Sun: Sleeping time.
Akshay is busy watching Pro-Kabadi, it is in second year of its inception.
After Cricket, it is turn of Kabadi to catch eye balls of Indian Public.
Actors, Industrialist are all promoting and buying teams and participating in
competition, Star Channel is gathering huge TRP’s by airing the matches on
prime time. Few weeks event takes place leading to final match. Owners, TV Channel,
players, advertisers all make big bucks in this process and get good publicity.
So like lakhs of Indians, Akshay has also taken to this game. As I am getting
ready to sleep as it is past 10.15 pm, Akshay shouts in his booming voice,
Papa, Mussu, come soon.
As his tone is not panic filled, I think, he wants to show
us some action replay scene, so I take my time. But, again his shouts piercer
the peaceful home, ‘come fast’. Muskan, who has reached hall and saw TV,
is now more excited than Akshay. She keeps shouting, ‘Papa, come see this.’
I reach and see on TV a crowd scene being zoomed out. ‘What is
great about this crowd scene? This is what you made me run?’
Turns out the youngest Dodeja was selected in the crowd and
shown on TV. LP [Kosha's husband] is involved with Star TV’s team in organizing this event. So he
had invited all Shah’s and Kashyap Dodeja with family for final match. And
commentator trained camera on Kabir and family, and commented on national TV,
‘See the popularity of Pro-Kabadi, two month old kid to 80 years old are in the
audience!’ So, unknowingly and luck by chance, Kabir created history by making
first Dodeja boy appearance on TV at such a tender age. Non of male members
have ever appeared on TV. Whereas Pinky and Vibha had participated in some TV
game show, many years back. Kashyap's name was flashed way back on TV as sub-editor.
Wed: I set my feet in Mumbai after many months. We seven
were on Office – Training – Social – Personal visit. This was Dad type trip.
Xylo was fully occupied with three staff members and four family members, Dad
would never allow us to take Car to Pune without minimum of four members,
dickey filled with Books – Paper – Press material. And keeping the old ways in
mind, we had brief ‘Nasta’ halts at Duta Wada while going and at Kamat’s while
returning.
After dropping staff for training at Sanapada, we reached CB
office for marathon four meetings. Meeting were good and we made some
commitments. What will be net result? Only time will tell. This can turn into a
major game changer.
Guarav Raheja
yesterday was blessed with baby girl. And as we were just few buildings
away, Muskan insisted on flying visit. I said no way, we will get very late.
She finally promised, ‘I will push you all out in five minutes.’ With this
assurance, we made a visit to hospital. Meena’s MIL was happy to see us all,
asked for Mummy [she is her first cousin] and she forced me take Mithai packet.
Just few hours back, Muskan had wished for Elco Market Pani Puri and I for
Tharu’s ‘Singar ji Mithai’ and here my wish was being full filled.
At hospital entrance we met Mona – Gulu – Amar and Sharda. Said hi and
bye, and rushed out to Xylo.
Visit to Santacruze – Sindhu wadi – Matunga were cancelled,
as it was 6 in evening and we were already running late by one hour, we reached
home by 11.30 after simple but tasty dinner at Kamat, with ‘Batata Wada’
included.
Sat: And in total contrast to our Wednesday Mumbai trip, was Akshay's Mumbai trip on Sat.
Akshay – Muskan – Mummy left for Mumbai round trip for
Rakhi at 9.0 am, whereas Lali – Manju – Sharat left for one day over night trip
to Mumbai at 6.30 am. One more example of high handedness of Mumbai traffic is
like this. Akshay returned at 2.0 am on Sunday. That is 17 hours trip. And in
this 17 hour trip, he spent 1 hour with his sisters in Bandra, 1 hour Muskan
spent time with her brother and family in Mira Road, and 1 hour they spent in
Santacruze with Mummy’s brothers. Rest of the time was in Xylo, pushing car from
1st to 2nd gear in Mumbai traffic.
by P G Dodeja
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