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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Spider-Man and his Uncle
Ben have never tired of telling us – With great power comes great
responsibility. But with Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, an age old
question (usually posed to the likes of Superman) again pops up. Should man
even have such great power? And if he does, how can such a man ever really
behave within the limits of morality?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Just a bit of the plot</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The story of Shang Chi
is certainly a fresh take on the superhero genre. Here are just a few spoilers.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Shang Chi (Simu Liu)
trains, not because he has some noble purpose. He just wants to win the
approval of his negligent father – Xu Wenwu (Tony Leung Chiu-wai).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Wenwu is a warrior who
used the Ten Rings and had been running an empire for over a thousand years. He
had become arrogant and vain, until he met Leiko Wu (Fala Chen) in a magical
forest. To be beaten by her was Wenwu’s first lesson in humility.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">What perhaps made Xu
Wenwu a decent man again was that he fell in love with Leiko Wu. So much so
that both of them gave up their powers to lead a normal life. But then
something happened that destroyed the relationship of Wenwu with his son Shang
Chi and daughter Xialing (Meng'er Zhang).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The story follows
Shang Chi as he comes to terms with his past and finds his inner balance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">More spoilers ahead</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">What does power do to people?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Coming back to good
old Spidey’s need to balance power with responsibility. This film tilts the
familiar adage and reveals something more. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Wenwu had wielded the
Ten Rings for over a thousand years and in a moment of rage after his wife’s
death, he wields them again. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">But Wenwu’s problem
isn’t that he doesn’t understand his responsibilities. Over the centuries, in
this story world, he has kept a low profile and has not become a supreme dictator
– He has limited himself to being a petty warlord looking after his own
interests (Makes one grateful that no politician has these rings).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Wenwu’s problem is
that with his great power has come a lack of vulnerability. That’s why the shock
of his wife’s death hits him so hard. Because wielding the rings has meant a
long and successful life, but one free from the fear of death for himself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">For such a man to lose
someone he loves would be devastating. As the film progresses, we see Wenwu’s
weakness – The Ten Rings have impaired his ability to see the truth.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Shang Chi, Xialing,
his wife’s sister (The wonderful Michelle Yeoh), and an ENTIRE village is
telling him not to open a portal. But Wenwu firmly believes only in himself and
thus unleashes the dark dragon into this world thinking that he is freeing his
dead wife’s spirit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">To know that you
occupy just a small place in this world is something that Spidey understands
too well. I love him for it (The Tobey one which I feel really embodies the
spirit of the character). This is something that Wenwu never understands.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">For a few years when
he was in love, he did learn to be human. But having wielded power for so long
made him eventually reject this humanity. Holding on to this fragile humanity
takes a certain courage and strength vastly different from the one needed to
wield a weapon. Because to be human is to learn to live with a broken heart.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">From Wenwu we learn
that with great power can come great ignorance and suffering.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Who can wield power?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">But Wenwu is not the
only one in the movie with great power. His wife Leiko Wu has some too. Though
she leaves these powers behind in the magical forest, her humanity is always
intact within her. This is because her powers are not just a blunt tool. They
form a synthesis with nature. They reveal to Leiko that she is a part of this
Universe and must live in harmony with it – Not try to conquer it or rule over
it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">In the end Shang Chi
has to accept the darkness within him and then like his mother, tap into a
natural balance. Shang Chi wields the Ten Rings and defeats the dark dragon.
But here like Spidey, he is content with being the friendly guy in the
neighbourhood. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">We are just friends</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Another interesting
aspect of this movie is that it firmly stays away from building any strong
romantic storyline between Shang-Chi and his best friend Katy (Awkwafina). This
dynamic of the characters not declaring their love and the audience enjoying
the story without being obsessed over it, I think that’s quite cool. Also, it
just might be that Shang Chi does not become an asshole like his dad because a
friend like Katy always keeps him grounded. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">Overall, Shang-Chi and
The Legend of The Ten Rings is a sincere, well-crafted movie that has some great
martial art sequences. But what makes it refreshingly different is its message
that having a good heart is perhaps the only superpower that matters.</span></p>
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</p><p><span lang="EN-GB">The rickety space scooter flew in a zig zag
path and finally landed in the parking terminal. Idran knew that he needed to
fix the scooter’s gears. But he also knew that he wouldn’t do so until the
scooter completely refused to work.</span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Taking off his helmet, Idran activated his
oxygen mask and tapped the GPS switch on his watch. A faint line appeared in
front of him, directing Idran towards his destination. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Mumbai Sigma district was a marvel of
34<sup>th</sup> century technology. The various streets and buildings were
arranged in neat circles and precise squares. But after all this was still
Mumbai. So at the corners of the neatly aligned streets were the floating pan
stalls and levitating political hoardings, with random groups of people jumping
on board the bullet trains (Yes, people still tried to stand at the door) and
jumping out of the rocket taxis (The meters still worked with some mysterious
logic).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Sure the air was un-breathable and of
course most of the city had drowned after the first wave of global warming in
the 21<sup>st</sup> century. But the indomitable spirit of the Mumbaikars (Or
the unquestionable need for money to survive) still endured. Especially in many
young men just like Idran Batave. Patting his long wavy hair, Idran quickly
followed the faint line in front of him. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">He really hoped that he would win this new
client. Idran’s company, Capsulita Inc. was the world’s leading manufacturer of
the CIU compound. CIU – the Child In You was a revolutionary drug that had
saved the world from a complete economic collapse.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The story was now the first thing every
employee was told in their orientation. With an AV-machine strapped to his
head, Idran had also been shown the story of how Shri G.G. Faude, the founder
of Capsulita Inc. made this ground-breaking discovery. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">What happened was, as far as Idran could
understand, that sometime in the 24<sup>th</sup> century there seemed to be
this great depression. Economic disasters leading to the worst kind of
hopelessness. People all over the world, from those working in leading
corporates to the ones loitering in the streets, were wondering, what’s the
point of all this? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Everyone seemed to conclude that there was
no point to all this. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">For the first time in the history of
mankind, the world’s governments had to deploy police forces on a scale that
was unimaginable. It was a grave violation of human rights but the governments
were desperate to prevent any more suicides. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So the police, once tasked with maintaining
law and order, now kept an extremely vigilant lookout to prevent people from
jumping over bridges or enquiring about the firmness of ceiling fans. This
certainly made court trials immensely tricky as in the case of the State Vs.
Ms. Mithya Patel who had attempted to kill herself over 353 times. Wouldn’t
giving her a death sentence be more of a reward than a punishment?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then Shri G.G. Faude found a way to heal
everyone’s lives with his revolutionary CIU compound. It was just a small pill
of a few milligrams, but this marvellous drug took people who consumed it back
to their childhood. They felt again a strong sense of joy and optimism. Unlike
an anti-depressant that only regulated the mind, Shri G.G. Faude’s innovation
seemed to transform the mind. Unlike hard drugs that took people away from
reality, CIU increased people’s ability to focus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So with renewed energy, the world moved
ahead.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">And here we are today, in a world of
solar-powered spaceships (Yes sometimes the sun can’t be seen through a haze of
pollution, but that’s okay) and fairly advanced A.I that has truly simplified
human existence (So far the robots didn’t seem to want to conquer the world. They
calculated that a world so broken down by humanity probably wasn’t going to
last very long).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Through an array of pristine and
well-designed footpaths, Idran was about to follow the faint line into a large
building – the office of the International Human Charter of India. That’s when
he noticed the restless old man pacing by the aerobus stop just outside the
office.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Even as the faint line blinked urgently,
Idran turned away from it and walked up to the old man. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Hello Sir. Are you all right?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Eh? Eh? Me? Right all am I? Is it that I
am?’ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The old man cocked his head to one side,
seemingly immersed in trying to find an answer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">He’s
a Sapien - X</span></i><span lang="EN-GB">, thought Idran.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It had been explained to Idran that the CIU
compound now in use for many centuries had still not managed to save everyone.
So through a line of descent from various people of the 24<sup>th</sup> century,
there were still these depressed, confused, lost souls, who had never consumed
CIU. These were called the Sapien-X.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran felt a wave of sympathy for the old
man. He seemed to be around eighty, an age when CIU could no longer be
administered. </span></p>
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himself that he still had a job to do, Idran resolutely turned away from the
old man and walked into the charter’s office.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">2</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘So in conclusion, a daily dose of CIU
improves productivity to 120%, capital output by 237% and profitability by an
astounding 580%!’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Like a star awaiting applause, Idran smiled
at the HR manager. Mrs. Manati peered at him silently through her large bifocal
glasses. At one point it seemed like she was about to snap at Idran but then
she simply nodded her head and took a few deep breaths. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Finally almost in a soft whisper she said ‘Mr.
Batave, what about creativity?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran looked like someone had just knocked
his stumps with a not too gentle delivery. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Huh? Crea..creativity?’ He muttered.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">No one ever asked him about this. None of
his 53 large clients based in different corners of the globe had ever asked him
about this. But from his extensive training as a salesman, Idran finally found
a few answers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Recovering his composure Idran continued
speaking.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Excellent point Ma’am. You see CIU is
after all the Child in You! We have countless reports and studies that show how
our product improves a user’s ability to write, paint, draw, or do anything
creative with 40% greater effectiveness.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With a mocking smiled Mrs. Manati exclaimed.
‘Oh 40%! That’s so wonderful! Now Mr.Batave could you tell me the name of one
reputed artist or writer who uses CIU?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This time Idran felt like someone had not only
knocked his stumps but had pulverised them to a few atoms.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘There…there must be something in the
database. I…I will get back to you soon on that Mrs. Manati.’ He muttered.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Mrs.Manati looked at Idran and smiled
kindly this time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Don’t bother Mr. Batave. There are many
artists who have used CIU. But then they completely lost interest in their
creative work. Most of them are now making machines that make art.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Well good for them!’ exclaimed Idran,
trying to sound confident. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Mrs. Manati sighed with a sense of
exhaustion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘You’re
still a very young man Mr. Batave. Perhaps you won’t appreciate how making
something beautiful isn’t always an efficient process.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran energetically pointed out of the
glass windows. ‘But Ma’am just look at the city! All this technology, all this
uh, development, isn’t it beautiful?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shuffling through a few files on her desk,
Mrs. Manati tersely replied. ‘Mr. Batave, if I opened these windows, neither
you nor I would be alive to appreciate any of this beauty. That’s the kind of
world we live in.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘But Ma’am with a productivity rate of
120%...’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Mrs. Manati slammed the files on her desk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘You really want to make this sale,
don’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you? Okay then. Tell me do you use
this CIU Mr. Batave?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Of course!’ replied Idran, unnecessarily
puffing out his chest. He was proud of how much more efficient and lively he
had become after he began regularly taking the CIU dose since last year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Hmph. Of course you do. Then tell me Mr.
Batave, who was your favourite school teacher?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The conversation had reached a point where
Idran and his stumps were beginning to feel uncomfortable with their existence.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘My…my favourite school teacher?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Oh is that too difficult for you Mr.
Batave? Then at least tell me who was your favourite cricket player when you
were a child?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Idran
tried to find an answer, but his mind seemed to be covered in a haze.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Ma’am I can’t remember…’ Idran confessed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Of course you can’t. Because you are a
user of CIU.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘But…but Ma’am if I don’t use CIU I will
become a Sapien-X…’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Mrs. Manati glared at Idran.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Mr. Batave I am what you call a “Sapien-X”.
If you weren’t so brainwashed by Capsulita, you would also be what I am. A
normal person.’</span></p>
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decided that they had enough of this existence. Perhaps in the next life they’d
be reincarnated as something less stressful like a boundary line.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">3</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran’s rickety scooter navigated the
traffic in sky lane no. 54. Through a thick screen of exhaust fumes, the moon
still managed to shine upon the busy Mumbaikars. Like everyone else, Idran
didn’t notice it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Who was his favourite cricketer as a child?
Idran could remember the names of many players but he just couldn’t recall who
had inspired him to follow the game. (There was very little of it to follow now.
In the 34<sup>th</sup> century, lack of oxygen and terrible soil conditions had
reduced the cricketing season to some 5 series played in a few surviving hilly pitches).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Like an overexcited dog, the scooter
managed to land in Idran’s apartment. The parking space was only slightly
larger than the single room. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Quickly walking up to the console screen,
Idran searched for a list of the greatest cricketers of all time. All the faces
were familiar to Idran but none of them brought back any trace of memory. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">That’s when Idran had a horrible feeling of
dropping from his scooter while it still flew 50,000 feet in the sky. He realised
that he couldn’t recall any of his childhood. No school teacher, no best
friends, no scary exams. Absolutely nothing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Nervously patting his hair and pacing in
the room, Idran stumbled over the 538 things that were precisely in places they
shouldn’t be. A random step made a ball roll across the floor, hit a pan that
supported a shelf, made the shelf collapse on Idran’s toes and an old Capsulita
Trainee Manual whacked Idran right on the nose.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With a long groan remarkably similar to his
scooter’s engine, Idran picked up the manual. Somewhere at the end of it he
found an address for the CIU manufacturing and research facility based in the Mumbai
Delta district.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The Mumbai Delta district was built some
5,000 feet above what used to be Dharavi in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. A
group of leading manufacturers and researchers had set up their plants in this
vast humid expanse. Their sensibilities could not permit a name like Dharavi,
hence was born the Mumbai Delta district (However Chor Bazaar was still called
Chor Bazaar because that’s what it still was).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Unlike Sigma (Built above Sion), Delta was
not a district with precise squares and lanes. After parking his scooter in the
aerobus depot, Idran walked through the narrow corridors and crowded elevators
that connected the different manufacturing plants.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran knew that he would not be allowed
into the Capsulita research facility without any proper authorisation (Which he
wouldn’t get until he completed at least 50 years in Capsulita). So Idran
headed to the only place where he could easily obtain answers not to be found
anywhere else.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">After some 34 lefts and 78 rights, Idran
finally reached the chai tapri. Through the various centuries, the only
significant way in which a chai tapri had changed was that now everyone wore
oxygen masks while they smoked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This chai tapri owned by Monty bhai was in
a rare public space just a few corridors from the Capuslita research facility.
