INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN...135

INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN..135

Dr K Prabhakar Rao


(Gandhi, Nehru and Patel are seen walking in hot day on the streets of Hyderabad. They are tired and appear exhausted. Nehru is seen holding hand of Gandhi while Patel is holding Bapus stick.)

Nehru. Patel, the day is very hot. Absolutely there is no respite today.

Patel. True brother. Like corruption in India the heat is also never ending.

Nehru. Why the talk of corruption now? I think we must take some rest somewhere. Bapu is getting completely exhausted.

Patel. Sure. There is a big park close by. We shall go there. Hold Bapu tight. He might fall down.

(Suddenly a car whizzes past them with horn screaming loud. They are caught in surprise.)

Gandhi. eee…eeee… eee.. What is this? Have I been run over by the car?

Patel. Not yet Bapu. But if we keep walking like this on this road surely we will be run over. The guys driving cars have no basic ethics in this city. Let us be more careful. There is no point blaming them. They are born like that.

Nehru. Don’t they have driving licenses?

Patel. They would be having. Many go without it. They manage to learn on the main streets and Gallis ( bylanes), purchase a car and land upon the main road. Their learning is on the main roads.

Nehru. Horrible indeed.

( In the mean time, a motorcyclist comes from wrong side, looses balance and falls down hitting Patel in the process. Patel falls down. The motorcyclist gets up. His name is Razak)

Razak.Hey budde( oldman) Dikta Nahee ky (Can’t you see?) Are you blind?

Patel. ( Gets up) Look Mr. You came from wrong side and you are unable to control the bike. Why are you blaming me?

Razak. Kya bolathai bey ( What are you talking?)Chamdee uttaar dooga( I shall skin you)

Patel. Are you a butcher? Behave yourself. First you were wrong and mose over your fighting with us. How arrogant you are?

Razak. Ye baat hai ( So it is it). Dikhangua tumko my kya hoon ( I shall show what I am ?) Dekh loonga tumko (I shall see you) Namoona banadoonmga ( I shall make model out of you). Tum mujhe nahhe jaante (You do not know me). My iss ilake ka dada hoo. ( I am the rogue of this area)

Nehru. What will you show? Tera sar ( Your head) You clown. Run away from here.

( Razak suddenly draws out a knife from his shirt and shows to Patel)

Razak. Have you seen this? My bahat Khoon kiya isse ( I have killed many with this)

Patel.Come on. Put that in your pocket. Or else I shall chew you.

( Razak Jumps on Patel and tries to stab him and Patel very smartly catches his hand and twists the arm and gives a punch on his face and Razak fals down. The knife is flung far away. Patel goes to him and pulls up Razak holding his collar and rains blows on him. Nehru also rushes there holding Bapus stick and hammers Razak with it. Razak yells)

Gandhi. Jawaharlal and Patel. Please pardon him. We have pardoning them all these years. We are not going to loose much.

Patel. Look Mr Razak. We are leaving you only because Bapu has requested us.You guys have not learnt lessons. Bada dada banne ayya ( guy hascome claiming to be a pehalwan) Otherwise we would have shown stars to you. Run from here. Bewakoof kainka ( idiot)

( Razak lifts bike and drags it out to a side and starts by kicking the lever. He soon drives fast without looking back .There is no trace of any police man. Nehru lifts up the knife and throws it into a drain )

Pate. Ohfo. The guy has hit my leg. It is paining although I am iron man of India. (Sings)

I am the iron man of this nation
Where poor go without ration
Jokers drive on the roads
Their faces are like dirty toads

That fool has hit me with his bike
Yet has the courage to argue and blame
Such guys are danger to the society
And should be permanently made lame

Gandhi. Patel. Please leave him. Let us go fast to the park

(They walk fast on the road. Patel is still limping)

Gandhi. Patel. I think you should see a doctor soon

Nehru. True . Patel. Let us see a medical practitioner before you develop serious problem

Patel. Thanks dear for your concern. I am moved very much.

( On the roadside they find many shops displaying the boards of clinics)

Gandhi. Let us go to one of these doctors. He will treat Pate soon

(They go near a clinic and look at the board).

Nehru. Look Patel. The doctors name is written as M Dharmaraj. His qualification is MBBS. He must be good

Patel. Jawahar. Next to it in very small letters it is also written Homeo in brackets. The name is also not appealing.

Nehru. But there is no degree like that. Let us see the next guy.

( They go to next clinic and look at the board)

Gandhi. RMP is written next to his name. His name is Jeevan Saathi.

Patel Bapu. There are many Institutions in north India who give these certificates RMP to guys who pay up. You can also get one. Bapu. Eee..eeee.. My leg is paining..eeee..aaa..

Nehru. Patel. You are a iron man of India. Remember it.

Gandhi. Look Patel. The next board is showing the name as Dr Arogyanand BHMS. He is also a Homeo guy. Let us see more.

Nehru. The next board is showing the name as Dr Dhanwanthri BAMS

Patel. Oh fo. I am tired. Let us see next

Nehru. yeah.This guy next is Dr Jeevandan MBBS . He has written the name of the University also. Thanks god. Let us go to him.

Patel. Bapu. we have to be careful with them also. No a days students with zero marks in entrance test are also given MBBS seat. What they can learn and whom they can treat?
Gandhi. True. It is also dangerous to go to them. We can not believe by seeing degrees. Meritorious students are very few in these colleges. Less said is better about Medical education in this state. Many are just quacks and do not know any thing.

Patel. Bapu. I am scared. I can not go to them . I may become lame after going to them.

Gandhi. In that case let us go back to our place I shall rub your leg with hot goats milk mixed with neem powder. You will be fine in few hours

Patel. That is very fine Bapu. I trust you more than these quacks. Let us go

( The trio walk slow into distance singing Ramdhun)