Monday, 27 April 2015

SAKSHI AND RUBUL: TWO SIDES OF COIN


Little Sakshi was waiting outside their house at New Delhi.She wore her school dress and ready for school.Her mother is the principal of the school she attends Suddenly she saw the fair looking boy of her class, Rubul who stays with his mother  a few, blocks away from their house is crossing fast . The boy whose mother is a Briton and father is Indian and so his complexion is so  fair . She shouted to draw his attention
" Hi Rubul! Where are you going so fast? Will you not go to school today also?"
" No , I am going to temple today." Boy replied but did not stop.
" But teacher told other day  that you were absent in school for long 56 days. What happened to you? You were sick I suppose. Are you OK now?" Sakshi asked anxiously
" No, I am quite well. Actually I went to Singapore for relief and reoccupation after prolonged study. Actually I needed a break. My Mom advised me to go" The boy slowed down near the gate of next building.
" But, your mother's faith, if I am not wrong is different perhaps. Do you  people follow all Hindu cultures.I saw you having beef in annual fest of the school. How can you go to temple without Suddhikaran? My Mom says like this." Little Sakshi was farm in her faith.
" Why ? What will be the problem if I visit temple ?" Rubul is now looking angry.
" If you visit temple after eating forbidden food in Hindu faith , they say God will be angry to start storms , earthquake etc to teach us a lesson."  Sakshi strongly expressed her faith.

" Sakshi! Oh! Sakshi ! are you ready ? Oh my God! What all these saffron attire you wore while going to school? Don't you remember, I told that no saffron in school? " Sakshi didn't notice when her Mom came out. Rubul saw Sakshi's mother and vanished fast from the scene.
" Oh Mom! You only told earlier that I have to wear saffron colour clothes as I look good in this colour. But now you are telling me to abstain saffron in school." Sakshi grumbled
" No my dear, I only gave notification that  that no saffron in school, means no saffron in school. You should not forget how other day your English teacher Debabrata Bose was talking against this and
how I punished him. Now let's move. Since your father has gone abroad for official tour,I have to look after everything in house.Come move fast" Both mother and daughter walked towards bus stop. 

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