Chastised!

Like every other morning, Razia Khan and Nafisa Sayyad went about their rounds on the walking track, unmindful that the exercises had begun. They are however, not the only ones to do so habitually. Among others, Harbans Singh, Renu Babani and Ramila Mistry are equally guilty of giving the laughter exercises a go-by and continuing with their walk regardless.
So it came as a major surprise when Srichand Arora today picked on Razia and took her to task for not joining the exercises on time. She was summoned to the middle and made to do sit-ups (top pic) while everyone laughed. Thoroughly chastened, Razia however, had the last word. “Henceforth, if you do not punish others like this, I will make you do sit-ups here,” she threatened Arora.
But Arora was in complete drill sergeant mode this morning. One by one, he pulled up all the late-comers – Sandhya Narang, Monthi Serrao, Kajal Babani, Kiran Sajjan, Harish Wadhwa… much to the delight of others. “Aaj sab ki parade ho rahi hai!” quipped Nahid Khan mischievously. It must however, be said that there was not a murmur of protest or resistance from anyone, which only goes to show the mature behaviour of our members. Any act of defiance could have vitiated the atmosphere of the Club.
Bapu Rane and Pratap Bhatt though were visibly hard-pressed by Arora’s dadagiri as their bladders had begun to protest against his diktat that nobody should leave the exercises midway. They needed to visit the loo desperately. The two gentlemen held on in silence, hopping from one foot to another, till Jagmohan Papneja suddenly excused himself and strode away boldly to take a leak. No sooner was he back than Rane grabbed Bhatt by the hand and like gleeful children, they scampered away to relieve themselves. They returned only after the exercises were over.
Before dispersing for the day, Shekhawat confirmed (bottom pic) that the Diwali lunch has been fixed for November 16 at Northern Indian Tadka.
Harish Wadhwa:
Bhaswati-ji's picture is terrific -- breaking into hysteria like a school girl while Razia-ji does dand-baithak. How could she and Sunita-ji do this when somebody was getting pulled up by Arora-ji? Iss ki saza milegi, zaroor milegi! Coincidentally, Shekhawat-ji is surrounded by five pretty women as he is seen explaining the importance of big five.
Renu Babani's PICSPEAK:
* Murgi or murga, what difference does it make? Nobody will change!
* The Five Commandments...
Rizwan Khan:
Hahahaha... Nice article!