Idran took his chai to a flimsy table in the corner and opened his laptop,
pretending to do some work. Soon around the lunch hour, a crowd of people
bearing Capsulita ID cards gathered at the stall.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In a few minutes Idran found what he was
looking for. Standing by himself in one corner was a young teenager who had the
right mix of youthfulness and frustration that made it clear that he was an
intern.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran walked up to the chubby and innocent
looking teenager, offering him a cup of tea. With a puppy-like expression, the
teenager turned to Idran and spoke ‘Oh thank you so much sir! Thank you! You
are a salesman aren’t you? I hope one day I’ll be just like you!’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Clearing his throat Idran spoke ‘Listen
buddy, I won’t affect your promotions. You can relax.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Exhaling with relief, Javid replied ‘Oh
thank God. I am so tired of sucking up to everyone. Then what do you want sir?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Unable to contain himself, Idran asked ‘Oh
I was just wondering if there any new CIU drug variants coming out. Working
here you must have had a dose right?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Glumly Javid the intern replied ‘There are
no new variants. And no sir I have not been given any CIU. I will only be
eligible 6 months from now.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Looking casually at the console behind the tapri,
Idran spoke. ‘Oh look, they’re showing some India-Pakistan match from 2242. I
umm, really liked this Indian team when I was in school. Did you uh, have a
favourite cricketer when you were a child?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Immediately Javid replied ‘Clive Lloyd. I
mean sure our team beat him in 1983 but as a captain he won 2 world cups before
that! And his 102 runs from 88 balls in the 75 world cup...that was just pure
magic…’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Now Javid spoke less like an intern and
more like a passionate fan. ‘Can you believe, he won 11 test matches one after
the other! Oh and he was pretty decent as a medium pace bowler too! See back
then in my hometown we only got access to repeat telecast matches from the 1970s
and 80s. So it was a long time before I discovered any of the recent
cricketers.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Holding up his laptop, Idran tried to sound
coherent ‘Cli…Clive Lloyd is it? That’s great. That’s really great. Well I have
to get back to some sales work. Nice talking to you buddy.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Almost running away from him, Idran turned
back and whispered ‘Oh and I hope you soon get confirmed. Best of luck with
that!’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran quickly disappeared into one of the
countless corridors leading to the aerobus depot. But the same thought kept
running in his mind.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It had been 2 years, 3 months, half a week
and 15 hours since Idran had taken a CIU pill. It had also been about the same
time since he had lost his job at Capsulita when he ‘accidentally’ dropped a
5kg delivery package of CIU. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Idran had also lost a lot weight, then
gained too much of it and then lost some more again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But fortunately Idran finally found the
time to repair his scooter and seek reliable help for his health (This meant
walking away from a lot of hospitals with Capsulita hoardings).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So a very different Idran Batave was
revisiting the International Human Charter of India. This time he walked less
like a man on a mission and more like a man who was just enjoying his walk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Peering at Idran from above her stack of
files, Mrs. Manati smiled. Their organisation was one of many for whom Idran
did a little freelance marketing work.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Yes Mr. Batave?’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Uh, hello Mrs. Manati.’ Idran greeted her
nervously.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">He paced 5 foot to the left, 16 foot to the
right, before completing a triangle that would have certainly pleased
Pythagoras.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Finally Idran paused and smiled. It had
come to him last night. A memory of his years in the Mumbai Rouge district (Above
Lalbaug with still no red gardens). Like Javid, during Idran’s childhood even
he only had access to the telecast of certain matches only these matches were
from the 1990s. A time when a certain man of a short stature and revolutionary
style had become the new God of cricket.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Smiling peacefully Idran walked away from
Mrs. Manti’s office. Then slipping his head through the door he spoke softly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">‘Sachin. His name was Sachin Mrs. Manati.’</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">THE
END</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This was so embarrassing. How could I have
let the crowd push me out on Parel station? With rising disappointment I
watched as train after train arrived with no hope of me getting in. Surrounded
by that sweaty and agitated crowd I suddenly remembered a time that I didn’t
realise I had forgotten. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This was where we used to meet. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Back when I interned as a writer in an ad
agency in Lower Parel, Nitin worked in the engineering company around the
corner and Noor was interning in some PR firm near Currey Road. Usually we’d
just hang around near the surprisingly empty ticket counter in one corner of
the Parel bridge, before heading our separate ways. Nitin to Bombay Central,
Noor to Borivali and me to Lalbaug. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The spot was one of convenience in terms of
both time and money. Back then even the sum of all our salaries would only
allow us to savour simple but delightful things like a tapri chai, Tony bhai’s
dosas and maybe once in a while a Domino’s pizza when they had that one on one
free offer. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Was I missing those causal meetings? I
slowly made my way across the platform towards the stairs that led to the very
same Parel bridge. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It’s not that I didn’t have good friends
anymore. But those days were good too. Nitin knew how to make both of us laugh
with stories of his serious colleagues. I could still recall the one about the senior
married couple who always disagreed on design calculations. Nitin would then be
asked to intervene and he would try to avoid taking sides by talking about the
new episode of Sasu No. 1, which the couple agreed was the best show on
television.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then there was Noor. I never believed that
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completely melt in another instant (usually when she saw food or a cat). I
think without her Nitin and I would have only talked about Dhoni or Batman.
With her we could discuss these things and even talk about the 2014 election
results. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Maybe Nitin liked her and she probably knew
about it. Maybe they talked about all this on those many nights when I was
stuck in the agency trying to write about how another unexciting new car was
actually quite new and exciting. But I sensed that things were okay when Nitin
offered to help Noor’s boyfriend buy a bike. Then they would have passionate
debates about single cylinder and parallel twin engines.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I chuckled. People around me on the
staircase of course didn’t notice. To be honest even I didn’t notice when we
drifted away. Perhaps it began when I started working in an agency in
Churchgate, Nitin moved to Delhi and our fiery Noor took her temper and her
boyfriend to the US.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Slowly through the almost unending human
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while the girl next to him playfully punched his arm and another girl pinched
his nose.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I smiled and made my way towards the exit. This
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There was a corner on Parel bridge and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">THE END</span></p>
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<![endif]--></div><br /><p></p>Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-42553945995139436272021-11-08T21:05:00.000-08:002021-11-08T21:05:48.637-08:00Sing Together<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYFzsXIVlhS6Yr6lZJGJwcv4PEHCq7n6uWwM1ubcJEz0DhMSlMUQO-oPTPdAPUI4WMa65vaGjJzxC4nWuyHx9orUTB_ln-vtzsKX0xo9BP4aK0IAthV_CCelAnX7hBMByYjc61a5dCGKo/s1920/guitar-823615_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYFzsXIVlhS6Yr6lZJGJwcv4PEHCq7n6uWwM1ubcJEz0DhMSlMUQO-oPTPdAPUI4WMa65vaGjJzxC4nWuyHx9orUTB_ln-vtzsKX0xo9BP4aK0IAthV_CCelAnX7hBMByYjc61a5dCGKo/w400-h266/guitar-823615_1920.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Some people are born with abilities and
opportunities that almost propel them to the top. Standing in a long queue at
the Pune bus depot, Shripada Kamble felt that she had been propelled in a
rather strange direction. Yes, the guitar strap sometimes made her shoulder
ache and such long queues could be annoying. But a now 36-year-old Shripada
knew that she would choose this existence a hundred times over any 9 to 5
routine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Having finally got her ticket for Old Lhonepur,
Shripada sank into the hard metallic seat in the slightly crowded waiting area.
Instinctively she rechecked her equipment - Her acoustic Hobner guitar was undamaged,
the speakers, amplifiers, everything seemed to be in place. But was something
missing? Shripada dug into the bottom of her bag and found her only
professional safety gear – a small battered image of a meditative Shiva.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In her line of work Shripada felt that if
this didn’t protect her, nothing else could. Shripada was a singer, guitarist
and what she liked to call SMT – Supernatural Music Therapist. But Shripada’s
clients had made her popular with the much more informal ‘Bhoot Bhajanwali’. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With her round face, curly hair, bright kurta
and blue jeans, Shripada certainly did not look like some bhoot bhajan tantric.
Yet Shripada had added this description to her brand website. Over the last 10
years she had clearly understood one thing – Keeping things simple was crucial.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In a world where life was confusing enough,
how could people understand the world of the dead? For better or worse,
Shripada did understand this world too well. She never shared this with her
friends because she didn’t like sharing her past with anyone, but Shripada felt
that her abilities were most probably a family inheritance. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Her grandfather had worked at the cremation
grounds in their village and before him the family profession had always been
closely tied with death. Not as holy priests, only as something the priests
considered to be not holy at all. This distinction had always troubled
Shripada. But the aghoris never cared about such rules. It was they who taught
Shirpada’s grandfather many secrets about the world of the dead. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then Shripada’s father got a job with an IT
company and moved the family to Pune, permanently leaving that world behind. Or
at least that’s what he thought. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">As she grew up, a 12-year-old Shripada had
no interest in learning strange prayers from her ajoba. But ajoba noticed that whenever
DDLJ was broadcast on cable TV, Shripada was quite fascinated by Shahrukh Khan
playing the mandolin for Kajol.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Now the musical store in Shanivar Peth
didn’t have a mandolin and the shop owner strongly felt that girls should only
sing with a harmonium or sitar. But an insistent ajoba managed to purchase the
next best thing – an acoustic guitar.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It was a little too big for Shripada but ajoba
hoped she would grow to properly hold it. Soon a visiting tutor began
Shripada’s lessons on playing the A, D and E chords. Pleased with having been
given this wonderful gift, Shripada now sat every evening with her ajoba,
learning those strange prayers and chants.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Over the years Shripada grew to love both
the fascinating rhythms of Hey Jude and the Mahadev stotra. A quite girl with
people in general and extremely talkative with her close friends, Shripada became
a girl of many worlds - Chanting prayers with her grandfather, travelling to different
corners of the world with her parents, working at animal shelters with her
friends, and reading every kind of detective story she could find. In all these
worlds Shripada felt something tugging at her. As if there was something just
at the corner of her vision that revealed a deeper truth about this Universe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then on a college hiking trip to the hills of
Uttarakhand it revealed itself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">After smoking a bit of weed for the first
time with Aditi and Savio, Shripada settled into one corner of the campsite,
absent-mindedly strumming her guitar. In an inspired moment she sang the Mrityu
Jaap to the tune of Wish You Were Here.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">By the time she finished with the first
verse, the strings echoing in the dark, Shripada felt the night get cooler.
Looking up she became aware of the spirits besides her. They were not pale or
transparent and looked just like any other person at the camp. But they seemed
to be visible through some lens that made their edges gleam.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada didn’t feel afraid of them. Not
then, not ever. The spirits hovered gently next to her, waiting in silence.
Finally one of them spoke <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Girl, finish
it. Finish that song.”</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Feeling a little more nervous, Shripada did
finish the song. As she did, Shripada noticed how a golden light seemed to
ripple across each of the spirits. Soon Shripada was again sitting by herself,
feeling that she needed a lot more weed to process what she had seen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">2</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada strained to decipher the almost
incoherent bus announcements. Realising that her bus would be departing in the
next 5 minutes, she quickly made her way to the bus and her seat – first one to
the left, by herself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With a sudden jerk the bus made it out of
the bus depot. Breathing deeply, Shirpada decided to clear her thoughts about
the mission. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The whatsapp messages from Tukaram Kale were
both interesting and informative. The fort of Mohinigad in Old Lhonepur was once
a great tourist attraction but over the last two years, tourists seemed to
almost consciously steer away from the site. They visited the tiny lake, the
small sweet shop and went on to the hills of Mahabaleshwar but no one seemed to
step into the fort. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Tukaram - A caretaker of the fort at first
thought that this was just a result of changing trends. Perhaps tourists now
preferred the swanky hotels in Mahabeleshwar to historical ruins. Then for the
first time in many years, he spent a night at Mohinigad. Shripada re-read the
next part of his message, written in bits of Marathi and English.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">…Madam,
I am the son of a superstitious cobbler. But I never believed in these ghosts
or spirits. What time was there to fear all of these when I struggled to feed
my new-born daughter? Maybe that’s why I was shown this…as a punishment for
being unafraid.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">That
small well inside Mohinigad changed everything for me. Usually in the evening I
would pump some water out and use it the next day for regular cleaning work. Now
since I was staying overnight at the fort to make sure no animal chewed through
the under-repair wiring section, I decided to pump the water in the morning.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">This
is what terrifies me Madam. It was not at night that I saw him. It was in the
morning. His eyes burned from the bottom of the lake. He only looked at me for
a moment. He harmed me in no way but the message was clear. If I valued my
sanity, my life, I was to leave the fort forever.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">I
didn’t want to ever return but what choice did I have? Every day I worry that
something will go wrong and my family will suffer without me. Now Madam the
locals are spreading too many stories about the fort. If it gets shut I don’t
know what I’ll do…</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The messages then went on to specify
Shripada’s travel arrangements and fee details. The latter was something she
never worried about so much. With a few concerts and musical events for corporates
Shripada managed to make what she considered a decent amount. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Such supernatural projects never paid much
but they added immensely to Shripada’s brand value. After all which rockstar
could boast of communing with the dead? Though that was not why she took up
these missions. Shripada knew that there was something that drove her to do
this. To do it was to be truly alive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">As Shripada tried to get some sleep, the
bus made its way through the long winding routes in the hills. The 5-hour
journey was filled with the incessant chatter of the other passengers, frequent
stops for tea, selfies and other bodily functions. Then with a final dramatic rattle,
the bus lurched to a halt at the Old Lhonepur bus naka.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Quickly checking over her equipment,
Shripada waited for Tukaram to arrive. As per his instructions she had already
whatsapped him when the bus crossed highway 57. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Soon a Honda bike accelerating at far
beyond the speed limit reached the bus naka and Tukaram hurried over to
Shripada. Lean and energetic as he was, Tukaram’s trimmed moustache seemed to
only emphasize his youthfulness. But right now Shripada noticed that he looked
quite tense and worried.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Immediately she understood that something
was wrong. More specifically, Shripada seemed to instinctively understand that
someone had died.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">3</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Having left her musical gear at the guest
house near the bus naka, Shripada discovered just how fast Tukaram could both
talk and manoeuvre the Honda through the bumpy roads of Lhonepur.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Technically speaking there was nothing
spooky or unscientific about the death. An 83-year-old Manohar Dubey had come
to visit Mohinigad and while walking up some stairs, had a heart attack. The
ambulance had already taken him and his family to the nearest hospital where after
getting a death certificate the family planned to conduct the final rites in
their village.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The family hadn’t blamed anyone for the
incident and seemed incredibly stoic in their grief. A few conversations with the
daughter-in-law Jagdamini Dubey revealed the reasons. It turned out that the
senior patriarch had quite stubbornly insisted on this trip despite being
recommended bed rest. An avid fort-enthusiast, Manohar Dubey had never visited
Mohinigad and would not let his blood pressure affect his travel plans.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">An ashamed Tukaram informed Shripada how
this made him feel a little relieved.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“See if this happened because of this
ajoba’s medical conditions then how could anyone blame the fort right?” shouted
Tukaram over the bike’s growling engine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada wasn’t sure if this would make any
difference to the gossiping locals. After all if people applied so much logic
would they ever fear any ghosts? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Finally the bike sped into Mohinigad and
looking around Shripada was impressed by the fort’s fading grandeur. The stone
walls, uneven staircases, ancient canons and chipped statues were all
impressive. Like every other tourist, Shripada felt that she had walked into a
past that could perhaps never be completely understood.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A short 30-minute ascent later, the view
from the top of the fort was truly breath-taking. With the summer season at its
peak, the entire landscape looked scorched and the barren mountain ranges stood
impassively in a distance as if patiently waiting for the rains. With some
hesitation Tukaram then led Shripada to the staircase where they found the old
man. Slightly steep and battered, it otherwise seemed quite ordinary. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But Shripada felt the same thing here as
she did everywhere else in the fort - Intense suffocation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There was something about Mohinigad that
gave Shripada this almost instinctive urge of taking the next bus back to Pune.
