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Near Fatehpur Sikri. Summer. 2011. |
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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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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