Cap is Culprit

Razia Khan

Razia Khan had a lovely story to narrate. She had gone for a wedding reception the other day, appropriately decked up, only to find everyone eyeing her with suspicion. A few friends hesitantly acknowledged her greetings, but by and large, most of them kept a safe distance from her. Later, much later, she was to discover the reason for their discomfiture. She had come for the wedding, the blue Club cap proudly perched on top of her head!
This is what happens when wearing the cap is made mandatory for the exercises every morning. In time, it becomes a compulsive habit -- something Bose Babu was to also realize when one day, he left home for work, formally dressed as usual with bag in hand, but feeling a strange heaviness on the head. Before he could become a laughing stock for all and sundry, he quickly figured out the culprit. It was the blue cap.

Morning musings over club discipline

But then, it has to be said that all members have happily taken to the cap and wear it with pride every day while exercising. The only exception is Geeta Sardana. She has mulishly resisted this imposition, regardless of repeated pleas by Srichand Arora and the fact that she sticks out like a sore thumb in the group.

Geeta Sardana

Geeta’s reason for defying club discipline is that if Sikhs viz. Harbans Kaur and Teja Singh Bhambra can be allowed to come uncapped (for religious reasons), why not she? But the funny part is that while behind her back everyone would criticize her for such misplaced obstinacy, once she turns up, no one can dare utter an unkind word to her. This is precisely what happened today when we had a near 100 per cent compliance on wearing the caps.
The other niggling issue of discipline is attendance. For the first time, a daily roster has been introduced to monitor the comings and goings of the nine members placed ‘under observation’ by the last general body meeting. Beginning today, this roster will be maintained by a very senior and regular member of impeccable integrity and credibility. His identity is being deliberately kept under wraps.