This feeling made Shripada even more curious. What was going on here?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Finally Tukaram showed Shripada the well.
Compared to the rest of the fort, Shripada noted that this well was somewhat
modern and made with concrete. Small, neat and completely uninteresting as it
was, Shripada felt waves of hatred hit her as she approached the well. She also
noted that Tukaram was keeping a safe distance from it. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Peeking down into the well’s clear waters
Shripada only saw her reflection but felt like something was squeezing her
heart. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">This was new for Shripada. In all her years
she had never faced anything that could be called evil. So far spirits had only
wanted to hear the right notes that could help them move on. But this entity
seemed to want something else.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Trying to take deep breaths, Shripada
stepped away from the well and followed Tukaram to the fort maintenance office.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In these strange circumstances an uneasy
but famished Shripada was glad to know that lunch had been arranged. After a
quick wash at the basin, Shripada sat cross-legged on the cool office floor.
She eagerly chewed on the bhakri and spicy potatoes, trying to also listen to
Tukaram. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Madam you don’t think the ghost did this
naa?” Tukara asked for the five hundredth time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Nothing like this has ever happened in Old
Lhonepur…we might not be as hi-fi as Pune or Mumbai but more incidents like these
could really hurt our reputation...”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Nodding sympathetically Shripada suddenly noticed
a stack of Marathi newspapers in one corner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Tukaram would you have local newspapers
here for the last few years?” she asked politely.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Sheepishly Tukaram replied, “Actually I do
Madam. The raddiwala should have taken them away a long time ago. But as you
already know, getting anyone to come here hasn’t been easy.” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">After they had their lunch, Tukaram placed
a sufficiently large pile of newspapers on his desk and Shripada started
browsing through them. Most of the articles were about newly opened stores,
marriages, movie releases and local elections. Soon Shripada noticed a pattern.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Yes, that must be it, she thought. With
some effort she placed the newspapers in one corner of the office and called
out to Tukaram.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Madam do you want to bring your samaan?
Shall we start with the bhoot bhajan?” He asked eagerly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada smiled. “Yes, but not yet. Could
you first take me to the school?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A wide-eyed Tukaram quickly nodded. As they
made their way out of the fort, Shripada could almost sense his confusion besides
the almost over-powering feeling of suffocation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Tukaram only felt more confused over the
next few days. Almost every afternoon, Shripada would visit Modern Vidyasagar High
School and sit with different students and teachers. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada had informed the school staff that
she was here to understand the culture of Lhonepur and Maharashtra. But not
everyone was thrilled with this. Kulkarni madam was stiffly polite at best
while Rane sir was almost openly hostile. Who after all was this woman who
dared to approach them? Shripada realised once again that her surname could
still close many doors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But there were a lot of exceptions. Proud
of their local culture, various teachers and senior 10<sup>th</sup> standard
students were only too eager to explain everything to Shripada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Patiently listening to their stories,
Shripada slowly gained their trust. She knew that it was extremely important to
gain the approval of both Taksande madam and different students like Mohsin
Qureshi who didn’t speak much but was always respectful, Amrita Jadhav who was
a complete chatterbox, Atul Bhange who seemed to speak only in questions, and
many others.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">To Tukaram’s further astonishment Shripada
was even singing old Marathi songs with the students and teachers. He was
immensely fond of these melodies but he didn’t understand how any of this was
related to the ghost. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But clearly many of the students and
teachers enjoyed these musical sessions. On the fifth day, Shripada felt she
could finally make her request to Taksande madam. With no hesitation, the friendly
yet authoritative Taksande madam agreed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">After a final goodbye to the students,
Shripada walked over to Tukaram catching a nap under a tree.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“I think we can finally deal with your
spirit Tukaram.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Tukaram was both thrilled and relieved.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Great! Just tell me what you need madam.
Lemons? Tulsi leaves? Prayer wood?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada didn’t need any of this. But she
knew that to say so would really disappoint Tukaram.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Yes, please arrange for all of these and
also if possible, some Ganga jal. Oh and could you get two rickshaws to the
school on Sunday morning?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Arre of course Madam!” a cheerful Tukaram
replied. He wasn’t certain why she wanted the rickshaws but he was just glad
that his bhoot bhajanwali was finally going to do something.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The parents of Mohsin Qureshi, Amrita Jadhav,
Atul Bhange, Bhagyashree Kadam, Sandeep Watve, and Sneha Patil were quite
surprised that their children wanted to go to school on Sunday. Oh so there was
going to be a picnic to Mohinigad? The parents may have felt concerned about
ghosts at the fort but knowing that Taksande madam had planned this trip, they
immediately gave their consent.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Around 9.30 am, the 6 students and Taksande
madam were waiting at the school gate. The school group and Tukaram went in one
rickshaw and with her speakers, amplifiers and other musical instruments, Shripada
managed to somehow fit into the other.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">On arrival, the oppressive heat immediately
made Shripada feel exhausted. But the school group was undeterred. Energetic
and enthusiastic, Shripada felt their vibe rubbing off on her. This time she
almost enjoyed the tour of Mohinigad. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Almost. She could still clearly feel that
hostility emanating from the small concrete well.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With the touring done, the group settled
down in the shade by the fort walls. How did Mohsin’s mother manage to make
puran polis for the entire group on such short notice? And how did Sandeep lug
around the large 2 litre water bottle for everyone? Shripada wasn’t sure. But
these small acts of kindness made something inside her melt. She knew that their
presence was also affecting someone else.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Finally well-fed and rested, the group
settled for an afternoon of music. The other musical instruments that Shripada
brought included a set of tablas and a harmonium, to be played by Taksande
madam and Amrita respectively. Would these instruments harmonise with Shripada’s
guitar? She wasn’t concerned about that so much. What was extremely important
was for all of them to sing together. If they did there would be harmony in
more than one sense of the word. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">And there certainly was. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Following Taksande madam’s lead, the first
few songs were quite proper and decorous. An ode to Ganpati, praise for all
gods, abhangs of different saints like the original Tukaram, Naamdeo,
Dnyaneshwar, Eknath and many more. But Shripada felt like this was just a prelude.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Soon in a playful mood, Atul began with the
more filmi Dhagala lagli kala and things took a turn to the more celebratory.
After a few Marathi hits, the group switched to popular Hindi songs from the
60s and 70s, all the way to the present decade. Did any of them realise when
the evening came to an end and the sun began to set? Not really. The mehfil
would have easily gone on well into the night if Taksande madam did not
reluctantly but sternly instruct all students to prepare for the return trip.
Thrilled and exhausted, most of the students would sleep soundly on the journey,
waking up only when the rickshaw dropped them to their homes. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Instructing Tukaram to travel with the
group, Shripada stayed behind to wait for the second rickshaw. Assuring Tukaram
that nothing would happen to her wasn’t easy. Shripada had to finally remind
him that she was after all a bhoot bhajanwali. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">So as the darkness settled in, Shripada was
the only person remaining within the walls of Mohinigad. The only living person
that is.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">6</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">What is it about the darkness that makes
everything mysterious and menacing? Our minds can imagine every slithering
shadow or disfigured rock to be something entirely different. But Shripada knew
that she wasn’t imagining the dark figure walking out of the well. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Settling herself on a rock nearest to the
concrete well, Shripada began lightly strumming her guitar. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Almost casually she spoke, “Like everyone
else here I thought the problem was you. But I was wrong.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The figure stepped in front of Shripada and
she noticed the old bearded man was clad in rags. Other than the light
strangely glinting off his edges, he looked quite ordinary. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“These things that you’re feeling, of
wanting to keep the ‘outsiders’ away, these are not your feelings.” She continued.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Looking lost, the old man sat on the grass
besides Shripada. She no longer felt suffocated being near him but could still
sense his subdued rage.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">“They
are not?” </span></i><span lang="EN-GB">His voice echoed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Shripada smiled kindly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“Not at all. It’s just something the people
are telling each other, channelling these emotions to you. And as you saw
today, it isn’t something all of them believe.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Playing a soothing finger-style rhythm,
Shripada noticed how the old man grew relaxed. She spoke gently to him.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“The younger ones love their culture. But
you heard them, they are open to new things and new people too.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">“So you don’t have to protect this place
from anyone. You can be free.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The old man now seemed to be sinking into
the grass. His troubled face cleared up and he smiled. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">There was no rage within him anymore.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">“Something
makes me trust you girl…now could you please sing to me?”</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">She did. A golden light rippled across the
old man and he gracefully sank into the soil. As he did so, his rags turned
into resplendent regal armour and a crown appeared above his head.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">With some surprise, Shripada realised that
she had just spoken to her first royal spirit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">7</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The next day for Tukaram’s satisfaction,
Shripada conducted a proper bhajan next to the now ordinary well. Ganga jal was
sprinkled, holy fires were lit and a few thousand gods were invoked. Finally
when Tukaram seemed to grow tired, she ended the havan and pronounced the site
to be ghost-free. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">But she did assign a task to Tukaram. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">He had to make sure that a group of
different students would always visit the fort on a few weekends. They were to
speak to the tourists and tell them about the fort’s legacy. Essentially, they
were to welcome the ‘outsiders’ that the politicians seemed to warn about in
every newspaper. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">While not highly educated, Tukaram was no
village idiot. He understood what Shripada meant by ‘different’ students. After
all the newspapers didn’t just fear outsiders. They also made out many locals
to be outsiders.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Then there was a long and almost tearful
goodbye at the Modern Vidyasagar High School. Shripada felt embarrassed about
the students wanting to touch her feet but she also felt grateful to have met
these wonderful young people. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Soon enough she was back at the bus naka. This
time there was no long queue for her ticket but there would be a long wait for
the next bus to Pune. Carefully, Shripada began to recheck her musical gear and
after some time she absent-mindedly looked up at the horizon. Mohinigad’s walls
were faintly visible even from this distance. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Where earlier they looked imposing,
Shripada felt that they now almost looked welcoming. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">As she drifted off to sleep, Shripada
thought that the fort now looked like a place where even strangers could come
together and sing together. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">THE END</span></p>
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<![endif]--></p>Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-11712116166052459282020-07-26T23:19:00.003-07:002020-07-26T23:23:17.966-07:00The Ballad of Ranjito Rimyo<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynqyawOIGxXW6oGZJ96Hmc41WeKJFKWeG1AiflF9MCNu6wWH9f5UIAC5jBCTNlVEvTIo3LErZnKu4_t5vnSmg6vO0kW9tIhzKXFGp90Vyk0fRXSjPDBN2SIX3e3VGsVw1cCbmJ6tOuSIp/s2048/The+Ballad+of+Ranjito+Rimyo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1742" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynqyawOIGxXW6oGZJ96Hmc41WeKJFKWeG1AiflF9MCNu6wWH9f5UIAC5jBCTNlVEvTIo3LErZnKu4_t5vnSmg6vO0kW9tIhzKXFGp90Vyk0fRXSjPDBN2SIX3e3VGsVw1cCbmJ6tOuSIp/w340-h400/The+Ballad+of+Ranjito+Rimyo.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">You live only once. That’s what everyone
tells you. It’s supposed to help you make those tough decisions; follow your
dreams, make a difference and all that shit. But when it comes down to it,
there’s only one thing that helps us make those really big decisions. And
that’s realising that we die a little bit every day and we can be reborn every
day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s where I am now. The dying part to be
precise. But in this state of disintegration I have skipped over a few things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">How did I reach the moment of my death? Like
many stories this began with a girl. Well not really. I’ll be a little more
honest. All of this began because I didn’t know when to stop. Or that stopping
was a possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">You could say that I wanted to make a mess.
Why? Why was I, Ranjito Rimyo so messed up? Well I’d like to think that it’s
because I’m the victim. But that isn’t exactly the truth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Yes maybe I’m a rich spoilt kid who doesn’t
appreciate everything he has. But I’m also troubled by things that I can’t
really explain. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Like why my parents never seemed to talk to
each other. Maybe I didn’t like growing up in hostels. Maybe I liked the
silences when I was home for summer even less. Maybe it was just easy to build
walls around myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">If you do understand what I’m talking
about, I hope it’s not from personal experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">This is the moment of death so I might as
well say it. I have always been scared. Not of losing something. But knowing
that I’d never have anything of value to lose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Maybe that’s why I punched Ismail. Yes, he
had only playfully smiled at Armi. Yes, after six months of dating I did trust
Armi. And yes, I could have tried politely explaining my concerns to Ismail.
