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| Uncertain Future: Members on a loose end this morning |
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| Santosh Tyagi |
Apparently all public parks and gardens in the locality, except for the neighbouring Garden No 2, have already been closed by the municipal authorities. Someone, it seems, had come last night to “check if all was well in this Garden”, informed the watchman today.
Many feel that the measure is to dissuade senior citizens, who frequent the Garden most, to leave their homes lest they catch the bug.
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| The Health Centre in the Garden is already shut |
Santosh Tyagi has been told by her family to avoid going to the Garden for some time, till the situation eases. It was just the other day that she had resumed her exercise routine after several months. But then, Santosh suffers from high BP and
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| Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd) |
Likewise, Lt Col Angad Singh (rtd) has been advised to stay away from the Garden for the time being. Today he showed up at the gate while we were exercising, only to retrace his steps quickly. “What else could I do?” complained the 86-year-old on phone. “I must listen to my children.”
Rukhsana Khan has also been forbidden by her children to take public transport (she stays in Goregaon) in order to reach the Garden early morning. There are many others under similar instructions from home, just that they are not willing to talk about it.
Effectively, attendance has plummeted drastically of late, leaving us with barely a dozen to carry on with the exercises. Nahid Khan, Banoo Apa, Zarina Khan, Naheed Siddiqui, Razia Khan… are some of the key absentees these days. And among those who are still making it, a majority are bound to also drop out in the next few days. We can do little but to wait and watch.
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