Motwani Returns

Prakash Motwani is back

After yesterday’s uproarious morning, today’s was somewhat a let-down. Barely four people were present when the exercises started. All the biggies, including Ved Prakash Grover and Santosh Tyagi were among the absentees. But Prakash Motwani was there. He had turned up after five months.
Looking frail and distraught, he said he had lost 13 kilos after his lung ailment got the better of him and rendered him totally bed-ridden. “Since February, I could not just stir out of home because of the weakness,” he narrated. “Now I feel better. The doctors tell me that unless I move out, I will lose confidence in myself. Being homebound was creating psychological problems in me.”
In his typical style, Srichand Arora tried to cheer him: “What are you afraid of when we are here for you? Don’t be nervous. Don’t be afraid of anybody. All you need to do is make a call to any one of us and we will all be at your doorstep within minutes. After all, how many people do you need? Four are enough. We are many more out here!"

Mohankanwar Shekhawat

In a misplaced display of solidarity, the ladies joined Arora in assuring Motwani of their support also, having clearly missed the import of what he was saying. They had to be corrected and all of them retracted, biting their tongues.
Motwani’s problem is clearly poor diagnosis, in spite of having undergone the whole gamut of tests and scans. The lung congestion/ infection persists. Being a vegetarian (‘I don’t take eggs even!’) he feels he is not getting enough nutrition. Yet, he claims to have taken the famous ‘fish medicine’ propagated by the Bathini Goud family of Hyderabad for lung ailments: “It is just that I did not travel to Hyderabad, but swallowed a live fish here at a camp in Mumbai twelve years ago. It did not help.”
In being so preoccupied with Motwani, we did not realize that Mohankanwar Shekhawat had not turned up, today being her birthday. Nevertheless, an extra laugh was raised for her, as has been our practice. Once again, we wish her many happy returns of the day, excellent health and a wonderful life ahead.
Srichand Arora:
Hello Mrs Shekhawat, it’s your birthday today. We all wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many, many happy returns of the day. We all had one extra laugh to celebrate the occasion.
Jagmohan Papneja:
On your birthday, Mrs Shekhawat, may all your wishes come true. Also, may you live the life you have always dreamt of. Happy Birthday!