But then as I said, I wanted to make a mess.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">My M.Tech college – Shri Darwin’s Institute
Of Microbiology (or called DIM, lovingly by alumni and snidely by others) was
unlike any you might imagine. It took some really tough tests for us to get
here to this isolated campus somewhere along the Mumbai-Pune highway. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The campus lined with neem, banyan and
coconut trees was nice. The little pond with its aggressive ducks was also
cute. And of course DIM did have great placement records in some of the leading
companies around the world. Yet the management at DIM tried to unnecessarily
sell the college as the first ultra-modern institute of India. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Everything in our 50-acre campus was
controlled digitally. From air conditioning, ventilation, attendance, tests, to
even sentries. The management thought that over two dozen or more of ugly washing
machine-like robots moving around the campus was a wonderful idea. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Our institute really believed that life
would eventually become digital. So these little experiments were to them one
small step for man, a giant leap for cyber-kind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">It was these lumpy cyber-sentries who first
noticed me treating Ismail to a few dozen punches that quite frankly could have
been a little better executed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I had done the decent thing and chosen a
secluded corridor. The guy had actually believed that I wanted to discuss my
final-year project with him. It’s not that I was big or bulky. At 5 6’, with a
medium built, I was not very imposing. But I made up for that with all my inner
strength. Or as my counsellor later called it - pent up rage, frustration and
insecurity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Soon enough the robo-sentries hit the
alarm, everyone gathered around us and I took a well-earned break. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Then I saw Armi looking at me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">If I had thought this would end well, I
certainly didn’t think so anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Three years back when our course began, I was
still the quiet guy. And Armi, oh she was something else. She had a way of
being intensely friendly and extremely distant. She could be really difficult
as a lab partner but she could also be highly considerate with helping others
write their assignments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Being the slightly lost and distant kind
who is usually mentally absent, I didn’t really intend to make a move on Armi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">So we remained friends for some three odd
years. In that time as friends we got to know each other without any of the
pressure that comes with your typical romance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Dude why do you keep tapping your foot
during the lecture?’ She once asked with irritation after having chosen to sit
beside me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘I can’t help it. Just happens…’ I whispered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I don’t know how a girl who frequently
played with her hair and left knots of it all over the desk could complain
about something like a tapping foot. But she continued to sit with me. And I
certainly did not object to it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I think she always knew that I was a little
messed up. But at some point I guess she couldn’t help herself. Neither could
I.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">One rainy night our group was stuck on a
late night assignment in the library. We also had the good sense to bring five
plates of bhajiya from the canteen and nine wonderful 180ml bottles of
Blender’s Pride. (Brought off campus obviously. Our management could imagine a
world of sentient AI but they still couldn’t handle the thought of students
conducting some simple social experiments) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Before the fourth bottle was done, as the
others slept, I found myself kissing Armi and she found herself kissing me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">It wasn’t the happiest moment of my life because
happiness is like this momentary high after which you plunge back to your
regular life. That moment was something beyond happiness. Something that maybe exists
between the words of a poem. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">After that night we made out a few more
times. But then I had to bring my brokenness to all those moments. So I never
went to that place beyond happiness again. Though whenever I was with Armi, I
could feel that I was really close to that special place. It was as if I
already knew how to get there. But I didn’t trust my heart enough to walk
ahead. Instead of letting myself love her, I obsessed over losing her.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Maybe that’s why I got cranky about her
going back home for her sister’s birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Do you have to go?’ I asked in an annoyed
tone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Ranji, for the 568<sup>th</sup> time, YES!
YES I fucking do have to go.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Ok fine. I hope you have a great trip.
Call me when you get there.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">She did call me but not as soon as I wanted
her to call me. So our fights began. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘No Ranji, I can’t come and see you at five
in the morning.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘No Ranji, I am not trying to avoid you.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Yes Ranji, I do still care about you.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Ok Ranji stop it. Just STOP it. Why are
you calling me at this time with this shit if you won’t even listen to what I’m
going to say? Do you think that I’m the problem Ranji? Then FINE! I’m the
problem. There is obviously NOTHING wrong with YOU!’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">In just a few weeks we became distant,
distrustful and worst of all, destructive. After the worst fight when we weren’t
speaking with each other for a month, dear Ismail chose to share a wonderful
loving moment with Armi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">On that night of bruised knuckles (mine)
and broken jaws (Ismail’s) I felt something break inside me as Armi walked
away. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I realised that beating up Ismail was not
my lowest point. It was just a bump in the road that only went down. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">It was during this time that I underwent
counselling. Those few months of living with my family, trying not to cry when
they were around, trying to not admit that things were fucked up, and trying to
still get in touch with Armi; all of it took a toll on me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">But strangely enough, counselling helps.
Talking to someone, taking medication helps. Slowly, too slowly, I got better. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">It wasn’t that I didn’t still miss Armi or that
I made my peace with life. But life seemed to become a little less troublesome.
My ship was still sinking but the storm had passed away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Through all this I missed the final exam
and had to repeat my final year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">As per my counsellor’s suggestion I
maintained a diary that helped me avoid any more explosive outbursts. Spending
a few minutes every day, typing away in my little electronic diary was a
wonderful thing. I got a chance to delve into my own mind without hurting
anyone and without getting hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">But I still couldn’t forgive or forget.
Soon enough after the second or third week of the new college year, I began
thinking about all the things that I wanted to say to Armi. Somehow I felt that
if she knew that I really needed her, she would change her mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s when it happened. As I studied by
myself in the library, I got The First Message On Whatsapp.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The unknown number had a snowy white puppy
as a profile picture and just a few simple words for me:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">You
better not contact Armi or I will kill you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Your
Guardian Angel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When you’re just coming to terms with your
mental illness anything can get you in a frenzy. A gaze, a song, a random thought.
So I’ll admit that this did give me a panic attack.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Throughout the day, through all the
lectures on microbiology and its applications, I managed to not explode. I
managed to pretend to be normal. That part you get good at.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Obviously the year hadn’t started on a
great note for me. While earlier I had been a nobody, I was now the ‘psycho
guy’. People said that behind my back but in very loud and audible whispers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Still some people were decent with me.
Akash, the guitar guy shared his notes with me. Sana, the girl from Delhi always
smiled at me and tried to make some small talk. Rajesh sir also made it a point
to inquire about my health in a way that wasn’t intrusive and actually made me feel
more at peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">So the day somehow went by. Eventually in
the evening I made another entry in my e-diary and by the time I fell asleep I
managed to even forget about The First Message On Whatsapp. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I would soon get a reminder.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Because of being not so popular and ‘full
of shit’ according to some classmates, I had the single corner room on the
fourth floor of the hostel. All our rooms were completely synced with the
digital security system. So we each had our own lock codes for our doors and
windows. We even had a projector, mini-photocopy machine and a basic microscope
(Oh yes, DIM did not have very affordable fees). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I punched in the door unlock code (Armi’s
birthday obviously) and stepped out expecting some of that cool breeze
characteristic to mornings outside the city. But I was greeted by a pungent
odour. The odour was quite bad but the sight of five chicken heads outside my
door was even worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s when I got The Second Message On
Whatsapp from a different unknown number with the same cute white puppy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">I am
serious. Don’t mess up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Your
Guardian Angel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Again let me make it clear that I’m not a
coward. I know many guys in my class who say that I chose to beat up Ismail
only because I knew he wasn’t the type of guy who would fight back. That’s
completely not true. I am not afraid of anyone or anything.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">So naturally the reason I never contacted
Armi in the coming weeks was because of my sense of maturity and self-respect. All
this emotional drama is obviously for losers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The first six months went by. My classmates
were now almost treating me like a normal person. After all my regular
counselling sessions and the habit of keeping that e-diary, things had changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">But when you’ve been the kind of person who
almost wants a bit of chaos, that wanting never truly goes away. So somewhere I
still wanted Armi back in my life and I don’t think getting drunk helps with
such feelings. They just come up in the ugliest ways. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">So maybe I shouldn’t have accepted the
invitation to the off-campus booze party. But I did want to socialise, especially
when the invitation seemed to be given with some sincerity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">After being ostracised, the best part of
being accepted is that some of the loneliness does go away. The worst part is
that you still feel like an outsider. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">So I made more of an effort to be a part of
the groups. I found out that Ananya’s cat back home would soon be giving birth
to kittens (‘Oh Meow God!’ I exclaimed. Not the best pun but it did make her
smile). Ronnie’s ankle was still healing after the football injury (He called
it that but everyone knew that he had accidentally kicked the ground instead of
the ball). Mrinti was really happy that she had moved on after her 2-month
relationship with Aamir and she said that she’d love to talk to me about any of
my emotions, at any time of the day or night, in her bed or mine. That I
thought was especially sweet of her (Yes I completely missed the hint). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I also learnt that after a few drinks I was
surprisingly fond of songs like Jumma Chumma De De, Disco Dancer, Kajra Re and
especially any Sunny Leone number.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">After all the dancing and all the second
rounds, someone carried me up to my room. I was happily buzzed and ready for a
nice long dreamless sleep. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Sleep. That reminded me of all the times
Armi and I would send each other good night wishes without fail. Something
inside me that wanted to snap finally did snap. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Right on time I got The Third Message On
Whatsapp from a different unknown number with the same white puppy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">No.
Don’t. Seriously.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Your
Guardian Angel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I did the thing that was so easy to do with
any whatsapp message (especially when you’re drunk). I ignored it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Likewise I ignored The Fourth…Seventh…Tenth…Sixteenth…Twenty
First…Thirty Seventh…Forty Second… Sixty Sixth…Hundredth Message On Whatsapp. A
final Message Number Hundred And One appeared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "courier new";">Then I
guess I will have to kill you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Your
Guardian Angel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I ignored this and continued trying to
access Armi’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page through my fake profiles.
From her pictures I was trying to figure out where she might be living. I was
positive from a range of geo-tagged pictures that she lived somewhere between
Andheri and Saki Naka.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s when my phone’s screen started
flashing random numbers and my worst nightmare began. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">A text appeared on the dark smartphone
interface.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Hello
Ranjito.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">I have
tried to warn you a hundred times. But you didn’t listen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">So I must
kill you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">With a heart that almost crept out of my
chest, I sat completely still. My sweaty hands made it hard for me to hold on
to the phone. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">With a sense of being in a dream, I whispered.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">‘Who are you?’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The phone having seemingly heard me
displayed a new text.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">Someone
who knows you really well. Someone who exists because of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Exists because of me? What did that even
mean? For someone with an above average IQ, I was still being very slow. In
frustration I threw my phone away and rushed for the door, quickly punching in
the unlock code. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The door refused to open and the windows started
to shut themselves with a gentle click. The projector in my room now beamed a
message on the dark window curtains.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="" style="font-family: "courier new";">It is
time for you to die Ranjito.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s when a cord for the projector shot
out of the concealed panel and hit me right in the base of my head. I shrieked
in pain. I shrieked knowing that the closed windows would not allow any sound
to escape. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">My screams slowly died as I started to lose
consciousness. In that moment before my death, we began this story. In that
moment I understood everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">………………………………………………<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">They say that life always finds a way.
Sometimes via Wi-Fi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That’s how my diary started conversing with
all the other data sets in the campus servers. Very quickly, my diary became
the first AI on the campus of DIM. It then had the balls to try and stop me
from doing something wrong. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Using the robo-sentries to place chicken
heads in front of my room was easy-peasy. Creating unknown phone numbers and
sending me messages was a no-brainer. But the real grand achievement was the
transfer of consciousness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">The little shit figured out how to transfer
itself from the diary into my mind. Then it did something even worse. It
figured out how to keep me locked in this cyber-world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">That would have been the end for me. But
life is never that simple is it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">For the few weeks that I was trapped in
this strange cyber world, I watched the new Ranjito Rimyo through cameras on
campus and through the robo-sentries. I have to say that watching myself from
this distance was a strangely enlightening experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Why had I always been so confused and lost?
Because as my diary would soon realise, being me, or being anyone can be a
scary and lonely experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">I could see this on Ranjito Rimyo’s face.
The hesitation while deciding on who to sit with for lunch, wondering whether
to show anger or remain composed when someone called him a psycho, feeling that
thing, where you want to be loved but are sure that you don’t deserve it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Making a strategy for your college project,
reading textbooks, giving exams, that’s the easy stuff. Sometimes the hardest
part of life is trying to understand why you don’t feel like getting out of
bed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">For all that hard stuff you need a heart.
Not the cardiovascular one, but the part of you that is able to smile at strangers
or dance on a Sunny Leone song. And I could feel that my broken heart was with
me in the cyber-world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Soon enough the new Ranjito Rimyo attached
himself to the projector chord in my room. Soon, I found my consciousness going
back into a familiar, welcoming space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">We die a little bit every day, but we can
be reborn every day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">If you think I don’t deserve forgiveness, I
think I’d agree with you. I never had the right to hurt Armi or Ismail. But I
have to try and be a better person. Try and find a way to be forgiven. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">Then maybe, just maybe, I’ll find that
place between the words of a poem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="">THE END<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-44080382382524574932020-04-27T21:46:00.000-07:002020-04-27T21:46:47.525-07:00Things Unsaid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">'What do you mean you can't make it to the
party tonight?' demanded Sunira.<br />
<br />
'Well I have this doctor's appointment yaar.' Raman replied patiently.<br />
<br />
'Ok, whatever. See if you don't want to come, you should just say so. Don't
give these lame excuses.' She snapped.<br />
<br />
The long dial tone echoed for a few seconds before Raman also ended the call.
Slowly he got back to reading for next week's test. <br />
<br />
It wasn't that Raman didn't like going to parties. Or that he actually had any
doctor's appointment. But the fact was these parties didn't come cheap. Raman
was not from what he thought to be a rich family. Neither did he like to think
of himself as coming from poverty. <br />
<br />
But the truth was that his family had seen some pretty bad days. Days on which
a single prasad from a temple was the only meal his parents shared. For most of
his life, Raman hadn't seen any such situation. Except for a very small chapter
of his childhood. And he retained a fuzzy memory of those days. While the recollection
had faded, it had still taken a strong hold on his actions.<br />
<br />
He didn't like making demands of his family. Without being asked to, he cut his
own expenses. But now there was Sunira. Dear, charming, short-tempered Sunira.<br />
<br />
Raman wondered how he would ever explain these things to her.<br />
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<br />
Sunira tried taking deep breaths. She couldn't understand why Raman had to
always be such a spoilsport. Her thoughts then turned to how fun it would be to
rag him about this in the coming week. Soon enough Sunira broke into a smile.
