Education On An Egg Per Week !

A lady cooks lunch for students studying at a government school in Bihar so casually I asked her what children get for lunch. She replied, "Generally it is just rice and sabzi, aloo gobi. Sometimes there is dal too. " One labourer a parent said, "Dal is only in name.. It's so patla... almost like Ganga jal. " He added, "First they gave two eggs per week but now they give egg only on Fridays." "Also they don't allow children to take the egg home. " But why? "Because their parents would eat it. " After Bihar's new secretary K. K. Pathak has taken charge sometimes a school inspector visits the school I wish they would give an egg per day. How much can you study on an egg per week. Surely Naya Bharat can afford that.... Then we can all shout Bharat Mata Ki Jai !

Bag Shopping In Patna

The other day I went bag shopping in Patna. So far I have only purchased three bags in my life so you can see I am quite particular about my bags. And one backpack was a gift by Omega during my reporting days. But I much prefer the sling office bags, not the laptop bags you get these days. Benetton did have those bags earlier. Rockport bags are the best, nicely padded and long lasting. But the only Rockport showroom in Patna shut down 20 years ago. My last bag was from Blackberry and it served me well. Patna has a swanky new mall now so I went to check out American tourister... The salesman was helpful but I could not get what I wanted. So he asked me the purpose of my bag. I explained, "It should be big enough for files that bring down governments. " He smiled, "Sir, yahan toh sarkar khud gir jaatee hai. Aur phir ban bhee jaatee hai !"

Barauni Junction Ke Kutte

The stray dogs at Bachhwaara junction are man eaters. But the one's at Barauni Junction are politicians. At lunchtime on platform no 24 even while high speed Vande Bharat trains make their halts they gather for their daily discourse. And then it all begins. First a gentle growl.. followed by two... and then two dozen of them start fighting. Even as scared passengers move away. A policeman looks the other way. The dogs fight like for their life. And the fight moves slowly in One Direction only. Until they reach the other end where a man is eating lunch. The dogs trample his food plate. The man curses and walks away in disgust. Then the fight stops. The dogs together eat the food, as if there was no fight at all. Right now they are all in Patna.... for the floor test...