INTO THE PAST
WITH PAIN..112

                                         Dr K
Prabhakar Rao

 

 

(MK Gandhi, Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira are seen walking on
a street in old Delhi.
Actually they are the ghosts) 

 

Gandhi. Actually I am tired of staying in other word. I am
missing India
much. I wanted to see what is happening in this part of world. That is why I
forced all of you to accompany me. Hee..hee..Heee

 

Nehru. True Bapu. I also feel same. Bapu, The problem of
changed values has not changed even after Indira has come to us.

 

Gandhi. In fact I wanted to discuss many things with many
characters in India.
But they are still living and I can not call them to heavens.

 

Nehru. Do you think they deserve heavens? Most of them I
feel should go to hell

 

Gandhi. Do you think we deserve heavens? Jawaharlal. All of
us are now in heavens enjoying the fruits of good deeds we have done. Once this
is over we have to go to hell to suffer for the sins we have committed. All of us
have committed sins and some good things. Usually it is believed that the souls
after death go heavens first if their good deeds are less.  Similarly those have less bad deeds go to
hell first. Be prepared. All of us have to one day go to hell to suffer longer
and then be born again in some form. Probably we may not be born as human
again.

 

Nehru. In what form we may be born?

 

Gandhi.  It may be an
ass,  pig,  earth worm, crow,  wolf, crocodile, as insect that lives in shit
pot

 

Nehru.. chee…chee….

 

Gandhi. Why worry about it now on which we have no control?
Look Indira. Let us what is happening at Birla Mandir where I used to do
Bhajan. I am itching to go there ( He gets sentimental ) sings.

 

Raghupathi raghava Raja ram…

Pateetha Pawana Seetha ram

Ishwar allah tere naam

Sab ko sanmathi de Bhagwan

 

 

Nehru. Good Bapu. You are singing very well even after so
many years.

 

Gandhi. What do you mean? I am a born Bhajan singer. I may
not sing Like KL Saigal. But surely can sing a good Bhajan. Now Listen to this.
(Sings)

 

 

Vaishanva jan ko denere ahi ye  pena parayyeeee..jaa ni re..ye.

 

Ye…ye…ye.. eee…ee..eee

 

( Loud Music is heard. Fast beat song s heard over loud
speaker

 

Cholee ke peeche kya hai… Choli ke peeche kya hai

 

Rajiv gets in to mood and does some steps singing. Kuk…kuk..kuk) 

 

Nehru. Come on Rajiv. What is happening here? Stop this
nonsense How can you do these things when bapu is there.

 

Rajiv. That means I can do this when Bapu is not there.

 

Nehru. I did not say that.

 

Gandhi. Jawaharlal. Leave him alone. Why do you trouble him?

 

( A  Sadhu is seen
walking on the road. He is singing)

 

 

Baba man ki aankhe khol

Baab man ki aankhe khol

Man ke aaan khe khol baba…aaaa…

Man ki aan khe khol

Duniya kya hai Ek tamasha

Do dino ki jhootee aasha..             (KC Dey from Dhoop chaun.1939)

 

(Gandhi runs to Sadhu shouting Baba.. please stop.)

 

Nehru. Bapu come back. What a mad chap he is?          Rajiv. Go and catch him and bring him back)

 

(Rajiv runs on road and catches Gandhi and drags him back)

 

Nehru. Bapu. Plesae do not run like this on roads. You may
be knocked down by a car)

 

Gandhi. I am already dead. I can not die again. Hee.Heee.Indira
. Let us go to rajghat where my grave is there. I have not seen it.

 

(all of them go there and the sentry stops them)

 

Sentry. Hey old man. Where are you going. Isthis the time to
vist this place. Pack off and come tomorrow.

 

Gandhi.  Look son.
Look at me. I am Gandhi. MK Gandhi, Bapu, 
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

 

Sentry.  Don’t call me
your son. I have my own dad. No Mohandas is buried here. Go away.

 

Indira. Can’t you recognize bapu, your Bapu, Our Bapu,  He gave you freedom

 

Sentry. I do not know any one. If each of you pay Rs
three  I shall allow you.

 

Nehru. It is shocking. Hey what  are you talking?  Do you want a bribe from us/  I was the first PM of India

 

Sentry. I don’t know any one. What I know is money

 

Indira. Dad . Leave him. Corruption is a world wide
phenomenon.

 

Gandhi. Jawahar. We don’t carry any money. What shall we do

 

Sentry. Give me that watch hanging at your waist.

 

( The sentry  holds
the watch from Gandhi’s waist and pulls it away 
and pockets it)

 

Sentry. Now you may going. 
But come back fast.

 

Indira. Sentry sahib. What is your name?

 

Sentry. I am called CheenloA singh.

 

Gandhi. come on guys  
Let us go and see my grave

 

( all of them go inside and 
visit the grave of black marble. He gets sentimental and sings Ramdhun)

 

Sentry.  Sir. Here
lots of people do Bhajan ( Prayer) every year. Got sick of these guys. The
Topiwalah gather here on the day of Gandhi’s death day or birth day and create
a big show. They sit down on a carpet and do 
some charkha spinning. Lot of knee
bending. Some leaders can not get up after sitting. They have worn out knees.
They have to be pulled up. I do not know what they get by spinning Charkha.
This is all a big joke .heee..heee. They want TV coverage and all stretch their
necks to get in. haa…haa. Jokers indeed. Once they go back they are at their
old tricks and scams and making money.  I
only asked Rs three each from you. You guys make a mound out of it as if I am a
great corrupt man. Those guys make millions every day. The get into all scams
and no one gets punished and go to jail. They again  get elected.  Real tricksters they are. No one catches them.
But small people like us are made scape goats and some times dismissed. What
goes on here is mere mockery ( sings and does jig)

 

What goes on here is just mockery

Leaders around know very well the art o treachery

The guys are good and efficient crooks

They rule India
at  all nooks

 

Gandhi. I heard about it. I also understand that some of the
guys in the evening have drinks too and do al sorts of things after gong back
from here.

 

Nehru. Bapu. Can you stop any one from drinking at his
house? It is their wish.

 

Sentry. What is left? Gandhi nam japna. Paraya ma apna.Ho
Paraya maal apna ( Sing Gandhi’s 
name  and  swallow others money)

 

 

Gandhi. ram.ram… ( closes his ears)

 

 Indira. Bapu and dad.
Shall we go to shantivan and shaktisthal I also want to see Sanjays Samadhi.

 

Bapu. Jawaharlal. We must leave this grave yard at the
earliest ot else we may loose our clothes. I do not know what types of sentries
are here?

 

Indira (sulking) That may be true.  Let us go to some other place.

 

(They come out of Rajghat 
and they hear an announcement saying that a public function was to be
held at ram Lila Maidan  to pay respects
to a swami and PM and President ae likely to visit. All are welcome. No ticket
will be there.)

 

Gandhi. Listen all of you. We must go there. It is free.

 

( all of them  rush
towards Ramlila Maidan that is close by)

 

 

 

                             CURATAIN FALLS

          

 

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