‘We are all college kids again’: Indian expat in Dubai over 60 flies his old classmates to UAE for reunion

‘We are all college kids again’: Indian expat in Dubai over 60 flies his old classmates to UAE for reunion

Jameel Abdul Latheef has flown people in from countries all over the world, including India, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar

Published: Fri 12 May 2023, 6:00 AM

A sexagenarian has flown over 30 people, including his college classmates and their families, from all over the world to Dubai for a reunion. Jameel Abdul Latheef got all his classmates from the 1981 Bachelor of Commerce batch of Farook College in India to come to Dubai for a one-week long reunion that he hopes to make memorable for them.

“For this one week, we are all college kids again,” said Jameel. “Many of my classmates have got their families staying with relatives while they themselves are staying together with their classmates. We have been transported back to our golden college days.”

Established in 1948, Farook College is one of the oldest universities in the southern Indian state of Kerala and remains the state’s biggest residential post-graduate institution. One of the most significant features of the college is the Raja gate, which is the royal entrance of the college. The trip of the 81 batch has been named ‘Raja Gate to Burj Khalifa’.

Trip of a lifetime

For many of those who came, this is a trip of a lifetime.