Slow and Shaky

Santosh Tyagi regales her fans with 'breakfast jokes'

As usual, a slow and shaky start to a new week. Most members kept away. The few who turned up were almost entirely late for the exercises. Many complained of the weather -- of feeling low because of the "change in season". Some were held up because their family members were under the weather.
Santosh Tyagi, on her part, cheerfully enlivened the proceedings, first by teasing Ramila Mistry for being absent-minded and then addressing her as "Kokila-ben" -- the name Shekhawat has given her. Ramila is suffering from a painful knee-joint problem (presumably arthritis) which prevents her from standing for too long. And then, after the exercises, Santosh regaled us by cracking a few of her patented "breakfast jokes". That was when some life could be infused in an otherwise dull and lethargic group.
At times like these, we pause to wonder about some old friends who seem to have somehow fallen off the edges. Sandhya Narang is one. She used to show up occasionally (enroute the yoga session) but now, has stopped coming to the Garden. Najma Sayyad is another. We are told that she is quite unwell and unable to even stand up because of body weight issues. Hari Naraiyani is another. He came for a few days (soon after his wife passed away two months back) escorted by his son, but now neither is to be seen. Prakash Motwani is yet another…
Much as Santosh Tyagi would put their absence to "medical leave", let us hope and pray that they are all doing fine for themselves and shall join us soon.
Jagmohan Papneja:
Best wishes to Shekhawat-ji on his cataract surgery. Soon we will see him back in action.