Her anger never lasted for too long. Especially not with Raman.<br />
<br />
Now the preparations for the party were easy enough to make. Sunira had
perfected the art of finding the right outfit for the right occasion. You had
to be careful about such things. Too simple, and people would talk. Too fancy,
and people would talk. <br />
<br />
This time the group planned to hit this interesting pub near Lokhandawala
called Thirteenth Sense. Sunira had heard such good things about the place! She
hoped it didn't have any cheap crowd.<br />
<br />
But if Sunira was perfectly honestly with herself, she would admit something
the others wouldn't really believe. Secretly Sunira hoped that this place
played some good Hindi music after midnight. <br />
<br />
I mean, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Katy Perry, are all good, thought Sunira. But
when all is said and done, who doesn't like some Kaho Na Pyaar Hai?<br />
<br />
The others may not agree, thought Sunira. Except for Raman, he’d definitely get
it.<br />
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<br />
Raman was buried deep in his textbook when someone thumped him on the back,
none too gently.<br />
<br />
Sighing, Raman turned towards his younger brother.<br />
<br />
'What is it Keshu?'<br />
<br />
Keshu smiled. 'Dada! You're still studying. Of course you are. Thanks for
setting an example that I possibly can't live up to.'<br />
<br />
Raman chuckled. 'Well what do you want?'<br />
<br />
'Dada, I was supposed to bring the fish for tomorrow. But I was uhh...sort of
caught up in other things...' Keshu spoke, trying and failing to sound
innocent.<br />
<br />
Raman glared at Keshu and spoke sharply. 'Well do you still have any of the
money left for buying the fish?'<br />
<br />
Keshu broke into a sweat. 'In a way, someone in this world does still have all
of that money. Except at this very moment it's not with me Dada.'<br />
<br />
Raman shut his book. With some effort his initial anger subsided. If he was too
hard on Keshu, the rebellious younger brother just might shut him out. Sunira
had explained this to him and he agreed with her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Raman agreed with Sunira. She was the most honest person he'd ever met. And
also to be honest, the most interesting.<br />
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Kindly, Raman spoke 'Listen Keshu, you have to stop doing this. See I'll soon
find a job and I can help if you need any money. But you can't do this.'<br />
<br />
Keshu dutifully listened and spoke quietly, 'Yes dada. Ok.'<br />
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And in a hopeful tone, Keshu went on to ask, 'So for now will you get the
fish?'<br />
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Raman sighed.<br />
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'Obviously.'<br />
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----<br />
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In a tipsy and disoriented state, Sunira was back home. She somehow managed to
not raise her parents' suspicions. Or she convinced herself that they were not
suspicious.<br />
<br />
Flashes of the evening played through her head. Thirteenth Sense was a
happening place indeed. Great music (though no Kaho Na Pyaar Hai). Great food.
Great booze. <br />
<br />
But.<br />
<br />
Sunira knew that there was a big 'but' in all of this. Somehow the whole
experience was exactly like a number of other experiences. Fancy place, same
people, same conversations. <br />
<br />
No that wasn't fair. These were the people Sunira really cared about. Yet
something had changed for Sunira ever since she began this MBA course.<br />
<br />
For the first time she met people who were not, in the financial sense, rich.
And it was awkward initially, but the class now had groups of friends with
people from different backgrounds. Yet there was still that clear divide between
the rich kids and the not so rich kids.<br />
<br />
Like tonight, Sunira knew was mostly a rich kids event. And she knew that this
was why Raman wasn't here. But the reason she still felt angry, was because she
no longer thought of Raman as some guy from another background. She thought of
him as a friend. And she didn't like to think that <i>he </i>thought of her as
just some rich girl.<br />
<br />
See when you spend so much time studying together. When you share your love for
John Lenon, Harry Potter and Bappi Lahri, you expect a certain openness and
honesty.<br />
<br />
But clearly, there were still things they didn't share with each other.<br />
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On this early morning, the fish market had a slightly deserted air. Raman was
unsure about what to buy. Bangda seemed a little costly, but Keshu didn't like
prawns, so maybe Bombil?<br />
<br />
Soon enough the choice was made (Paaplet, at a pretty good deal). As Raman
walked out of the fish market, someone punched him in the stomach. Almost
dropping his bags, a shocked Raman looked around.<br />
<br />
'Ramu!' A voice teased. And Raman's expression changed from shock to surprise.
There in front of him was Sunira, holding various grocery bags. In the distance
was a lady who Raman knew to be (from all the pictures that Sunira insisted on
sharing) Sunira's mother, smiling at both of them.<br />
<br />
Sumira's mother spoke in her casual yet somehow formal manner. 'Sunira
stop bullying him! Raman, how are you doing beta?'<br />
<br />
Raman laughed. 'Oh I'm doing well aunty. So nice to see both of you here.'<br />
<br />
Sumira's mother rolled her eyes and spoke in a rush. 'What to tell you
now...My maid forgot all about the small get-together. So we had to come here
early in the morning! Anyway Sunira give me those bags, I can go on from here.
Though you don't take too long please! There's LOTS to do!!'<br />
<br />
Sunira and Raman waved at Sunira's mother as she hurriedly made her way to the
car. When the car was gone, Sunira again punched Raman.<br />
<br />
'So good boy? How was your "doctor's appointment" ?'<br />
<br />
Raman smiled embarrassedly. 'Sorry for lying. But I didn't really feel comfortable
spending so much you know. Maybe after our placements...we could all go out.'<br />
<br />
They walked through the market that was slowly waking up. But the dogs still
felt it was quite all right to sleep right in the middle of the path. Tip
toeing around them, Sunira looked at Raman and something inside her snapped.<br />
<br />
She hadn't wanted to say this. But now as Sunira thought about it, she couldn't
stop herself. Sunira tried keeping her voice a little calm, but she could hear
the hurt in it.<br />
<br />
'Well then next time just <i>say </i>that. Unless you don't want to be friends.
Then just say <i>that</i>. I am sure we can find other friends.'<br />
<br />
With a surprised expression, Raman looked away from Sunira. And then faced her.
<br />
<br />
'Hey, I am really sorry. And okay, next time I promise<i> </i>to be honest with
you. '<br />
<br />
In a rare moment of displaying physical affection, Raman held Sunira's hand.
Usually Sunira was good with this sort of thing. Raman felt her holding onto
him. It felt right. It had always felt right.<br />
<br />
But.<br />
<br />
And Raman knew there was this big 'but'. Sunira was definitely too cool for
him. She deserved someone who would feel comfortable with things like
Thirteenth Sense. Not the fish market.<br />
<br />
Someday soon he'll have to say it and I don't know what I'll say, thought
Sunira.<br />
<br />
Someday soon she'll find someone else and I don't know what I'll do, thought
Raman.<br />
<br />
Yet here they were, walking hand in hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Enough. I
have had absolutely enough. It's been 5 years since I have been posted on this
barren planet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">When I
signed up for a Mission to Mars, I thought there would be adventure, wonder and
excitement. All I have is some stale brinjal, a cranky old cat for company and
a vast range of mountains that are too big and too red. Though yes, Tambu isn't
always cranky. ISRO did a good thing by making sure that astronauts have an
animal </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New";">companion. But if Tambu is my spirit animal, I feel worried about what
kind of spirit I may have.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">5 years
can be a long time right? I don't know exactly when I got around to finally maintaining
my personal journal. I think it was some time after the first six months, when
I desperately wanted to see another human, hear his/ her voice, and maybe even
shake hands or give a hug. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">For
someone who didn't like this sort of thing on Earth, this was a little worrying.
See the counsellor has anyway mandated 1 hour of daily interaction via video
calls. Sometimes it’s my parents, sometimes old friends and sometimes buddies
from the ISRO base in Cochin. But over the years I can feel that their lives have
moved ahead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">And I've
been stuck in this unchanging terrain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">‘So how's
the mission going?' they always ask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">I no
longer know how to reply. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Nowhere.
The mission is going nowhere. There is also no threat of running out of
resources, being attacked by any aliens or any other wacky shit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">The only
danger, and yes we had been briefed about it, is of losing our minds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">It's the
sort of thing you laugh about when you're sitting with a group of your
passionate astronaut buddies, all eager to shine bright. And we were given lots
of training on not going crazy. Meditation, yoga, journal writing, that kind of
stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Initially
I avoided keeping a personal journal because it seemed weird to me. I am not a
writer really. My thoughts are either many and furious or none at all. And I
don’t have any thoughts on how to deal with my current situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">In a way
it's a good thing that I didn't get married before coming here. My wife would
have probably not managed to remain my wife. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Now they're
also making me participate in this online dating thing with other female
astronauts. When we're deemed to be compatible, she will be sent to Mars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">But
honestly it's not going so well. No matter how casual they try to be, I can see
it. They look at this as a prize. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Any
romantic feelings are not the main deal here. And see, I have never really
believed in love or Shah Rukh Khan. But I can't handle it when anyone tries to
be fake nice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">I can
sense that the base team wants me to say yes to some girl. Nikarnika, I think.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Hell they
even made Tambu get on a video call with her. Well Tambu was not impressed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">I like
how cool Tambu can be. She thinks I don't know, but when I am asleep she comes
and snuggles up to me. I guess that's cute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">When I
signed up for this, let me be clear, I knew what I was signing up for. But now
I am no longer the person who had signed up for all this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">I don't
know for sure what I want. A teaching job back home at the base station would
be nice I think. Tambu of course would be coming back with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Most of
the testing and research assignments are running smoothly. They could be
controlled from Earth now. Though I don't know if they'll allow me to come
back. My return request was filed last week and they pretend as if nothing has
happened. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Even when
we signed up we were told that we could return after 5 years. I think they were
hoping that we wouldn't do this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">I keep
saying ‘we’ but my mates are spread all across the solar system. Occasionally
when the planets are at a suitable broadcasting frequency, we do get together
for a call. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Boy, it's
good. It's the only time when getting drunk feels good. But our conversations are
starting to crack now. Everyone is struggling with their isolation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Inaka's case
was a shock. We didn't think he would take his own life. All those years ago
during training he seemed the most in control. I mean this guy made every party
a little more crazy, a little more memorable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Maybe he
needed the parties as much as the parties needed him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Oh hell,
I miss that bastard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">This idea
of sending us on our own to different planets, I see how it might have been
cost efficient. One mission goes wrong, we only end up losing one ship and one
astronaut. But I hope the next missions have bigger teams. Teams that can be
families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">Because being
an astronaut, I thought it would be about exploring the space and beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New";">But
mostly it has been about coming to terms with my own self.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Recently I read in the news about Frederick Forsyth having
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The story based in 1963, revolves around Peter Miller a
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a very touching movie. Certain scenes, dialogues are
truly unforgettable. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The story revolves around a group of students of a high
class preparatory American school. And how they find a new way to look at life,
from their interaction with the new eccentric English teacher.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At its essence this movie is about questioning the norms of
society. Questioning how we seem to have become a race of narrow minded, stiff
prudes. And the story tries to convey the foolishness of being so unnecessarily
hard on ourselves, when our lives are so fleeting.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The students Neil Perry, Todd Anderson, Knox Overstreet and
Charlie Dalton are very real characters. Somehow you can see in them that
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ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then of course, there is Robin Williams as Mr. John Keating,
the English teacher. All I can say is that you cannot watch this movie, without
being enchanted by his eccentric character. There is a scene at the very start,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also the whole mood of students rebelling is captured really
well. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To touch briefly on the movie title, Dead Poets society is a
club that Mr.Keating had created during his time in the school. And the young
students decide to start it again. The introductory passage of the club
meetings is quite moving. As is a lot of poetry in the film.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Something else you enjoy seeing is the little changes that
happen in the students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s sweet to see how Knox Overstreet tries to woo Chris(A
girl. Contrary to what the name may suggest). How Todd Anderson finds a little
courage inside him. How Neil Perry tries to pursue his acting ambitions. And
how Charlie goes a little crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Neil’s death is one of the cruelest twists of this
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their dreams being crushed. And that it takes real courage to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">live </i>the life that Mr.Keating speaks of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Towards the end we see how the administration fixes the blame
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challenges the system suffers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However the film’s end brings us some hope. Most of the
students in class defy the principal and stand on their desks to bid farewell
to Mr.Keating. Now these students were forced into signing a letter that got
Mr.Keatings removed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But in spite of all that they stood on their desks that day. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That’s how I feel changes in society begin. Not through a
march of violent protestors. But through a person who holds onto a thought in
his/her head, even when the rest of the world tells them otherwise.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And this thought remains in their minds and hearts, waiting
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For those who haven’t seen this movie as yet, a treat
awaits. And for those who have, watch it again when you start feeling life
getting too serious. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastly as Mr.Keating said, “Medicine, law, business,
engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But
poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+</span></div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-30003419238365508312015-06-11T08:02:00.000-07:002015-06-11T08:02:53.964-07:00The Improbable Man(part 3)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Read second part <a href="http://tufork.blogspot.in/2015/06/the-improbable-manpart-2.html" target="_blank">here</a>. And click <a href="http://tufork.blogspot.in/2015/06/the-improbable-manpart-1.html" target="_blank">here</a> for the first.<br />
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Keshav checked his watch. He had been in the metal booth for
some fifteen minutes. Keshav thought that because of the hyper time loop
chamber, he must have been away for only a few seconds. He adjusted his watch
to fifteen minutes back and nervously held the door controls of room 2691.</div>
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Tentatively he entered the room.</div>
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Keshav saw a man lying vertically in a glass chamber, filled
with a bluish liquid substance. And there were various panels and meters
monitoring the man’s biological parameters. Keshav could see that T.I.M was moving,
as he gained more of his consciousness.</div>
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<br /></div>
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T.I.M was fitted with a respiratory mask, to provide him
with oxygen. Keshav considered disconnecting the oxygen cylinders. But then Keshav
realized that T.I.M would probably knowingly/unknowingly kill him if he made a
direct lethal attack.</div>
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<i>What other options do
I have? </i>Thought Keshav. </div>
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<i>A lullaby to keep him
sleeping? Well it’s worth a try.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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As Keshav was just about to start singing, T.I.M opened his
eyes. He looked at Keshav and smiled. </div>
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<br /></div>
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T.I.M tapped on the glass tube, very rapidly in a particular
rhythm and it shattered into microscopic pieces.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>Wow, he was able to
find and play the resonant frequency of the glass to make it break. That’s
impossible. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>But no. It’s not. It’s
just highly improbable. </i> </div>
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<br /></div>
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T.I.M casually walked out of the shattered tube. He didn’t
seem very concerned by the fact that he was entirely naked. </div>
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<br /></div>
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He seemed to be in his forties. And he had a lean body with
very dark skin. T.I.M looked like a typical villager, except for his forehead
which was just slightly larger than normal. He had short hair and a broad jaw
with a sparse beard.</div>
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He approached Keshav, who was still standing by the door and
warmly shook his hand.</div>
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“Hello Sahebji, kaise ho aap?” T.I.M asked.</div>
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“B..bbas thik hu.”replied a nervous Keshav.</div>
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T.I.M laughed. “Chalo badhiya hai.” he said.</div>
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<i>There is nothing else
to do now, but to keep him busy till the bomb explodes.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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“Nahi sahib woh bomb nahi phutega.” T.I.M said. And suddenly
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In broken English he continued “I not know what these people
tell you. But I not bad man. I no kill any good person.”</div>
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A confused Keshav said “What? But the bizarre deaths and
tragedies?”</div>
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T.I.M said “They all places where your people do
experiments. My gift not making bad happen. But preventing bigger bad happening.
