Spreading Mirth

The cardigans and shawls were out as the morning temperate dipped to 16 degrees Celsius – the lowest of the season yet. They say the “cold wave” is due to north-easterly winds hitting the city. That’s reason enough to discard the T-shirts and kurtas and appear more formally dressed, all buttoned up.
Despite the chill, members were in a merry mood, spreading warmth and mirth with their lively pranks and teasers. Nahid Khan and Santosh Tyagi have become their favourite targets as every second person (particularly the ladies) wants to know which of them could be the “mystery lady” featured in the Sunday, December 4 post (close-up reproduced below). Some kept peering at the ears of both ladies by turn, looking for tell-tale signs left by those large danglers (jhumkas) on the lobes. Santosh herself was heard asking around if the mole on Nahid’s upper lip had been there since childhood.
Funnily, the way the two have been trying to deflect attention away from themselves has only deepened everybody’s suspicion towards them – though there are some men who have now started speculating that Santosh and Nahid are red herrings and that someone else like Nafisa Syed or Neelam Garg who has escaped their attention, ought to be zeroed upon.
As of now, most of the members have pitched for Santosh, while Nahid comes a close second and Fehmida Khan gets Kishor Babani's sole vote. There are two more days to go in this guessing game. So all those who have not yet participated may please put in their entries. Results will be declared on Thursday, December 15 – incidentally, the date this blog gets past the 500-day mark.
Renu Babani's PIC-SPEAK:
* Wear or not to wear... sweater since the weather plays havoc each day!
* Yeh reshmi zulfein, yeh sharbati aankhein...