INTO THE PAST WITH
PAIN…138

 

                                       Dr K
Prabhakar Rao

 

 

( It is Washington DC in USA  and American President Barak Obama  and General Washington are seen  sipping tea in the  sprawling lawns of White house. Both are
immaculately dressed. General Washington is in his full uniform while Obama is
sporting a black suit. There are  armed guards  around taking positions at vantage positions.
There are some machine gun posts too.)

 

Washington. Mr. President. Hope you are very
comfortable now. You had some initial hiccups after the elections.

 

Obama. That usually people have. I
was new to this position. But I knew I would do well.

 

Washington. In very short span you got the
Nobel Prize too. That was a great surprise for most of us.

 

Obama. Thanks you sir. (within
himself) Thank god he did not say he got a shock.

 

Washington. Heee…heeee..heeee

 

Obama.hooo..hooo…hooo

 

Washington. 
What is the problem at the old WTC site. I learnt there is some problem.

 

Obama. Sir. If we think there is
a problem, it will be there. If we thinkthat there si no problem nothing will
be there.

 

Washington. MrObama, You are a practical
guy.

 

Obama. Hee…Heee…heeee

 

(In the mean time a sentry
arrives and smartly salutes)

 

Sentry. Good evening Sir, There
is a gentleman outside and he wants to see the President.

 

Obama. Who he can be? I do not
have any appointment today.

 

Sentry. Sir .What are the orders
for me?

 

Obama. Please wait for some time.

 

Washington. Can any one  walk-in into white house  gate and ask to be let in.

 

Obama. Strange indeed. Any how we
have to be careful.

 

Washington. True. He could be an AlQaeda
man.

 

Obama.( looks at sentry) Is  he bearded and looks very rough?

 

Sentry. No sir. He is clean
shaven and ill clad. Does not look like modern man

 

Washington. It is better you describe him
more.

 

Sentry. Sir. He thin, frail, weak
and looks like a skeleton moving. He is dark and bald and wears round glasses
of past century. He has no teeth and has shrunken face. He wraps a cloth over
his chest and is wearing chappals, a watch hangs at his waist and he is armed
with a long stick. There are two more guys with him. They are reasonably well
dressed. They appear to be the yes masters of this old man,

 

Washington. Yeah… I got him. He is MK
Gandhi. Other two guys are his flunkies Nehru and Patel. They are always with
him clapping al the time..

 

Obama. Yeah. He came here earlier
once

 

Washington. Not once, but any times he came
here. He means  no harm. Let us call him.

 

Obama. Sentry. Plesae allow them
in with all respects.

 

( sentry sautés smartly and
goesout and outside he meets Gandhi)

 

Gandhi. What happened? You have
taken lot of time. Are they not there?

 

Sentry. Who?

 

Gandhi. Those who are supposed to
be there.

 

Sentry. Sir . How do you know who
will be there inside?

 

Patel. Look. These are beyond
your comprehension. ( sings)

 

They are those who should be
there

And they know who they are

we know  very well who they are all

to know all the secrets is a bar

 

 

Sentry. Ohfo.. What guys are
these..(Pulls his hair in disgust and later composes himself) Sir You can go
inside.

 

Gandhi. Thanks dear.

 

( suddenly he sees a She goat
behind Nehru and is surprised)

 

Sentry. What is this animal? This
is new to this country.

 

Nehru. This is a mini cow and we
call it Goat mother.

 

Sentry. But you can not take this
inside

 

 Patel. This is part of us. We can not live
without it. Rather I can not live without it.

 

Sentry. We have strict rules to
not allow animals inside White House.

 

 Nehru.  We are helpless. (Goat bleats loudly may. may…may..)

 

Sentry. Sir I have to get
permission again

 

(He goes inside and salutes
smartly)

 

Washington. What happened? Where are they?

 

Sentry. Sir. They are very much
there. The problem is that they have a goat with them and they want to bring it
inside.

 

Washington. Strange guys indeed. What they
are doing with a goat?

 

Obama. Any how we shall see. Look
sentry. Please allow goat also inside.

 

(Sentry salutes and goes out and
meets Gandhi)

 

Sentry.  Look gentlemen. Now you may go inside with
goat. But leave the stick here.

 

Gandhi. I can not walk without
stick.

 

Sentry. But this is weapon.

 

Patel. Look Mr. Sentry, Does this
look like a rifle to you? You are very strange.

