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| Arun Patil (r) holds centre-stage, instructing Razia Khan (extreme left) |
These questions have been simmering in the Club for some time and today, hit a flashpoint when Razia Khan threatened to stage a walk out. She said she was sick and tired of being pulled up no end by Arun Patil on the manner she conducts the exercises.
“At least show some respect for my seniority,” she pleaded. “I have been coming here for the past ten years and conducting the exercises peacefully. Nobody has had any problem with whatever I do. Today, no matter how best I try to conduct the exercises, Arun-bhai will find fault.”
Razia’s cardinal mistake today, according to Arun, was to be too much in a hurry such that, “on counting from one to ten, she would rush up from six onwards”, thereby disturbing the “rhythm” of the exercises.
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The allegations, personal as they might seem, was expected. Arun has indeed been picking on Razia (to the exclusion of Nahid Khan, the other instructor) on the ground that “if you are not serious about exercising, stay at home”.
Today though, he also picked on Khatoon Baig for taking too long to organize her dupatta and cap “as though she is preparing to make a public speech”. And when he tried ticking off Nahid for fidgeting too much and distracting everybody, she retorted with a “Jo hokum” and continued to amble about while exercising.
However, it must be said that there is now a growing need to infuse some seriousness (if not strictness) towards the exercises. In spite of Arun, most of the members have turned too casual for comfort and the reason for some of them showing up (invariably dead late) is open to question. They are also known for the annoying habit of disturbing others who are serious about the exercises.
In this respect, Arun has an unpleasant, if thankless task on hand.
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