Khalid A-H Ansari, founder of the mid-day newspaper, writer and sports journalist whose life has been centred around the pen, found himself on the other side of the page recently. This time, Ansari was not interviewing a sports star, or writing a piece about an event. This was about him. The launch of the book, ‘It’s a Wonderful World: A Memoir’ written by him, at the rooftop of the Trident, on Monday evening was a mix of nostalgia with the no-holds barred.

Ansari’s inner circle from his journalism days, friends from the Mumbai clubs he frequents, cricketers and sports writers, colleagues and several others, were present at the function. The late afternoon began with host Cyrus Broacha opening proceedings or in this case, it may very well be innings as the launch was replete with a ‘sporty’ twist.