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Full circle: Father worked at ITC Delhi as watchman, son treats him to dinner there 25 years later

The post has already garnered over a million views.

Man treats father to dinner at ITC Delhi (Image source: @desiastronomer/X)

Aryan Mishra has made a lot of X users happy with his latest post on the platform. Mishra, who describes himself as an amateur astronomer, an Ashoka University alumnus, shared a photo of his family –– him and his parents –– on X, saying that he could take his parents to ITC hotel in Delhi for dinner, the same hotel where his father worked as a watchman for five years.

In the post, he wrote, “My father was a watchman at ITC in New Delhi from 1995-2000; today I had the opportunity to take him to the same place for dinner.” Accompanying the caption was a poignant photo of the father, mother, and son sharing a meal at a beautifully set table.

See the post:

My father was a watchman at ITC in New Delhi from 1995-2000; today I had the opportunity to take him to the same place for dinner :) pic.twitter.com/nsTYzdfLBr

— Aryan Mishra | आर्यन मिश्रा (@desiastronomer) January 23, 2025

Mishra’s post resonated with netizens, and went viral with over a million views, over 45,000 reposts, and nearly 2,000 comments.

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An X user responded writing, “This is so beautiful. You make me long for my Baba all the more. I had always imagined this, taking Baba to the best of places for food. Since we couldn’t afford it when I was growing up. But God had other plans. I can afford a dinner or two or many now but I can’t afford to take Baba for the same dinners, ever anymore!”

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Another user said, “I don’t know who you are, but my heart fills with happiness on reading/seeing such beautiful stories, extremely happy for you and the family!”

While sports journalist Vikrant Gupta said, “God bless you and him,” Shiv Aroor said, “How lovely”.

“Very proud moment. On a lighter note, how much discount he managed to get you?” wrote another X user.