Church Service

Announcement put up by the Guptas

The church service scheduled this evening for Pushpa and Bijoy Gupta’s deceased daughter (ref post of March 19) had put the usual fun and games of the morning at a low ebb.
Pushpa had already informed her WhatsApp group about a holy congregation “to pray for the soul of Rachana Pinto on 23rd March, 2018 at St Rosary Church, MG Road, Goregaon West at 7:00 pm”.
It was Shekhawat’s turn today to relay the news in the Garden and urge all present to make it to the church in the evening.

Shekhawat (l) informs about the church service today evening

This was at the behest of Bijoy Gupta, who had made a phone call last night informing about the service.
Gupta had also requested that his other friends in the Garden (who are not members of the Club) be suitably informed.
In spite of the solemn atmosphere, there were moments during the exercises when a little smile did escape our lips. For instance, Karuna Waghmare, of all the days, had to speak in cute pidgin English today in order to gain admission to the exercise circle. “Can I come in?” she intoned.
It was a gentle broadside against the current punctuality drive in the Club. Likewise Razia Khan, for once, asked if she would be “allowed to exercise” after turning up later than usual.
Quite clearly, the Club has finally got around to respecting the clock. Of the 20-odd present today, almost everyone reported on time – barring Nahid Siddiqui, Banoo Apa and the Babani couple.