Ides of March

Tara Chand wants to see Grover's teeth

Who says ‘beware’ of the Ides of March? Well, that was said in Shakespeare’s time – another age, another place. Today, in Lokhandwala Garden No 4, we needed no such warning. There was no Brutus around and it was a beautiful morning with lots of laughter and sunshine. Yusuf Rassiwala was at his jovial best, Santosh Tyagi did her jokes’ narration, Shekhawat was irrepressible as always and with Razia Khan, Srichand Arora and Nahid Khan bringing up the rear, everyone was on a roll.
The irony of such happy situations is that misfortune often gets converted to a joke. Take Nafisa Sayyad. She was merrily watching some kids play football outside her building complex when suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, the ball came hurtling towards her.

Nafisa Sayyad: retired hurt

It missed her by a whisker, but struck the chair she was sitting on. Such was its impact that a leg of the chair snapped instantly and the next moment Nafisa was on the ground, her knees badly bruised and bleeding. She had to be rushed to a doctor and is now advised complete bed-rest for two days. This, according to Razia, explained Nafisa’s absence in the Garden today.
Then there was Ved Prakash Grover, another instance of tragedy turning into comedy. A botched up dental job has left him with enamel erosion in his front set of teeth. It is a ghastly sight. So Grover came to the Garden today without his cap. Sure enough, Arora picked on him and Grover retorted that he was very, very angry. Concerned, Arora left exercising and ran up to Grover to inquire, in hushed tones, if he had plans to bash him up. That did it. Breaking into laughter, Grover narrated how some dentist had ruined his happiness and now, with just 12 days left for the Himachal Tour, there is no time to get a repair work done. Much as others also sympathized with him, this singular encounter lightened Grover’s mood for the morning.
Surely, as they say, there can be humour even in adversity.
Anonymous:
I hope the ball that hit the chair was not damaged in any way. (LOL)
Harish Wadhwa:
"Mein tumhe kya salaah doon Grover, mere toh apne daanton ka haal bhi kucchh..."
Srichand Arora:
Nafisa-ji, issi liye Laughter Club aapko bina kursi ke baithne ki salaah deta hai. 'Kissa Kursi Ka' yaad rakhiye!