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Did you have a nice time at the get-together
in Hyderabad, asked my husband who knew that I was keen on
attending the event got up by my family to celebrate the silver
wedding of a close relative.
It was wonderful, I said, and you missed it,
I added.
What’s so wonderful about these events? One
is not different from the other. You eat, chat and disperse
after commenting about the food, he said.
You are wrong because for once “food” took a
backseat and importance was given to entertainment, I said.
Did they screen a movie or stage a play, he
asked.
Neither, because they are mundane and these
things don’t need any effort on the part of the organisers, I
said.
Then why don’t you tell me what the event was
like?
It was a combination of tradition and
modernity and the event was organised by all youngsters, I said.
What do youngsters these days know about
tradition, I wonder, he remarked.
In fact, they seemed to know quite a lot.
There was Vedic chanting and singing of popular songs suitable
for the occasion. Besides, there were a number of games which
provided “food for thought”, I said going into raptures about
the unique get-together.
Thank God, I didn’t yield to your persuasion
to accompany you to this get-together you seem to think so high
of. I feel “appeasing the taste buds” is more important than
“appeasing the intellect”, he quipped.
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