Fiery Start

Nahid 'Bhaijaan' Khan

Sunita Jajodia

No woman likes being reprimanded in public, least of all by a man. If only Shekhawat understood this simple fact of life, he wouldn’t have taken on three women at one go this morning -- Nahid Khan, Sunita Jajodia and Ruksana Khan. He probably thought he could get away with it because he is Hari Singh Shekhawat. But in the end, Jagmohan Papneja had to bail him out.
It all began with the three ladies reporting late for the exercises, even as they were already present in Garden. The laughter round had started and the they were still chatting merrily in the China Hut, with Papneja joining them. Shekhawat just couldn’t take it. Fuming with rage, he shouted “Nahid Bhaijaan” a couple of times and then relapsed into exercising silently.
Before long the three ladies ambled in one by one. Furious at their casual attitude, he went hammer and tongs at Sunita first, little expecting her to hit back with equal ferocity. She thundered in her native Marwari lingo, made angry eyes and wagging her finger stepped in the centre of the circle to hold up the exercises.

Shekhawat quietly watches the sale of designer clothes in the Garden

Nahid soon followed suit – the crux of their argument being that when Shekhawat breaks any “rule” all is fine but if they take a minor liberty, it becomes a national calamity! With others like Nafisa Sayyad and Ruksana adding fuel to fire (though in light vein), Shekhawat did not know what to say. So he charged at Papneja who had just walked in, oblivious to the pandemonium in his absence. Questioned on what he had been doing in the China Hut for so long, he remarked nonchalantly that he was only switching off the ceiling fans. This came as an anti-climax – a perfect antidote to a fiery start in the morning.
The tension in the air was eventually relieved by a surprise sale of designer clothes close to the Garden gate. Apparently a local boutique owner had shut shop and was offloading surplus stock at throwaway prices. While some like Monthi Serrao eagerly took their pick, the chief combatants of the morning drama kept their distance. They had retired hurt.
Harish Wadhwa:
* It is impolite to comment on women power and their 'liberties' in today's context. So men must better get used to it for their own benefit. Just chill, because women are anyway NOT in your control and will never be.
* Arora-sa'ab, for whom are you selecting the sarees and suits? It is better, Kiran Bhabhi-ji makes her own choices... LOL