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A very popular IBM i . e . Ideal Bahu Material , Pinky was tall , with peach and cream complexion , robust health , waistlength hair , ample bosom and a swaying derriere in short , a natural beauty , without any denting -painting of sorts and no silicon enhancements . Even the smile she flashed was nonmetallic , the row of teeth being even and pearly . The mothers of eligible boys swooned when Pinky made her entrance into a gathering . They all wanted this very apsara ( celestial nymph ) – the very incarnation of a popular heroine from celluloid , for their son . She will mesmerize him with her beauty , |
forcing him to leave his wanderlust and settle down . Once their besotted son marries her , they will have him live in the same house , next to them and take care of them in their sunset years ; an idea abhorrent to their free-spirited son . The matchmaker , Amma ji , was a balding , shortlimbed , round eyed woman of sixty : tied in a frame of limited area , with a mouth full of tobacco and rotting teeth . Her sari was always well starched , emphasizing her short height and roundness . Amma ji was ecstatic that Pinky had approved of the match . After the final fixation of the match of a pretty girl like Pinky , |
she will hike her rate , no less than Rs . 3001 for future reference . “ Nahin ! Kabhi Nahin !”( No ! never !) Amma ji ’ s comfort zone was shattered by the shrill shriek of Pinky .
“ I like him very much but like a bhaiyya ( brother ).” How could Pinky have married Tunnu ji ! She had known him since childhood . Her feelings for him were purely sisterly . Besides , the family was too downmarket to match her gossamer dreams . Her mental block was the ‘ attachakki ’( flour mill ) that was housed in their basement . Everyone knew the family not by their name or sir- name but by the suffix
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JULY 2018 |
STORIZEN MAGAZINE | 51 |