Bizarre Comedy

Hari Singh Shekhawat

Shekhawat’s plight is turning out to be some kind of an unfunny joke. He does not want to go under the knife for his heart; his family insists a bypass is imperative because of the blockages; surgeons at the Asian Heart Institute (AHI), Bandra are in no hurry because his is not an emergency… And so he languishes.
Yesterday, a delegation from the Club led by Srichand Arora (and comprising Monthi Serrao and Jagmohan Papneja among others) wanted to pay him a courtesy visit at his residence. Before they could regroup in the evening, Papneja checked and found that Shekhawat had already been hospitalized since Tuesday and his operation was scheduled on Thursday!

Bapu Rane

Since early morning today, Arora looked quite restless and after the exercises announced that he was rushing to the AHI right away and anybody interested could join him in his car. Papneja agreed. The ladies backed out with Mumtaz Jahan speaking for them: “You gents may go now, we ladeej-ladeej will go later.”
Outside the Gate, Arora lit a cigarette and casually called Shekhawat’s number. Shekhawat promptly came on the line sounding super-excited. “They’ve postponed my operation again,” he chortled. “I have constipation. They want to do some more tests on me in the next two days. After that they’d fix a date. And there are so many beautiful nurses around. But what to do…”

Garg (in green) looks frail after a viral attack

So that did it. Arora saved his Bandra drive, but up came Sitaram Hivarkar to inform that Bapu Rane’s intestinal problem had turned from bad to worse. “It is difficult to see the state he is in,” Sitaram narrated. “He keeps a dirty plastic mug next to his bed and constantly vomits into it. Whatever little liquid he takes, milk or fruit juice, is instantly rejected by the body. And still he refuses to switch over from his ayurvedic treatment. It isn’t doing him any good, but what can I say? He is adamant.”
In between G.R.Garg strode up, looking a shadow of his former self. He has pulled down drastically following a severe attack of viral flu. But he was cheerful and insisted he had recovered fully. He promised to be more regular at the Garden henceforth.
Harish Wadhwa:
May god bless our fellow members with good health and early recovery.
Renu Babani:
I guess the focus should shift to Mr Rane as his condition seems to be getting worse. Let us pray that there is some way he gets relief and doesn't have to suffer this way. If only he would change his medication regime.
Jagmohan Papneja:
For our friends, Shekhawat-ji and Rane-ji: Leave all your worries to GOD and he will do the rest!