Limping Back

Normalcy returns to the Club... with the resumption of jokes' narrations

Slowly, but surely, the Club is limping back to normalcy. An unmentioned fact of the just-concluded Rajasthan Tour (February 5 to 12) was the extent of physical duress, even suffering – what with those punishing travel schedules, uncertain hours, unappetizing food, camel rides, et al. Everything meant to throw the human body out of gear was endured by our elders with a smile in their all-consuming excitement of discovering new places and people.
But there’s been a price to pay also. From the moment they touched base in Mumbai, almost all the Rajasthan returnees have been on medication for ailments ranging from muscular cramps to stomach upsets. Many were quick to recover, but some like Santosh Tyagi and Nahid Siddiqui are still under the weather with body ache, giddiness, running tummy, etc. They are yet to report for the exercises and with every passing day, their absence has become a cause of mounting concern.
On the positive side, we have a minor miracle in Kiran Prakash (known for his delicate stomach) having survived the spicy Rajasthani food and reporting for the exercises without fail, every day. An equally vulnerable Fahmida Khan has not missed a single morning – not to mention Yusuf Rasiwala, Banoo Apa, Naseem Khan, Siba Prasad Maitra, Bhaswati Bose… and the hardiest of them all, Nahid Khan who is back to conducting the exercises.
It is their presence that lends a semblance of normalcy returning to the Garden.