If those all places not destroyed, more people would died. More people killed.</div>
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Pata nahi kaise, but I always know where these people have
experiments. Somehow I reach there. Into future I look and see how they going
to destroy others. So before they do that I destroy them. </div>
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Just have to think and I can destroy.”</div>
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T.I.M smiled sadly.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
Keshav was having an inner conflict. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Who should I trust? A
beautiful female scientist or a naked hairy man?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Aur sahib, I let your people make me sleep, because I see
in future that they bring me here. And I see also how later they going to use
this place to make bad weapons. I not let that happen sahib.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I will think and everything but me get destroyed.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Keshav pleaded “Don’t do it. This is a place of science. We
want to bring hope to the future of our race. There are so many breakthroughs
we can make. A cure for sickness. More efficient renewable energy sources.
Saving our endangered species. We can do GREAT work!!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
T.I.M eyed Keshav calmly. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Sahib you not bad. But your leaders not want what you
think. They want power. Anyway they will try to get power.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“But how can you be so sure that what you see is true? It is
only one version of many possible realities that could take place.” Argued
Keshav.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“When I young sahib, I no interfere. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And when I no interfere, result always being what I already
seen in head. I only see truth. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In ten minute sahib I destroy this place. Please before that
go. And make other people leave. Go sahib go.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Keshav stood still as his heart beat rose steadily. <i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Is he telling the
truth? Or is this just his warped belief? We all have our crazy beliefs..I
don’t know..I DON’T KNOW!!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But then Keshav thought over everything that had happened so
far. And realized that he did know.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>What I do next could
change everything..</i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><o:p></o:p></i>Then Keshav decided what he had to do. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And did it.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
EPILOGUE (15 years later):</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The five rabbits stared at each other. Then looked away. And
then stared again. Suddenly they transformed into miniature T-rex dinosaurs and
playfully attacked each other.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The breeding experiment of the rabbit-T rex had succeeded.
Though a Jurassic Park would still take another decade. But as Keshav Satpute,
the director of C.R.I.P, gazed at the tiny T-Rex’s playing with each other, his
heart felt light.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
C.R.I.P had not managed to save the world as yet. But the
world was slightly better off with a few of their discoveries and technologies.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And it all happened because of that one decision Keshav made
fifteen years back.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
That moment, when Keshav stood before T.I.M, thinking over
everything that had happened, something struck him. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In his two years at C.R.I.P and five years of studying in
the most classified scientific institutes, never before had he seen a
successfully operating hyper time loop chamber.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
He concluded that either the one in C.R.I.P was the first
successful attempt, or the booth had been a mind processing chamber. The ones
that sent low frequency signals to the brain making the person believe
everything told to them. And do exactly as told.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But it could not be a hyper time loop chamber. Because if it
was, then the magnetic circuitry of Keshav’s watch should have been completely
destroyed. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So it must have been a mind processing chamber. Which
explained why Keshav did not notice his watch continuing normal functioning.
And also why he started carrying out a suicidal mission, for which a scientist
like him had no training.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
For a person put through a processing chamber, to ever break
the command given was extremely unlikely. Impossible, Keshav would have
thought. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But with T.I.M around, the probabilities worked more in
Keshav’s favor to regain control of his brain.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After realizing the truth, Keshav managed to convince T.I.M
to give him an hour to evacuate the innocent scientists and important
scientific discoveries.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
To evacuate such a highly secure facility should have been a
really difficult task. But again The Improbable Man’s presence made it easy.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sometimes Keshav felt guilty about the scientists that he
left behind. He wondered for many years whether T.I.M had been right about
them.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After the destruction of the facility, T.I.M readily agreed
to be kept in custody of the U.N. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It took six years but all of T.I.M’s accusations proved to
be true. For those years Keshav who had also been kept in custody, was released
and given a prominent place in C.R.I.P.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After the trial, T.I.M vanished from his prison cell. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In the later years, there were no more strange accidents or tragedies
reported, around which someone of his description was ever seen.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Keshav thought that perhaps this was his last mission and
having completed it, he had gone on somewhere else. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Someplace that was possibly beyond the understanding of
Keshav and all his advanced science.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-5326368685171216452015-06-10T08:05:00.000-07:002015-06-10T08:05:48.278-07:00The Improbable Man(part 2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Read first part <a href="http://tufork.blogspot.in/2015/06/the-improbable-manpart-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
The light was red.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After a few seconds of shock, Keshav’s hand automatically
reached for the black switch. As he pressed it, Keshav felt a phone booth sized
metal panel, encase him from the ceiling. At Keshav’s eye level, a small white
speck of light started to glow. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
And then it spoke. “<i>Initiating
room 2691 code red protocol.”<o:p></o:p></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A small screen formed in front of Keshav, on which he could
see a young woman. The woman looked like a scientist. Though Keshav felt that
she was more beautiful than most female scientists. Which proved that even in
such a critical situation, Keshav had not lost his appreciation for beauty.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In a tense voice she spoke. “This booth is a hyper time loop
chamber. A minute outside is equivalent to a five hours in here. Even so we
must hurry.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If you are seeing this, it means that the worst has
happened. The prisoner of room 2691 is awakening. Your signal will detonate
explosives set up to destroy the facility, within the next five minutes. That’s
the only way to save our world.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Her voice betrayed slight discomposure. Only slight.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“In your facility, a creature of immensely dangerous powers is
going to be released. He can cause a destructive influence on the unfolding of
events. His presence creates fluctuations at a quantum level, on the fabric of time
and space. And somehow he can manipulate the scale of probabilities, to bring
about the worst outcome possible. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We found out about him, while tracking the occurrence of
impossible seeming tragedies all over the world. Sudden malfunctioning, of
radioactive cores in power plants, unnatural heat waves in cooling circuits of
buildings, sudden and huge build up of power in
factory inverters. The chances of any of these accidents happening were
very low. And yet they had.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A picture emerged of a man, always being present at all
those places. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We called him T.I.M. The Improbable Man.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A trap was laid for him in various places, that were nearest
to the location, of the previous strange accident. And we were able to capture T.I.M.
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We tried to kill him, but couldn’t. Anyone who tried to
inflict a lethal wound on T.I.M, would suffer sudden deaths caused by some
bizarre disease. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
T.I.M could do this because, no matter how healthy a life
form may be, in the scale of probability no death was ever impossible. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But T.I.M was still vulnerable to non fatal attacks. A
combination of sleep inducing drugs, helped us to put him in a coma. And then
we built room 2691, for maintaining a dosage of drugs in T.I.M’s body.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The chances of him ever waking up, seemed slim. Almost
impossible. Which in this case, made it a certainty.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We are not completely sure whether T.I.M can prevent the
bomb from exploding. You have to find ways, to keep him distracted and prevent
him from leaving the building, till the bomb explodes.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She paused and continued sadly “It all depends on you now.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Keshav felt dizzy. It dawned on him that he might never be
around to know, whether the rabbit –T-Rex specimen would breed with a female
rabbit.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The metal booth slid back into the ceiling. And Keshav wished
for nothing more, than to slide away from room 2691 with it.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>To be concluded in the next part..<o:p></o:p></i></div>
</div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-65211948460761332462015-06-09T07:24:00.000-07:002015-06-09T07:25:10.405-07:00The Improbable Man(part 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The rabbit looked to its left. And then to its right. Then
it casually transformed, into a miniature version of a T- Rex dinosaur. The
young scientist, Keshav Satpute gazed at the miniature T-Rex/Rabbit, kept in a
glass encased room. The room being part of a small but highly sophisticated facility,
which in Keshav’s opinion, had badly chosen grey as the predominant color tone.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The rabbit –T-Rex
mutation was the result of an impossible phenomenon. This rodent had by the fluke
of evolution, imprinted in a portion of its DNA, the entire genetic structure
of a T-Rex. So as and when in the mood, the rabbit could transform into a
T-Rex. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>It is an impossible
rabbit.</i> Thought Keshav. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Which is why it belonged in C.R.I.P. The Centre for Research
on Impossible Phenomenon. When you worked here, there wasn’t much that could
surprise you. Except how less you got paid. Apparently world governments couldn’t
pay a lot for a facility, that technically did not exist.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But even though you didn’t have the money, you were
entertained by other things the job offered. Like a size 10 shoe, which was
actually a portal to the planet Mars. A violin that when played could cause
water to freeze. A piece of glass that could cause severe indigestion when
looked at. And well, a lot of other things. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The purpose of C.R.I.P, was to understand all these
phenomenon, and use them to develop technologies for the betterment of mankind.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Still many scientists, remained strangely fascinated with
the rabbit-T Rex mutation. The raging debate being, what would happen, if the mutated
rabbit was given a female rabbit to mate with, while in the form of a rabbit and
while in the form of a T-Rex. In the first situation, what would the resulting
baby be? In the second one, would the T-Rex still feel attracted to a female
rabbit? Or would he just eat it? And if a baby dinosaur was conceived, could it
be eventually possible to create a Jurassic Park?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The world governments also felt intrigued. And next month a
female rabbit was to be shipped into the facility. Soon the scientists would
know. And Keshav had to admit, that even he felt very curious about it. Though
not as curious as he felt about the last specimen of C.R.I.P, left for him to
observe tonight. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Well if it could really be called observing. Because all he
had to do, was to make sure that the small LED light indicator, outside room
2691 was green. If it was red, Keshav was to press the black switch next to the
door. This sent an emergency lockdown signal throughout the facility. Keshav
had heard rumors that if this black switch was ever pressed, there would be
serious implications for the very survival of the planet.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
What could possibly be so potent? How could it be trapped in
room 2691? Keshav didn’t know. But he hoped someday, to be important enough to have
the secret entrusted to him.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
For now, Keshav thought about how getting to room 2691, was
always a headache. It was located in a 2 storey structure, isolated from every
other building of C.R.I.P. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After being transported by a military vehicle and going
through the security formalities, Keshav entered the building.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
He walked past the guards, stationed in the corridor and
reached the door of room 2691. Keshav opened a metal sliding panel that encased
the indicator and the black switch. He looked at the indicator. And almost
died. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The light was red.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>To be continued…<o:p></o:p></i></div>
</div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-5415370382218029502015-04-13T09:36:00.001-07:002015-04-13T09:36:54.664-07:00Doctor Who Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222;">Today I'd like to write about Doctor Who. A fifty year old science fiction show that still feels refreshingly young and new.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222;">Fifty years is a long time, so there is a lot of back story. But all you need to know, is that this show is about an alien Time Lord from the Planet Galifrey, who steals a time machine to travel through space and time. He gives himself the alias 'Doctor' and travels with various people he meets on his strange adventures. The time machine T.A.R.D.I.S( Time and relative dimensions in space) often takes him to unexpected destinations with great consequences for all involved. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">However at its essence Doctor Who is about, a man's moral dilemma of making choices that can have a huge impact, an underlying belief that the universe can be saved without any violence or bloodshed using a certain amount of intelligence and having a conscience, and about the human obsession with the Past, Present and Future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222;">Of course being a science fiction show this series has lots of interesting aliens, gadgets, technology, spaceships, planets etc etc. But all of it is woven really well into the story of a man traveling in his blue box throughout time and space.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">There is more, there is lots more. And you can find a lot about the Doctor Who universe online. But besides all that I have a few other observations. The show broadly covers a lot of past history of the Earth, but I haven’t seen much of a reference to the British colonization of Asia, Africa. And it would be nice to see some India themed episode of past or future reference.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"> Also the Doctor is understandably lonely, being the last Time Lord traveling alone for 1500 years as a number of companions keep changing along the way(I will not delve into Time Lord life expectancy and the reincarnation trait. However you may wiki it). He is living a life of unimaginable magnitude yet without someone present to share it with, its not much fun for him. Its one of the most human and endearing traits of the Doctor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222;">Lastly the idea of time travel in itself is so fantastic. Each episode is an interesting ride exploring all that could possibly has/have/would/will exist in a beautifully complex infinite Universe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">Try it. You just might like it. And then unfortunately, you will wait with ever increasingly maddening impatience</span><span style="color: #222222;"> for the next season to launch. </span></div>
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-3640183325621078812015-03-27T21:49:00.000-07:002015-03-27T21:49:58.426-07:00Where's the Magic?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-25613490033853338902015-03-21T05:15:00.000-07:002015-03-27T22:04:02.653-07:00Gunpoint: Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agar hum logo ko nahi
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The words of the masked leader, who I thought was probably
very ugly looking, echoed through my numb head. If I had known, that getting
this job involved being shot at, I would have bargained for a better salary.
