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Sahitya sammelan or political rally
It was a political rally which went by the name of taluk-level Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. And so it was at Tippasandra village in Magadi taluk recently. The day-long literary deliberations scheduled to begin at 10 am could get going only at 1 pm thanks to local legislator and Minister for Sericulture and Textiles H M Revanna’s sense of timing.
Meanwhile, all colours and flavours of rural life bustling around could not keep Minister for Kannada and Culture Rani Satish from letting out a yawn or two.
Her dear colleague had kept her waiting for well over two hours. She must have thought much through all the wait. For, in her address, she could not help identifying herself as one among the crowd and reveal her husband’s family origins from the same village.
Mr Revanna’s keen political sense in registering a friendly protest right in the middle of Ms Satish’s discourse could not however keep the compere and rest of the local literary luminaries from referring to Ms Satish as ‘one of our own’ in all their discourses from there on. It must be the portfolio of the Ministry for Kannada and Culture which she is heading that must have prompted the organisers to invite Ms Satish for the occasion. Mr. Revanna will however think twice about participation in such functions!
Kavitha
Pro-active mayor!
In the past, journos covering the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike have seen mayors who fumble for answers to queries or give the standard reply: “I will instruct the BMP engineers to act accordingly.” But, the present mayor, Mr C M Nagaraj, is trying to project himself as a man of action, and how!
Last week, he held a press conference and told the reporters present: “This is the first time I have come before you at a press conference. First, I will say what I have to, then the commissioner will give his remarks and only then, if you have any questions, you may ask them.”
He went on to talk of the BMP’s pothole covering drive and reeled off statistics on the work done. When the field was open for queries, one reporter asked him, “why haven’t potholes on main roads been covered? I almost fell into one of them recently “The mayor managed to avoid getting trapped and replied: “Come with us after this press conference and show us the place. I will personally supervise the work.’’
The pro-active attitude among some of the BMP officials seems to have rubbed off on elected representatives too.
Rashmi Rao
Beerappan?
Veerapan may be a terror, but some wisecrack has decided to get some fun out of him. Here is a sampler of Veerappan jokes doing the round:
* What happens if Veerappan becomes the chairman of a brewery ? -- Beerappan.
* What happens if Veerappan becomes the chairman of mineral water bottling company? --Neerappan.
* What happens if Veerappan becomes the chairman of a vermicelli unit ? -- Kheerappan.
* What is Veerappans sister's name? -- Veerakkan.
*How does Veerappan’s daughter begin a letter to him? --Dearappan.
* What does Veerappan give as incentive to his employees? -- VSOPs... Veerappans Sandal-wood Options. You may cut the sandalwood tree five years after joining his gang.
* What does Veerappan give as incentive to his managers? --VTOPs: Veerappans Tusk options. You are given a baby elephant upon joining the gang. You can cut the tusks when the elephant grows.
MP
Governor’s modesty
At a function to honour people engaged in social service by Oswal Parishad, Sri Charukirtiji Bhatarak flattered Governor Triloknath Chaturvedi by saying ‘Chaturvedi’ meant one who knew all the four Vedas. He went on to say that Triloknath was Lord of all three worlds.
An obviously amused governor said he had got the name Chaturvedi due to the good deeds done by his ancestors. He added that many a time names mean exactly opposite of what a person actually was.
“A rich person’s name may be Bhikari Lal,’’ he joked. “I have done nothing to earn my name,” he added.
Pawanpreet Singh
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