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Friday, April 13, 2012

but you have no mangoes

written by Vinayak Razdan Filed under: copy for tourist brochure, nohor

Near Fatehpur Sikri. Summer. 2011.

"It was spring-time in Kashmir, and the flowers were all out to greet the couple on their honeymoon. They were as happy as any newly-wedded couple has ever been, but even in that time of bliss they could not forget the lonely man in Anand Bhawan who was sweltering in the heat of the plains to prepare the country for the final struggle.

From Gulmarg they sent a jointly signed telegram:
WISH WE COULD SEND YOU SOME COOL BREEZE FROM HERE.
He must have been touched by their affectionate concern but Jawaharlal summoned his celebrated and subtle sense of humour to promptly send the telegraphic reply:
THANKS. BUT YOU HAVE NO MANGOES."

Came across it in fantastically titled book 'Indira Gandhi: Return of the Red Rose' (1966) by K.A. Abbas.

Summary:
Kashmir: Cool. India: Hot. But. India: Mangoes. Kashmir: No Mangoes. And so it is appropriate, you too shall be ordained to brotherhood of mangoe-hood.
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Friday, April 13, 2012