6/10/2010 It all started yesterday...when me and my best friend priyank decided to visit the heart throb of patna...MAURYA LOK....Our aim was just to refresh ourselves...and also to have one plate of fried momos...
Everything was fine..we were busy recalling our school days..Suddenly a 5 year child in shabby attire approached us..and in a very low tone..which was barely audible..with agony in his voice..said.."BHUKHAL HAI...BAAS EK MOMO DO NA"(I AM HUNGRY...CAN HAVE JUST ONE MOMO)...
People standing there avoided him...but me and priyank..sat on our knees and i said.."ka naam hai tumhara??"(what is your name??)....he replied.."RAHUL"...
My next qoestion was.."mummy papa kahan hai??"(where are your parents??).."nahi hai"(i dont have parents)....meanwhile we ordered a fresh plate of momos for him..and he was really delighted to see that...
We asked him "accha batao school jaoge??"(tell us will go to school)...his innocent reply to our foolish question was.." ee school kauchi hota hai??"(what is a school??)..
This question by rahul..broke my heart..63 years of independence..an orphan is still searching the meaning of school....I WASNT ABLE TO EXPLAIN RAHUL THE MEANING OF THE STRANGE WORD "SCHOOL".....he left..back to streets..trying to beg again...and we returned to our comfortable homes.....
"RAHUL STILL WANTS TO KNOW THE MEANING...YOU LIVE IN AN INDEPENDENT INDIA...NA...A SHINING INDIA...INDIA WITH BUSINESS BOOM...IF YES THEN EXPLAIN RAHUL THE MEANING"...
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