The blue chikankari georgette suit had been stitched and delivered to coincide with the birth, the conviences of planning and delivering a child had made life so much more orderly. One could choose the date, time and voila! have a baby with the best of ‘rashees’ (acc. to Punditji).
This influence of Hinduism and rituals was rooted deep in our psyche. And by the way the blue was chosen deliberately, not even the Fates could cross the line with her today.
Words failed her, when she gazed upon kakaji for the first time .He was beautiful as all babies are, tears fell from her eyes.Her mind wandered and started reminiscing when Karan was born and ‘Vade Bibiji’ (her authoritarian mother –in –law) had acquiesced her as the bahu. Her position and her identity were cemented after 8yrs.of barrenness, sly remarks and the gazillion powders and mix which ensured 100%conception.
Why is that, when we talk about equality of woman and revival of Sikhism, free and compulsory education and all sorts of projects started by the so-called custodians of power;
Are we the custodians of the future or the mute murderers of humanity in the name of these dogmas which inflict us????
Mrs Prakash Kaur took out a bundle of crisp notes from matching blue Aigner clutch and ceremoniously vaaroed it and gave it to the nurse on duty. The nurse gasped , but thought strange are the ways of these Punjabis…..
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