It was an unexpected meeting. It was 26th May 2011. I was waiting at the Kolkatta airport to board the Air India Delhi flight. Boarding time was announced as 1700 hours. But even after one hour there was no announcement for boarding. It was then that I saw Dr. Binayak Sen, the noted activist, whose life imprisonment for alleged connection with the extremists was strongly opposed by the intelligentia, social activists and many political parties. I could recognise him immediately since his many photos have been published in the dailies. He was waiting for his flight to Raipur. I introduced myself to him. He asked me about the 2G scam and I told him the latest developments. His brother also was with him. By the time boarding was announced for both and we parted and started for the plane.