Garden Reopens

But for the watchman, not a soul could be seen in the Garden today morning 

After 80 days, the Garden opened its gates this morning, but with no promise or pretense of things ever getting back to normal.
A circular pasted on the Notice Board reinforced all the restrictions of lockdown and more: one, NO group activity allowed; two, NO sitting on the benches or in the China Hut; three, Shekhawat, Bijoy Gupta, Angad Singh, Zarina Khan and others above the age of 65, strictly NOT allowed; four, anybody without mask or face cover, NOT allowed; and five, those with comorbidity, pregnant women and kids below 10 years of age also NOT allowed.
Translated, this means 90 per cent of our members shall continue to be imprisoned at home and the remaining 10 per cent will have to religiously practice untouchability while in the Garden. So forget exercises, having tea together, pulling one another’s legs, gossiping and bit**ing and all the joy and laughter we shared every morning. Will those golden days return in our lifetime? It is anybody’s guess. Till then, the blog goes into hibernation again.

Bihari Milwani:
There is always a silver lining to a dark night. We will definitely get our golden days back. The noted astrologer Bejan Daruwalla, who passed away on 29th May 2020, had predicted (incidentally, that was his last prediction) that the world is suffering because Saturn is overlooking the world and causing problems. After Saturn changes its course in the last week of May, all the problems will disappear. Let us wish and trust that his prediction comes true.

Karun Sharma:
Thanks for showing the face of blog we love and always cherish. Of course, things would become normal but God knows when this would be normal. As humans, we better not to take over the authority of interfering in the timing of events. It was interesting to know that only 10% of us are below 65 years who are allowed to visit. Would those be Nand Ram, Sayeeda, Bhaswati, Geeta and Pushpa? Am I leaving anyone?

Blog Monster: You are leaving out Yusuf-bhai, Siba Prasad Maitra, Fahmida Khan, Lakshmi Hadimani and many other youngsters who are visiting the Garden regularly, in spite of the morning rains.

Karun Sharma:
Dear Blog Master, this was to know the people who are below 65 years. I remember to have participated in 70th birthday of Yusuf-bhai.