Sharmila Biswas,

dancer

nThe first time when I truly felt a sense of ownership about a car, was after marriage, when my husband and I had a turquoise Maruti 800. It was the car he had come to meet me in for the first time, so that held some special memories for me.

But a time came, when we needed more than one car for our individual careers, and my husband presented me a Maruti van. That was my first car in the true sense of the term, and also the one car that truly met my demands as a dancer. I need a whole lot of room to carry sets and costumes for my shows and the Maruti van fit the bill perfectly.

We had some great times in the van ? picnics, long drives, and going for shows, with all my troupe members almost spilling out. I changed the car later as it grew old ? but my vehicle of choice remained the same. Currently, I?m on my fourth Maruti van and am as satisfied with it as the very first one I owned.