TAPRI CHAI... THE CUTTING
Pic.: Internet K ukreja uncle is a senior citizen. He lives in the same building where I have my office and classes. Incidentally, every morning, when I reach my work-place, that is between 7.45 and 8.00, he, too, reaches. Only difference is: he is just back from his daily laughter-club session! For the last twenty years – come rain or come storm – Kukreja uncle and his dozen friends have been there, religiously, in the local grounds, bang at 6.00, every morning! On their way home, they have to complete one more ritual: enjoy the special (peshal) tapri chai … The irreplaceable ‘Cutting’! I tell you, the sight of these oldies (I hear them scream: budda hoga tera baap !) having fun at the tapri is something so therapeutic! So, as everyone, these days, creates his or her own ‘Happiness is…’ quote, today, I wish to create my own: ‘HAPPINESS IS… ENJOING A TAPRI-CUTTING WITH YOUR LOVELY FRIENDS!’ S ome things in life have no sub...