The Making of VanBhoj-II

The Planning Committee meets………..

A: What all will we have?

S: Bread-butter, tea, eggs, mixture, biscuits for breakfast and…………

A: Oye….. are we going to hotel or what ??? Such an extended breakfast will take all the time. When will we cook the lunch?

An: Shut up…. Only tea has to be made.

A: Err………. Okay. But remove bread-butter. Where would we toast them? The Chulha(stove) will take time to get ready and it would be too late for breakfast then.

All: Okay

S: Now to lunch. We’ll have rice, meat and salad. Simple.

A: Why salad?? I mean…. What’s the use??

All: Shut up !! Don’t you have salad???

A: No.

All: Whatever….salad will be there.

A: Maa said 200 gms of rice per head will be enough.

S: 7 of us….. that makes 1.4 kgs. Let’s take 2 kgs to be safe.

An: What !!! 2 kgs !!! Abe dukaan kholega kya ??? 1.5 kgs is more than enough.

J: What’s the need to buy rice? Let everyone bring in raw rice for himself. There won’t be any wastage either.

Av: Everyone of us don’t eat the same rice. The Biharis have Arwa…and the Bengalis…Usna.

S: So…which rice to buy…..Arwa or Usna???

All: Arwa…Usna…..Arwa….Arwa….Usna….Usna….Usna

A: Decide karo yaar….what is this?

The Bengalis: Abe have Usna naa….it’s matter of a day only!!!

Av: Same thing applies to you.

The Bengalis: Pleeeeaaaaasssssseeeeeeeee

Av: Okay… we’ll have Usna. Just tell us how much time will we be having after the dose of Usna…he he

A: 10 Rs. Per head. Lets market.

S: What about Utensils? Let’s distribute. Chulha…???

As: Me. Also the coal, kerosene, woods, etc.
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S: Masala…. Me.

J: Should we boil the eggs there ??

A: No….. It’ll get late…I’ll bring them boiled.

Av: The BIG question??? Where are we going ??

An: Mahuda bridge.

A: Permission denied. I am not allowed to go out of 2 km radius.

J: The Project ground.

A: 50-50

S’s Mom: Do it in the fields up there.

All: Okay.

Next evening….the local market.

S: Tomorrow 7 am….. in my house. We’ll proceed from there.

They were unsure but raring to go.

........... to be continued..........