INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN..189

INTO THE PAST WITH PAIN…189

Dr K Prabhakar Rao

( It is Osmania university campus in Hyderabad city and it looks like a police seized bastion. Everywhere police men are found. All of them are dressed as if they are roman warriors wielding weapons, helmets, armor. Gandhi, Patel and Nehru are also seen on the road side watching the scene with others.)

Gandhi. Patel. We came here some months ago. Situation was then also was like this.

Patel. True Bapu. At that time the Telangana movement was at its peak. Then Krishna committee was declared and the violence reduced waiting for the report.

Gandhi. Now the report has come.

Patel. It is a joke on people now. The guys have realized the joke.

Gandhi. Hee..hee.. haa..haa..huu. hu..hu

Patel. Hey..hey..heyy

Nehru.. hoo…hoo..hoo.

( Patel suddenly breaks into a jig and sings)

These guys have been fooled
The nuts do not know where they are
These guys have no unity
While each and every one wants to ride in a car

They have no direction to the core
And are groping like bats in day light
Finally Telangana will be ditched
While many goons become leaders in street fights

Gandhi. Very nice Patel. Very well composed and sung

Nehru. What is so great about this shit poetry?

Patel. Is this nonsense a poetry

Nehru. Then what?

Patel. Then what all you wrote in your life time is nothing but a shit writings.

Gnadhi. Haa..haa..haaa

Nehru. Bapu. Why do you laugh. Earlier you praised me much. Now you are supporting Patel.

Gandhi, What to do. I derive fun from your fights. Hee..hee..hee

( In the mean time many students try to come out of the gate of campus and are stopped by police men. Students throw stones at them. Police retaliate with stones. Inspector Zalim singh with constables, khoonkar, Kumbh karna, Akshya, Rakta beeja, Rakta daha are facing the students)

Zalim singh. Look students. Go away to your rooms. Go and study there.

Sudent Naresh. Haa..haa..haaa..hoo..hoo. Police go back.. go back.. Jo hamse takraye ga wo mittee me miljayega..hoo..hooo

Student Yadgiri. Hee..haa..haa.. hoo. Jai Telnagana…Jai Jai Telangana ,,hoo..hooo

Student ramu. Take this you guys. ( He throw s a stone at Zalim singh)

Zalim singh. Ye Baaaat hai.. Dekh loonga. Tereko. Chamdee utar doonga.. Kya samjha mujhe.. Arre Kutte. Sabak sikhatahun.. tete ko Badmash. Apne aap ko student kahatahai. Vidyarthi banta hai.

Patel. Bapu. What is the real meaning of Vidyarthi

Gandhi. Vidya means knowledge and education. Arthhi means one who is seeking it. Vidyartyhi seeks knowledge. Word is very great.

Patel. Are they seeking knowledge? I doubt it.

Gandhi. Hee,,hee You know better. They are seeking Telangana now. Education has now disappeared.

Patel. Knowledge seeking has stopped long ago in educational institutions. The students are now caught in traps laid by the dirty politicians. Some guys want to become leaders through student politics. We have many guys like that in Parliament. Some are central ministers. Jai pal Reddy at center was a student of Osmania University and he actively participated in all politics and now also playing politics.

Gandhi. But we do not hear him much on Telangana issue.

Patel. They are cats on wall. They are playing safe. They are guarding chairs. They play opportunistic politics. At an opportunistic moment they would try to join the issue to grab some thing.

Gandhi. This is also true for Congress leaders from Telanagana.

Patel. None is prepared to resign their posts. They want the tag with them. At times they act as if they are with moment. Where are these guys. They have pushed students to front to face police and seeing tamasha.

Gandhi. Leaders now lead from back.

Patel. But you always led from front.

Gandhi. haa..haa. Those days are over now. It is the day for opportunists and fence sitters and cats on wall.

Patel. Mew..mew

Gandhi. haa..haaa..haa..heee.heeee

( In the mean time police fire tear gas shells at students. Many run to distance. They again group up. Some tear gas also envelops Gandhi and Patel when the students throw back the canister of tear gas)

Gandhi. Ohfo. What a gas? But the gas is not powerful as it used to be.

Patel. Bapu. The canisters are also adulterated like any thing.

Zalim singh. Haa..haa.. Is it a joke you guys. Tear gas shells are original. There are no fake ones.

Gandhi. Bhai , You know it better.

Zalim singh. I always know better.

Patel. Look Bapu . Many students have gone back from gate. I think trouble has been averted.

Zalim singh. We handled the crisis well. Thank god. We were not forced to fire bullets.

Patel. Plesae do not get worried. You will get many opportunities. This movement will not die soon. That means many promotion chances for you. Relax sir.

Zalim singh. Sure .. Sue.. You guys appear to be sensible.

Patel. That we are.

Zalim sing. Who are you guys?

Patel. We are Gandhi, Nehru and Patel.

Zalim singh. That is good. You have good names.

Patel. These are not mere names. We are they and they are we. We can not be others and others can not be we. We and they are same, Same are they and we. We are not like them and in fact they and we are same.

Zalim singh. Ohfo..eee..ee…eeee.. What is this? Not one word has been understood.

Patel. Better think coolly and understand. We are going. Bapu. Let us go before this guy gets into senses

Gandhi. So be it.

( The trio walks away )