ali Khan, a resident in Kuwait for over 30 years, is to publish his memoirs in an exhilarating book entitled ‘Destiny’s Destination ...’ The book, which appears in a lavishly styled coffee-table book format, is slated to be released in New Delhi on January 6th, 2010, by author and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor. The glittering ceremony to mark the book launch will be attended by a galaxy of senior government officials, VIPs and several prominent Indians from Kuwait including the chairman of the Indian Business Council, S.K. Wadhawan.
‘Destiny\'s Destination …’ traces the extraordinary journey of Khan’s life as a young man from a small village in Sihali Jagir in Uttar Pradesh (India), to a successful business man and eminent personality among Indians in Kuwait. The book documents Khan’s rare gift to meaningfully touch other people’s lives, an ability he has carefully cultivated during his three decades of stay in the country. “There are many moments in one’s life that needs to be cherished and remembered,” said Khan. “The concept for compiling a book of this nature began in early 2009, while I was attempting to organize my large collection of photographs into albums. That idea then eventually evolved into ‘Destiny’s Destination … a photo anthology of my journey through life. This has been an amazing opportunity to indelibly record the many enlivening relationships that I have nurtured with a wide section of people in India and Kuwait,” added Khan.
The book, which chronicles several historical events in the long and harmonious relations between India and Kuwait, includes photo images of the visit to Kuwait by the late Indian Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the visit by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to India and the recent visit to Kuwait by Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the Vice-President of India. ‘Destiny’s Destination …’ which narrates friendships with people and institutions that have transcended barriers and created enduring relationships, also features messages from prominent personalities in India and Kuwait. Among the dignitaries from India who have added to the richness of the book with their heartening words are former Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, eminent economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Shashi Tharoor and film director Yash Chopra. Others who have published their messages of friendship in the book include Fawaz Al-Farah, Hashem Al-Khalaf, Jassim Alghanim and Mohammed Al-Mutairi from Kuwait. Indian ambassador Ajai Malhotra, in his letter of appreciation on the launch of the book, applauded the venture undertaken by Khan in conscientiously recording historic events and hoped that this would add another chapter in the dynamic Indo-Kuwait relations.
‘Destiny\'s Destination …,’, will also feature in the storyline members of the Indian community in Kuwait who have had a close association with Khan. As part of his philanthropic efforts Khan has decided to commit a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book to a charitable trust he intends to set up. News of the book launch has been received warmly by friends and members of the Indian community who have voiced their enthusiastic support for the book."
