A Picnic to the Zoo, and a New Year Resolution

A Picnic to the Zoo, and a New Year Resolution

On Sunday the 20^th Jan 2013 we made it to the Delhi Zoo, perhaps after a lapse of twenty long years. This was with a mission to familiarise Chakku - sorry- Aditya. Aditya by his own self addressing system has corrected us from calling him ‘Chakku’. He only takes his name ‘Aditya” and we have no other option but to follow suit. Chakku will soon get into archives as Aditya is emerging strongly.

Zoo had Lion, giraffe, tiger, bear, deer, crocodile, swans, ducks, pelicans, parrots monkeys and many more were there. He liked them or not, but from his enthusiasm it seemed he enjoyed the over four km walk in the clean environment. Normally he is being taken to concrete-electronic jungle “the mall” but this time, it was for a change.

Recently I took part in a “New year Fun- Resolution’ contest held by TERI. My entry was selected for the first prize. I reproduce the entry below, but on the subject I wish to state that my entry was selected not because it was any literary marvel, but for the reason that scholars in TERI did not whole-heartedly took part. I had won a first prize on another occasion too.

The prize winner resolution was like

I will pedal my bicycle to office, drink from the tap and say no to recycled water,

Will have tea with Gur and Tulsi  in a mud pot, ‘n’ say no to cup of China Clay.

Switch off A/C, use inland letter pad to write a mail, and stop e-mail henceforth.

Carry a Motorola walky-talky, ’n’ will throw away my Nokia X2.

Take a dip in Yamuna River once a week and call CM’s help line ‘181’ when in need.

Put on a Gandhi topi and a Khadi Kurta to office ‘n’ say no to Polyester and Terry-cot.

Switch off FM when playing ‘Chipkale….. Fevicol Se… and

Will only listen to music when playing Meri Man ki Ganga Aur Teri Man ki Yamuna ke

Bol Radha Bol Sangam Hoga ki Nahin…..

Mushkil Hey, Magar Na mumkin bhi Nahim !