DISQUS

Hema Dayal · 6 months ago

Amazing stuff. Good observations and excellent writing.
What an inspiring story.

keep it up

Hema

Meraj · 6 months ago

this had become like a 'Saptahik Dharawahik' of yesteryears...sad, it got over. start some new chronicles, sir!

Ramesh Srivats · 6 months ago

Super story da. So if you hadn't been rescued by the fact that you had reached your destination, what would the answer have been?

Amit · 6 months ago

This is a truly amazing anecdote. Brilliantly recounted by you as well.... keep on writing...

Harprabhjot Singh · 6 months ago

What a lovely tale of Sirji and cabbie. Enjoyed the entire 4 parts. Sir... I am your fan :) Cheers.

opinion · 6 months ago

@meraj - Will need another cab drive for that sir :-)

opinion · 6 months ago

@hema, amit happy you like it :-)

opinion · 6 months ago

@ramesh - Tricky one. In his head, he felt justified for taking cash/car. Do you blame him or the circumstances?

Ramesh Srivats · 6 months ago

Cheating. You can't answer the question by posing another one back.

Pavita · 6 months ago

Lovely storytelling. Am curious - what would have been the answer to his question?

opinion · 6 months ago

@ramesh, pavita - OK :-) Am totally against the act of taking moolah from the family of the soon-to-be. I guess you cannot condone the act in the name of anything else.

Partha · 6 months ago

great stuff mate

kt · 6 months ago

ohhhhh finished.nahiiiiiiiiiiiii..jaldi se koi aur story..got too used to this in de past month..and i really think ur chronicles are better than the one time posts :-D

@rahul, ms P and ramesh- As far as your answer...i think we all r being too rigid on the lets c, so called dowry taking..As in isn't it a li'll subjective..so long as the giver can give n the taker doesn't have to burn, torture or bollywood style take the baraat bk does it really matter..as in if my father can afford and wants to give me a car/house/whatever...why not..????
i think the poor bugger here is justified considering all the money he spent on the bloke who has not even asked his dad to live in the good times with him...

oh i love these debates..lets hav another one soon.

Sunil Seth · 6 months ago

Wah Sirjee this is good stuff.. please keep posting

opinion · 6 months ago

Thanks Sunil, good to see you here.

Vik · 6 months ago

i think after this it should be carried on as fiction as you being a seluth and he being your side kick... as Ur from Lucknow he would love to be ur sidekick

opinion · 6 months ago

@vik - some show script maybe :-)

anand · 6 months ago

hmmm.tis post was a dull affair wen u gauge it with lofty stds set by its prequels.after th 3rd post i was eagerly waitin for the las post of the series..but let me down.. at the half way stage i was scrolling down to chk how much more!!i sorely missed the ingenuity of ur prev posts!!
and will certainly catch up with th cabbie wen i visit mumbai th nex time..u really made a hero out of of nowhere!!
from a fan of ur posts!!

opinion · 6 months ago

Hey anand, thanks for the feedback. Shorter posts next time, maybe?

Mike Smithson · 6 months ago

Hey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this.

opinion · 6 months ago

Thanks mate :-)

Devina · 5 months ago

Ookay, so have I missed the bus (er, cab) on your comments section??? I'll barge in, anyway.


Superb conversation, Rahul, and superbly captured. So much to learn about life, truth, deceit, superficiality, character, characterlessness, hardships and irony, in this post.



One question: did you carry a dictaphone with you, like we journos do??? How could you possibly remember alllllll of that??!!



:)

opinion · 5 months ago

Good to see you back here Devina :-) thought I'd lost a reader considering the gap :-)
No dictaphone, just that this conversation was really unforgettable :-)

Devina · 5 months ago

No no, u never lost me! :) Bohat dino baad i know i know...have just been going a little crazy in life with the usual madness!!! :p er, don't mind my erratic-ness, if ever there was such a word!!

opinion · 5 months ago

Welcome back :-)