 

Sentry. Sir. It is not me. You
are all strange guys. Plesae go inside

 

(Gandhi, Nehru and Patel get in
along with the goat while the sentry holds his head)

 

Gandhi. Good evening gentleman.
This is Gandhi again here. This time I am not alone. I have Nehru and Patel
with me. Oh sorry. This goat is also with me

 

(Gandhi ties the goat to a post
available there in the garden)

 

Washington (rises). hello Mr. Gandhi.
Welcome. We are pleased to see you here.

 

Obama. Welcome Mr. Gandhi. We are
happy to be with you this evening.

 

Gandhi. Thanks. Gentlemen.  We are honored.

 

( All  are seated)

 

Washington. Let us get to business. Mr.
Gandhi. What is the matter?  All the way
you came to us.

 

Gandhi. Nothing great sir.  I learnt there is some problem at the site of
former WTC.

 

Obama.  Yeah .But how you are concerned with it? This
is not your country.

 

Gandhi. Not really sir, but we
stand for peace everywhere. We may be of some help to you.

 

Washington. At the former  site of WTC, Muslims want to build  mosque. Many Americans are against the
proposal.

 

Obama. What  can be wrong in it? I do not understand. If a
mosque is built aQaeda  will not bomb it
in future

 

Patel. Please excuse me sir for
speaking in between. Then you may build mosques everywhere near all great
centers.

 

Obama( Looks angrily)  My intention is not that infact. I wanted to
buy some peace internally.

 

Gandhi. Obama sir. You are large
hearted in a thin body. Muslims have bombed WTC earlier and why you want
to  be very considerate to them? Hats off
to you.

 

Obama. Hee,,,heeee..heee

 

Gandhi. look sir. In India too I
gave all concessions to Muslims. They partitioned India. Even then I opted India to be a
secular nation.

 

Patel . All the guys    voted for Pakistan. But most of them are with
us and many art trying to create  one
more Pakistan.

 

Washington. Heee…heee. You guys had no
forethought. What you have done like that?

 

Gandhi. For me they are like my
two eyes.

Washington. That is your problem.   How you are going to help us solve problem?

 

Gandhi. I shall go around and
spread my message.( sings)

 

Raghupathi Raaghava Raaja raam

Pateetha paawana seetha raam

Eeswar aalh tero naam

Sabaki sanmathi de Bhagwan..

 

( Nehru and Patel clap also
singing Ramdhun while Washington and Obama strangely look at them)

 

Obama. Better you be there where
you are. This is not India.
Every guy has a gun here.

 

Washington. Some guy may put bullets into
you at ay time.

 

Obama.  In India some one waited till1948 so
long to do that. Here things are different. People are trigger happy. They will
finish you off in no time

 

Gandhi. Iam not scared.

 

Obama. But we are scared that you
will disturb the system. We already have many problems with Afghan war and Iran
Iraq problem.

 

Washington. We can not allow you to create
more problems to us.

 

Gandhi. That means you are not
sincere in solving problems peacefully.

 

Obama. Did I say that Mr. Gandhi?

 

( In the mean time Goat bleats
loudly)

 

Obama. Mr Gandhi. Your pet is
feeling upset. It may be hungry. It is not eating any leaf too.

 

Patel. This is an Indian goat. It
can not eat American leaves.

 

(In the mean time a bearer brings
tea trolley and serves hot tea to all. Gandhi takes black tea in a cup and asks
Patel to get some goat’s milk. Patel goes to the goat and milks it and collects
milk in a glass and gives to Gandhi. Gandhi makes tea with goat’s milk and
sips. Washington and Obama strangely and queerly look at them)

 

Obama.  Mr.Gandhi. you are really great.

 

Gandhi. Thanks sir. Iam honored.

 

Washington. Hats off to people of India. They are
also great people.

 

Gandhi. ( In low tone  whispers to Patel) I hope they are not
sarcastic

 

Pate I think they are. They are
amused with goat and  your tea.

 

Gandhi. What is wrong in that?

 

Patel. Nothing wrong for us. But
they are not happy. I think better we go.

 

Nehru. True Bapu. Our mission is
not successful

 

Gandhi. Ok Mr. Obama sir and Washington sir,  We take leave of you. Please solve your
problem yourself.

 

Obama. That is better said.

 

( Gandhi and his friends get
up  an thank Obama and Washington and are about to leave)

 

Washington. Mr. Gandhi. How about your goat?
You have forgotten it.

 

Gandhi. I want to present it to
you.

 

Obama. Ohfo. No. We can not take
care of it. Please take it with you (Goat bleats)

 

Gandhi. OK ,  as you wish sir.

 

( The trio along with goat say
bye and  go out of White House)

 

Obama.  Ohfo. We are saved today.

 

Washington. True. Now let us enjoy our
evening.

                                                

                                          ( CURTAIN FALLS)

 

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