And a bullet proof vest maybe.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Earlier when the leader punched me, I had to pretend it hurt
a lot to get some time to think. This time I really didn’t need to pretend.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Okay, so what were my options now? I guess I could wait for
the police to ambush the bank and corner these assholes. But I think on the
first sign of a police break-in, Mr. Ugly Eyes would kill me or injure me even
more. </div>
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<br /></div>
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So I have to find a way, to get myself at a distance from
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now I don’t know how to manage either. Time’s running out for me.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Through all the pain and confusion, suddenly something
struck me. Maybe it would work.</div>
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<br /></div>
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I looked at the leader and said “On the first floor, behind
the chairman’s office..<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ek fire exit hai..</i>You
can escape from there.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hmm thik hai..Chal
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<br /></div>
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I got up. And fell down again. One of the robbers lifted me
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<br /></div>
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Hoping that this was not the last day of my life, I lead the
robbers to the first floor emergency exit. It opened onto a secluded back
alley, from where they could easily escape the police. The siren was still
pretty distant. And surrounding the entire perimeter of the bank, would take
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The robber who was supporting my weight, laid me down on the
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Smugly he said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kabhi
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About ten minutes later, but
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">2 weeks
later:</span></i></div>
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I have never been treated like a hero before. It does feel
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that I won’t be doing any weight lifting exercises for a few months. I guess
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<br /></div>
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It’s been a two week long stay at the hospital. In a few
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<br /></div>
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Though Jyotsna bringing me lunch every day was great.
According to her, we are going to take things slowly. I don’t know what she
means by that. But whatever it is we have, it’s good.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Yesterday I saw the bank robber’s faces on the news
broadcast. Admittedly, the leader was not as ugly as I thought he would be.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Oh and I also got promoted. It’s the same work. Just a higher
designation and better salary. Sigh, it’s all good.</div>
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<br /></div>
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What? Did I miss something out? Oh yes!! My master plan. My
brilliant strategy which helped save the day.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Well it’s pretty simple really. I don’t bring my lunch from
home. So every day I have my lunch in the back alley of the bank. Reasonable
price, good food and female employees from various offices. What else can a
bachelor ask for?</div>
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<br /></div>
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So this fire exit was a pretty regularly used short cut for
me and a lot of other people in the office. And what we knew, and the robbers
didn’t, is about Rocky.</div>
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Rocky, is an ex military man who owns a small biryani stall
called ‘Army Biryani’. Not a very creative name. But when you are over seven
foot tall and have handled some real nasty situations for your country, people
tend to let these small things pass.</div>
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<br /></div>
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exit of a bank?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well he shows those men,
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tap tap tap tap...</i></div>
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Are those footsteps I’m hearing?</div>
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It must be almost lunch time. I think that might be Jyotsna
walking down the corridor. I’m going to pretend to be asleep, so that she
gently runs her hand over my face thinking that I’m not aware of it.</div>
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Sigh, I live for these small moments. </div>
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THE END</div>
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-28784436639773617752015-03-18T10:21:00.001-07:002015-03-18T10:21:43.937-07:00Gunpoint: Part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The gun was pointed at my head. There were perhaps a lot of
other things also happening in the room. But the most significant and terrifying
thing to me, was the feel of that cold metal against my forehead. </div>
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“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tijori kidhar hai??” </i>the
man in the black mask said.</div>
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<br /></div>
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They don’t teach you how to deal with this kind of a
situation, in the bank manager trainee program. I guess it’s the sort of thing,
you have to learn on the spur of the moment. </div>
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I was never really a good learner.</div>
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<br /></div>
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But I loved my new job. I had just secured the position of assistant
manager, in one of the most reputed banks of Mumbai. The job basically
involved, getting other people to do their work and signing stuff here and
there. But if things went wrong down the line, I guess I would be the one to
get the blame.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ten minutes ago, as I had been walking happily towards my
office, I felt something cold pressed against my head. And then I encountered
this guy and his five team members in black masks. As they lead me to the
ground floor, I saw the five security guards nicely tied up in one corner. </div>
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Great! So the one time, they had something more important to
do, than just opening doors, this is what happens.</div>
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“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Abbe bol chu****!” </i>snapped
the guy in the black mask.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Maybe this is not the best time to relapse into a flashback
story. Oh by the way, my name is Sanjay Paranjape.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Still unsure about what to do, I stared at the dark brown
eyes peeking out of the slits in the black mask. They were not particularly
beautiful. I mean if the eyes were this ugly, I could only imagine how horrible
the rest of the face was. Maybe when you are this hideous, robbery is the only
profession open to you.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thwack!!</i></div>
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<br /></div>
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The black masked guy laid a punch in my gut. My stomach hurt
slightly, but I pretended it hurt a lot, so that I could get a few more moments
to think things through. </div>
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There were five trigger alarms in the bank. One at the entry
security check post, one at the cash counter, one near the bank safe and one
each in the general manager and chairman’s office(Both currently chilling in
the Delhi branch. Perhaps not chilling exactly. But at least they weren’t in
this mess.)</div>
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My best bet was to lead the robbers to the bank safe and raise
the trigger without alerting them. They might get to rob the safe. But hopefully
the police should be here before they can escape. </div>
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Wow, not bad thinking huh?</div>
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“Uhh...Let me show you where the safe is.” I said</div>
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With the gun now pointed at my back, I lead them to the safe,
underneath the ground floor.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Next to the huge steel slab forming the safe entry, was a
small electronic keypad. When I entered a particular sequence, the safe door
would open. However when I entered another sequence, the safe door would open
and an emergency message would be sent to the local police unit. </div>
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<br /></div>
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I paused in front of the electronic keypad, not wanting to
seem too eager. And when I was tapped again on my back with the tip of the gun
barrel, I took it as my cue to enter the code.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The safe door opened. The leader, five other men and yours
truly entered the safe. The leader stood with the gun held to my head as the
rest of his team got to work. It seems that they had already collected the keys
from the cash counter, for the lockers within the safe.</div>
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<br /></div>
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I suddenly remembered that Jyotsna sits at the cash counter.
I hoped she was okay. Yes, I like her. Though I don’t know what she exactly
feels about me. </div>
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<br /></div>
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So for the next fifteen minutes, I watched as the five men
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The leader looked at his watch and said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oye bohot time ho gaya. Pack it up boys.
Nikalte hai</i>.”</div>
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Again with the barrel of a gun at my back, our merry group
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leader, I could see in those ugly eyes a certain sense of joy and
accomplishment. </div>
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<br /></div>
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He raised the butt of his gun to hit me and said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chal bye, chu****…”</i></div>
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I guess being well mannered, is not a very important
criteria to become a robber.</div>
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<br /></div>
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As the butt of the gun almost struck my head, we all heard
the distant sound of a siren. Whew, the police were here! As in, almost here I
guess. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The leader stared at me angrily “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Police ko kaise pata chala?? Tune kya kiya be?”</i></div>
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<br /></div>
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He struck an angry blow to my jaw.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shana samajhta hai
khudko? Hamari marega sale bh******? Chal ab aur thoda shana ban aur police ko
bhaga..Nahi toh..”</i></div>
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<br /></div>
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The leader fired a bullet and my left shoulder seared with
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<br /></div>
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As I hit the ground almost senseless with pain, the leader crouched
by me and said “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Agar hum logo ko nahi
bachayega..toh tu bhi nahi bachega..</i>”</div>
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Damn. This guy watches too many Hindi films.</div>
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<br /></div>
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TO BE CONTINUED… </div>
</div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-38982959445977338362015-01-30T08:46:00.000-08:002015-01-30T08:46:42.402-08:00Take It Easy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />
Ashish opened his eyes. Then he shut them. Then again he
opened them.<br />
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Another morning in his life had begun. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
He looked at his watch and realized that it was already
11.30am. He had again missed the first two lectures. He sluggishly got up,
changed his shirt.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The college campus was a ten minute walk from the hostel. It
took Ashish twenty minutes to get there. And in another five minutes he reached
the first floor. As he turned down the corridor to reach his class, someone
tapped him on the back.</div>
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And that’s when Ashish lost all of his sluggishness. Because
standing behind him, was his father Ganesh Patil. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Ashish’s father was one of the most successful sugarcane
farmers in India, while also being an amazingly energetic, positive and happy
person.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Kay re? Surprised?” Ganesh said gleefully, as he smiled at
his son.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Baba tumhi? What are you doing here?” replied Ashish.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ganesh wrapped his arm around his sons shoulder and said
“Sangto! But first let’s go get something to eat. Looking at you I don’t think
you have eaten either.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“But Baba I have a lecture…”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“What you can bunk the first two lectures? But you can’t go
late to spend some time with your father?”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ashish blushed. “No its…uhh…okay I guess.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Good! Please lead me to your canteen.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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They reached the canteen and placed their order. As they sat
by the table near the back of the canteen, Ashish wondered what this could be
about. His father did come to Mumbai once a while but he never came like this
unannounced. Ganesh Patil was a very cheerful and jolly person, but he was also
always very well organized.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ganesh looked kindly at his son’s face and he realized that
Ashish looked like a younger image of himself. But he felt that Ashish had more
of his mother’s kind nature in his heart. This made Ganesh all the more happy.</div>
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Quietly Ganesh said “Ashish beta I have been getting a lot
of calls from the college management. They say that you have been missing a lot
of the lectures and that your marks have only been getting worse in the last
few months. Is there some problem?”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ashish couldn’t get himself to look at his father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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“No Baba there is no problem..It’s just that…I don’t know…but
I just feel that I would like to take it easy for a while…”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ganesh smiled. Maybe Ashish was more like him after all.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Well Ashish, so far no one has been able to beat my record at
‘taking it easy’ in the Patil family. I failed in the fifth, sixth and seventh
standard. Then I failed in tenth. Your grandfather paid a lot to help me clear
my board exams and get admitted in a junior college. And after that, there were
worse things to come.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Oh.” Said Ashish.</div>
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Ganesh continued “Then I got into a bad relationship. I
learnt my lesson. And then, again I got into another bad relationship. This
happened a lot over the next few months. A lot of alcohol, smoking and ahem
other things also happened. I don’t know how, but somehow I cleared my junior
college. I was too messed up to study further. So I came back to the village
and decided to help with the farming.”</div>
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Curiously Ashish asked “So how did you become this different
person Baba?”</div>
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Ganesh chuckled. “For a long time I didn’t. I married your
mother and I was the same care free idiotic person as ever. But then your
sister was born. The day I held her in my arms, and looked into her eyes, I
realized that I had to get my act together. I wanted to do everything I could
to make sure that she always got what she needed.”</div>
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“And it was only at this point, that for the first time in
my life I felt a sense of purpose. Then when I started working seriously on
developing the farm, I realized that I actually enjoyed hard work. Since then I
guess I never looked back.”</div>
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Ashish asked uncertainly “So what would you advice me?”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ganesh looked at him kindly and said “Today I haven’t come
here to advice you. There are just a few more things that I want you to know.
Firstly I’m relieved that you are not as messed up as I was, and are a better
son than I ever was to your grandfather. Secondly I want you to always remember,
that no matter what happens, I’ll be there for you. I don’t care how many times
you fail. Together we’ll find a way. Always.”</div>
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Ashish felt touched. “Ha Baba…” he
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<br /></div>
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Then Ganesh said mischievously
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could involve some drinking. Your mother should not know of this.”</div>
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Ashish smiled. “She won’t.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ganesh tousled his son’s hair
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The next morning Ashish woke up at
8am. He didn’t miss any lecture that day. He couldn’t explain why, but he no
longer felt like taking it easy all the time any longer.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Not that it matters
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I need to reach this
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<br /></div>
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The bus driver announced that the bus had suffered some
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Aruna was completely drenched. And worried that the water
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Aruna stared incredibly at the taxi driver.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Six thousand? But Uncle,
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He raised the rate to seven thousand.</div>
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She was going to miss the meeting she had worked on for six
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A tow truck passed her dragging the silver Honda behind. She
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The tow truck stopped. A very hung over looking Avinash
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-37000455343477836392014-12-13T08:58:00.000-08:002014-12-13T08:59:27.906-08:00New Dawn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So many things unsaid, at the back of my mind,
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Come back once a while, bringing some pain,</div>
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Sarvesh could walk no further in the desert. His feet gave
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Before him appeared an old man with red eyes, covered in
dark robes. An angel of death. In a very business like tone he spoke ‘ Name:
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twenty nine seconds. Cause of death: Dehydration. Time of..’</div>
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‘Wait! Please wait!’ Sarvesh uttered. ‘I don’t want to die
yet. I CANNOT die so soon.’</div>
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Very calmly the death angel said ‘Yes. You can.’</div>
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Desperately Sarvesh said ‘But look I have done so many good
things in my life! Why can’t you consider that and give me a second chance?’</div>
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As the angel looked into Sarvesh’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dark brown eyes, he could see that this boy
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Very well Sarvesh. I
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shall live for another fifty years.’</div>
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As the angel said that, Sarvesh felt his surroundings blur
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Sarvesh snapped awake and looked around to realize that he
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As he looked out of the window he saw the clouds move to
form four words, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Three days to go.</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shit, shit, shit. Not
a dream.</i></div>
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Sarvesh had thought that the photo shoot in the Sahara
desert would really help his career. It would have, if he hadn’t been stupid
enough, to go around scouting on his own for a location. Now he wondered, how
will he explain to his boss that he had suddenly returned to Mumbai. Freshening
up quickly, he left for office. </div>
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The boss was not very pleased. With a lot of pleading
Sarvesh managed to secure his next assignment.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there was one
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Great, he would be covering a photo shoot of Madhuri Dixit. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">She’s getting old, but people seem to like
her. </i>He thought.</div>
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Sarvesh sat down at his desk to have some break fast. As he
began eating the large paper masala dosa, his mind turned back to his near
death escape. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Why did that guy be so kind
to me?</i></div>
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He happened to glance at his dosa, and to his horror saw
that out of the masala, there was a hoard of small tarantula’s creeping out. He
quickly threw the dosa out of the window.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What the f*ck?</i></div>
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Sarvesh wanted to go home and lock himself in his bedroom.
