MAsh in traffic- a fun post

Ashutosh was in Mumbai for a conference of top neurosurgeons of the world. The conference was to open at 10 A.M. It was 9.30...he was miles away from the hall..and struck in traffic.

He was frustrated and didn't know what to do...He tried surfing the net to read more about the latest techniques in brain surgery..but that was boring because he knew everything ..so he thought of listening to songs..The FM in the taxi was blaring nonsense songs- some "Ata majhi satakli"... though the song reflected his mood, it didn't suit his fine taste in music... he wanted some old classics.. he typed "kuch toh log kahenge" in hope of listening to the classic from Amar Prem... but what he got was a link to Kuch Toh Log Kahenge 'forum of India Forums... he didn't like what he read there.. two mad women- Mudra and Vidi were talking nonsensens... "ek din in dono ka brain surgery kar doonga" he muttered to himself...He closed the browser and looked outside the window.. he liked what he saw- a chai ki dukaan...

"Wow" he said to himself... now I can drink my favourite adrak ki chai.

He lowered the window and shouted "Bhaiya ginger ki chai dena"

"Alya cha chaha?" asked the vendor.

Ashutosh got wild... he heard it as " Aa leja chaha"..he ranted in the cab "How dare he tell me aa leja..kya usse patha nahi main kaun hoon.. mai kitna famous hoon.. main car se bahar nahi nikloonga"

The hapless car driver understood a part of what Ashu was telling.. so he decided to clear the misunderstanding

"saheb" he said" woh keh raha hai ki woh aapko ...(he failed to get hindi equivalent of ginger) ale chai mein daalkar dega"// Ale is the Marathi word for ginger//

"Ale?" Ashutosh wondered what it was... then his tubelight lit..".Oh!" he said.".woh toh main aur Mallika London mein khoob peethe the"

The cab driver smiled ..

Ashutosh shouted to the tea wala- "Bana do bhaiya..jaldi se chai bana do

Ashutosh couldn't help smiling.. he was intelligent.. and he proved it.. though the cab driver pronounced it as "aale" he understood that he meant "ail" ..."Ale means beer...

he was lost in "london ki yaadein"... the golden days where Mallika and he guzzled beer till they were in no position to walk ...

"Chai mein beer..weird combination hai.. but such combination is not unheard of ..Rum is added to chocolates..wine is widely used in cooking...and now I will have the good fortune of drinking beer-tea..

Par chai toh garam hogi..alcohol evaporate ho jayega na? .. Ashu beta you must inhale the fumes for poora paisa vasool..plus drink it fast so that the main content doesn't evaporate ... the tea will have a miniscule amount of ale..I will still be sober enough to deliver my speech" Ashu reassured himself.

The tea vendor brought the tea to Ashu and he was surprised to see the way Ashu gulped the hot tea...

Ashu frowned in disapproval.." Arrey ye toh ordinary adrak ki chai hai... tune toh kaha tha ki tum isme ale daaloge"

The cab driver intervened " arrey bindok... adrak ko Marathi mein ale kehthe hai..chal 15 rupaiye nikaal aur usko de"

Ashutosh felt cheated but complied... he muttered "Sorry bhaiya, mein bahar se hoon..mujhe Marathi samajh mein nahi aathi"

The traffic didn't seem to move further... he got rally bored.. "yeh kya hai ...I must work harder..ek din mein itna bada doctor banoonga ki helicopter mein ghoomna afford kar sakoon.. to hell with the traffic"..saying this he stepped out of the car...

He looked at the sky hoping that the organisers might have sent a helicopter to fetch him.

But what he saw pleased him..

Mallika was flying on a broom...

"Mallika..."

Mallika parked her "vehicle" right in front of Ashu and said

"Aaja meri jhadoo pe bait ja..aaja meri jhadoo pe bait ja.. by-air jaayenge full speed jaayenge.. kahin rukenge na hum"

Ashutosh thanked his lucky stars that Mallika was his friend..

he spoke to himself "Ashu beta tu Mallika se shaadi kar hi le.. tujhe jahaan jaana hoga, yeh tujhe wohi by-air drop kar degi.. jhaadoo downmarket hua toh kya? kum se kum tu traffic mein toh nahi phasega"

Ashu listened to his heart... and on the last day of the conference he married Mallika

[P.S- I have taken several creative liberties ..kindly excuse

Special thanks to Rajani Tayi for translating adrak ki chai into Marathi..I knew the ale part though😉]