Gag Order

Shekhawat (c) performing nachh baliye

Shekhawat faces a BIG problem, peculiar to women. He likes to talk during the exercises. Not just that, he cannot stand at one place while the exercises are on. And Arun Patil would have none of this.
As the Club’s self-appointed watchdog, Arun insists on complete silence during exercises, even when he is not conducting in the middle. Thus, on the Nachh Baliye round today (when we rotate our hips clockwise and anti-clockwise), the moment Shekhawat launched his standard, if somewhat nonsensical spiel of “dancing on the streets, in the bedroom, inside the washroom, etc.”, Arun was upon him.

Arun Patil

“Enough,” he shouted. “We are tired of hearing the same line every day. Now stop it!”
Shekhawat was about to retaliate, when Bijoy Gupta silenced him: “Don’t say anything now. This is Discipline Department (sic) and Arun Patil is in charge.”
“What in-charge?” Shekhawat retorted. “He is getting too big for his boots. He has a bad habit of ticking off people. I shall do whatever I wish... Let me see how he stops me.”
Gupta did not respond.

Khatoon Baig greets all guests

Apart from Shekhawat, there are many who openly challenge Arun’s gag order. So minutes later, when he was caught exchanging a few words with Rukhsana Khan, Nahid Khan pounced upon him: “What is going on? When others talk you have a problem and when you talk, it is okay?”
This was music to Shekhawat’s ears. He started hopping and clapping in glee when Arun quickly salvaged the situation: “Okay-okay, you may talk, but no more than one sentence at a time!”
This made no sense to anybody and instantly a rumble broke out through the group. Some spoke of imposing a fine if caught talking more than three times (or sentences) and Santosh Tyagi promptly agreed to pay. “At least I'd get to talk," she reasoned. Eventually Khatoon Baig came up with the most innovative solution: “From tomorrow, I shall come with a tape. Whenever anyone opens his mouth, I shall seal it with the tape!”
Well, she was the one to open everyone’s mouth soon after. She hosted the first treat of December with an unusually appetising spread of dhokla, assorted fries, jalebi and aflatoon. Thanks to her, we also had a surprise guest, Harish Wadhwa gracing the occasion.
Lt Col Angad Singh (from Mohali):
Discipline must, no doubt, to be maintained. In our club we have followed the tradition of interjecting our activities with many smiles and laughs. These are tonics for everyone. So keep laughing and smiling.