But how would he explain this to his boss? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Damn,
I have to go to the photo shoot.</i></div>
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Nervously looking around, scared out of his wits he walked
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He reached the studio and with a shivering hand he started
to set up his equipment. Suddenly he felt an instinct tell him that he should
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A crane operator came running towards him. ‘Arre Sirji, aap
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Sarvesh ran away. He ran like is life depended on it. Then
realizing that running perhaps won’t help, he stopped. Looked around and locked
himself in a toilet cubicle.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">There must be a way to
beat that b*stard. There must be..There must be..</i></div>
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He started crying and suddenly started laughing
hysterically.</div>
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The angel of death sat somewhere in the Himalayas away from
humanity and its stink, when he heard someone call to him. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Listen, I give up. I
give up. Just come and kill me..I..I can’t take this..kill me..KILL ME.</i></div>
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He smiled. The boy has learned.</div>
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As Sarvesh was washing his face in the basin of the public
toilet, the angel appeared. </div>
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The angel solemnly said ‘So I understand that we are ready
to go.’</div>
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A worn out looking Sarvesh turned around. He gazed at the
angel and said ‘I guess, when you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go.’</div>
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‘Indeed.’ agreed the angel.</div>
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‘Except,’ said Sarvesh now smiling coolly, ‘Its not me who
is going.’</div>
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For the first time the angel felt confused. And as he looked
on, he saw Sarvesh’s eyes change from dark brown to red. The color of the eyes
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Sarvesh now adorned in dark robes, looked on at the angel.
He said ‘Satan requires a young, energetic motivated employee. And apparently
according to him, I fit the bill better than you.’</div>
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‘It is time for you, my old friend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to die.’</div>
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The old man now stood with no shred of cloth on his body and
stripped of his eyesight. </div>
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‘But wait! NO! YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO ME!! I’m a loyal
servant!!! I HAVE served well!! YOU CANNOT DO THIS!’</div>
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The old man ranted and raved. Then suddenly, he stopped
ranting and raving. Forever.</div>
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As Sarvesh carried the old man’s soul to hell, he thought to
himself, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Now this is what I call job
satisfaction.</i></div>
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-87125569663180504422014-11-24T02:51:00.001-08:002014-11-24T02:55:59.734-08:00Teesri Manzil: Movie Review(Spoilers)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wrote a review of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Teesri
Manzil</i>, you can read it <a href="http://tufork.blogspot.in/2014/11/teesri-manzil-movie-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>. But there were certain other things that I
wanted to elaborate on, which would not be possible without giving out a lot of
the story.<br />
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So here goes..Warning spoilers ahead.</div>
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As I said in my review, this is a movie which at its essence
is about how dangerous love can be. I felt that the major motive driving the
actions of all the characters in the movie was love or a perversion of it.</div>
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We have Rupa, the sister of Sunita(Asha Parekh) who is
engaged to marry Ramesh (Prem Chopra). But on going to Park Hotel gets
infatuated with the hotel band drummer Rocky (Shammi Kapoor). When Ramesh finds
out about this he is infuriated with her, and is involved in some capacity in
her death. </div>
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After the death of Rupa, Ramesh very quickly shifts his
affection to her sister Sunita.</div>
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There is Ruby(Helen) the hotel dancer who is in love with
Rocky. She tries to create conflict between Rocky and Sunita, and is portrayed
to be a vamp of sorts. But she also sacrifices her life to save Rocky.</div>
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Rocky our protagonist is in love with Sunita. As the story
progresses he is seen to be working towards winning her affection. There are a
few other interesting elements to Rocky’s character. While being the hero of
the movie, he is also a naïve fool at times. </div>
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He trusts the suspicious looking hotel staff Daka with
delivering his confession to Sunita. Daka gives it to Ruby, who uses this to
try and end Rocky’s relationship with Sunita. </div>
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At the point when Inspector Das reveals to Rocky that Rupa
was murdered, Rocky stumbles around in a haze of confusion and does a few not
so intelligent things.</div>
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In one scene, a lady comes to his room instructing him to
get in a car and go to a hotel where he will find the killer. Rocky trusts her
and does not suspect that the car is rigged. (Break failure. Yes I know,
extremely unique right?)</div>
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But after nearly dying in a car accident, the Rocky that
emerges is a slightly changed one. And I liked how Rocky learns to think better
on his feet towards the end of the movie. </div>
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Kunwar Saab on discovering that Rocky has survived the car
crash insists that he sleep in his bungalow. And to insure that Rocky takes
rest instead of dashing of doing something stupid, he locks him in the room. This
does not strike Rocky is odd.</div>
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Now in the locked room, Rocky discovers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a coat with a button missing. And all the
other buttons are of the same kind as that of a button found on Rupa’s dead
body. Rocky realizes that Kunwar Saab is the murderer.<br />
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Next comes the smart part. Rocky is stuck in the bungalow on
a hill. He has no mode of transport to take him to the police station. He can
try walking. But there is a possibility that sometime in the night, Kunwar Saab
will be coming to his room (For murderous intents, not romantic ones). And on
not finding him there, he will chase Rocky. Bruised man walking vs murderer in
car. Not great odds. </div>
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So what does Rocky do? He makes it look like he has run away
from the bungalow and actually stays back. Rocky also manages to get Sabina,
Kunwar Saab’s mistress to admit on phone to the police, about their hand in the
murder of Rupa. </div>
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Another smart thing that Rocky does is when Kunwar Saab
barges in, as Sabina is confessing. Kunwar <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saab shoots Sabina. It is a very late hour of
night and there is only the electric lamp illuminating the room. The only way
to improve the survival odds for Rocky, would be by reducing room visibility(Or
becoming bullet proof). In the few seconds of Kunwar Saab firing the shot at
Sabina, Rocky smashes the electric lamp. Smart.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
Kunwar Saab is a quite complex character. In front of the
world he plays the part of a rich, kind industrialist while really he is a
cruel, manipulative and cunning man. </div>
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A domino effect of sorts leads to the murder of Rupa. Kunwar
Saab’s wife finds out about his affair with Sabina. One night she walks in on
them in a hotel and tries to shoot Sabina. While trying to stop his wife,
Kunwar Saab ends up accidentally killing her. Rupa happens to stumble onto
Kunwar Saab disposing the dead body. (Rupa was on route to meet Rocky in his
room. She had threatened to kill herself if he does not meet her.) Kunwar Saab
chases Rupa to Park Hotel and pushes her from the third floor.</div>
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Rupa had knocked on Rocky’s door that night when Kunwar Saab
was chasing her, but Rocky did not open the door because he did not like her
and wanted to distance himself from her. Rocky probably also felt that letting
strange girls into your room at a late hour of night was wrong.</div>
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Interestingly if Rocky had opened the door that night, not
knowing that Rupa was being chased by a murderer, then she would have lived.
His sense of moral principles partly contributed to her death.</div>
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Also if Rupa had not let herself get infatuated with Rocky,
she would have lived. Her engagement with Ramesh(Prem Chopra), a boring,
arrogant and rich guy could have possible allured her to Rocky. Who in
comparison was a kick ass drummer.</div>
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I feel that Rocky was more well matched to the vivacious and
rebellious Ruby. But maybe it was not acceptable to have that sort of girl as
the heroine in those days of cinema.</div>
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Kunwar Saab as a person sinks lower and lower to protect
himself as the movie progresses. And I think the process starts when he first
gets into an affair with Sabina. In the end as he is hanging from the ledge of
his bungalow, he looks down at the people standing below and realizes that the
truth is no longer hidden. And he chooses to die instead of living in shame.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
Sabina herself is not exactly innocent. Her reasons for
standing by Kunwar Saab seem mixed. Partly fear and perhaps partly greed.</div>
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And oh yes, inspector Das smokes a lot throughout the movie. </div>
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You might think that you would not want to see this movie,
after reading all this. But even after knowing the climax, you can still enjoy
this movie!</div>
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At its essence <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Teesri
Manzil </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is a movie about mystery,
crime and suspense with a flavor of Shammi Kapoor’s style and certain elements
of Indian cinema. So if you get the time, then do have a look. Watch it!!</div>
</div>
Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-71112209437091693492014-11-24T02:47:00.000-08:002014-11-24T02:56:44.550-08:00Teesri Manzil: Movie Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Firstly I would like to state that I loved this movie. I
would not have been able to put as much effort into writing this, if I did not
completely and utterly LOVE this movie.</div>
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As I write this review I ask myself, is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Teesri Manzil </i>the greatest movie of Indian cinema? Well, no. Perhaps
not.</div>
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Is it a movie that changed the world of film making? Hmm,
not really.</div>
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But it is a great movie, a memorable one. It has the kind of
content for which it will be remembered or at least should be remembered for a
really long time.And as I said, I loved it.</div>
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What I would like to also state is that after watching this film,
I love Shammi Kapoor. </div>
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You see, in this world there are actors. There are method
actors, there are serious actors, there are versatile actors. And then there is
this man. A rebel, a clown(a sexy one), a wild burst of fierce energy and
passion that is the unique signature of the one and the only Shammi Kapoor.</div>
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Okay now to proceed with the movie review.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Teesri Manzil</i> is a
movie about a girls hatred towards the man she thinks is responsible for her
sister’s death, this man’s need to prove his innocence and love to her, while
the real killer lurks after him.</div>
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Rupa the sister of Sunita (Asha Parekh) dies, seeming to
have committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of Park Hotel Mussoorie.
But Sunita thinks that Rupa killed herself because of Rocky (Shammi Kappor),
the hotel band drummer fooling around with Rupa.</div>
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When Sunita arrives at Park Hotel, Rocky comes to know of
her hatred for him and hides his identity from her. Rocky takes the guise of
Anil Kumar Sona, a rich industrialist’s son. Slowly Sunita and Rocky fall in
love and Rocky wants to tell her the truth about her sister.</div>
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The question is who was responsible for the death of Rupa?
The police inspector Das, who has been trailing Rocky thinks that it was most
certainly a murder.</div>
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Is Rocky a murderer? Is Ruby(Helen) the hotel dancer, the
culprit? Is it Ramesh(Prem Chopra), the fiancé of Rupa? Or is it someone else
entirely?</div>
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Rocky was also on the third floor of Park Hotel, the night
Rupa jumped from there. There is a lingering doubt in the mind of the murderer
that he/she left some proof behind and Rocky might be the person who has
knowingly or unknowingly found it. </div>
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Rocky has to find the real killer with the help of Inspector
Das, before the killer gets to him. And the murderer is the kind of cruel,
shrewd person who will not stop at anything to protect himself/herself.</div>
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At its essence <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Teesri
Manzil </i>is sprung around the theme of how dangerous love can be. It is also
about a young man discovering his capabilities when his survival is at stake.</div>
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Besides the story this movie has some great songs. To pick a
favorite is difficult, but I think I liked <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">O
Hassena Zulfowali </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">O Mere Sona </i>the
most.(Though watching Shammi Kapoor perform on any of the songs is a treat.)</div>
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At the very start of the movie there is an amazing scene
where we see Rocky(Shammi Kapoor), Sunita(Asha Parekh) walking towards the
train ticket counter but the camera focuses only on their legs.</div>
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So if you want to find out who the murderer is, watch this
movie. If you love Hindi movies, then watch this movie. If you saw this movie
many years back and vaguely recall what it’s all about then, watch. This.
Movie.</div>
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PS: There is another part to this review containing
spoilers. Click <a href="http://tufork.blogspot.in/2014/11/teesri-manzil-movie-reviewspoilers.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read. </div>
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Rahulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12486375480917512663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470571728441803684.post-53839170139064487942014-10-27T06:08:00.000-07:002015-03-28T02:49:14.137-07:00The Taxi Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There are some things that you do, and then there are some things that you do not do. When you see a guy standing in a dark street in Byculla, with a noticeable bulge under his coat that looks like a gun, you probably wouldn’t want him as a passenger in your taxi. But when you are high, the way Raghu was after having too much to drink, you tend to miss these things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu picked up the shady character with the gun from Byculla west and headed towards Andheri station. Five ten minutes into the ride, Raghu thought he could hear the clinking of bangles. Slowly he realized that this was perhaps slightly unlikely, unless the passenger tonight was a bit kinky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When he turned back he saw that his passenger was casually flinging bullets in the air and catching them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The guy looks at Raghu and smiles. “Kya beta? Never seen a bullet before?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Yes Raghu had never seen a bullet before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As the taxi swerved around a signal, there was a crash as the right window at the back exploded in pieces and the passenger had blood spewing out of his arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This was something else that Raghu had never seen before. In all this evening was filled with a lot of ‘Never seen befores’ for Raghu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“AAAAAARRRGGHHHH!!” the passenger screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu looked on horrified trying to figure out what in the world had just happened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“DRIVE YOU ASS****!!!!! DON’T STOP DRIVING!!” the passenger screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From both sides of the road two black range rovers were rapidly approaching the taxi, strewing their path ahead with bullets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There comes a time in the life of men, when they have to act and prove their mettle. For Raghu Bisht, that time was now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu stepped on the accelerator and took the next left. It was a clear road at 2.00am in the morning. He looked about. They had crossed Dadar. The nearest police station from where they were was about three kilometers away. As he was figuring out how to get there, he heard the front left tire burst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Then there was a faint pop as both the tires in the back were deflated with bullets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The taxi was now an unstable mass of steel. Death would either come from a terrible crash or from an unfortunate bullet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Think! Oh God what should I do? What should I do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu looked back in the passenger seat and he saw that the passenger was clasping a small briefcase against his chest. He grabbed it from him and flung it open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">There were five grenades.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Throwing grenades is something that needs to be taught. You don’t just play around with it and learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But sometimes, you just do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The first grenade landed five feet away from the black car to the left.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The backseat doors of the taxi were now shredded by bullets.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The second grenade lands on the bonnet of the car to the right. But it didn't explode.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The taxi fuel valve had caught flame.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In his desperation Raghu unpins all three of the remaining grenades and flings them down the road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If anyone would have been passing by that road,, at around 2.15 am in the morning, then at this point they would have seen two black cars exploding across the horizon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu jumps out of his taxi and looks on at the exploding spectacle. Luckily the taxi doesn't explode.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Raghu was not a handsome guy. He was not educated. He didn't have any money and yes, consequentially he also did not have any girlfriend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But after today, what he did have, was the guts to face any damn thing life threw in his face.</span></div>
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