Conversation With Shiva-3

Conversations with Shiva began when the government brought sudden changes to the status of the northern valley. Shiva found himself alone on the 5th August 2019 and luckily one devotee had left behind a mobile. He randomly called and reached me. Thus, began our friendship and our conversations continue on and off.

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Me: "Hello Shiva."

Shiva: "Hello Raju, how are you?"

Me: "I am keenly contesting the fanfiction contest and kind of busy with that."

Shiva: "You know what, Avatar called me!!"

Me: "What? How did it happen? I can’t wait to hear about that."

Shiva: "It all began when I chanted the prayer Om Namo Shah vaya."

Me: "And then?"

Shiva: "He called as if to answer my prayer."

Me: "Hmm..."

Shiva: "I am narrating the conversation below for you to enjoy."

Avatar: "Who is this chanting the prayer?"

Shiva: "It is me, Shiva from Kailasa."

Avatar: "You Shiva of all the people chanting a prayer meant for the bhakts. How are you Shivji?"

Shiva sniggering: "Nice of you to ask me. You have made me lonely of all times with your Tughlaquish move."

Avatar: "Oh! That. India deserved it. Nehru couldn’t do what Sardar wanted all along. So, we did it. That is all."

Shiva: "What about the much-promised peace and development? Militancy and border skirmishes are continuing. Even the 4G service is not yet restored and I continue to feel lonely. Is it because you want to usher in Ram Rajya you are neglecting me?"

Avatar: "Oh! No, no. The promises we make are for the masses. You, Shiva, should know better. Masses have total trust in me. You saw the Bihar election results. The proof is in the pudding."

Shiva: "Hmm... so, I should continue to wallow in my loneliness."

Avatar: "You see firstly, there were the Moghuls and then Nehru and his family ruined our country. I need time to set it right. I have now proposed the one nation, one leader which already I am. The idea is to formalize it through democratic elections. So, when democratically I would become an autocrat no one can question me since the masses are behind me."

Shiva: "You know the people better than the Gods even. I must give credit it to you for this."

Avatar: "I am pleased to hear this from you, Shiva. I take this as a compliment. I am ushering in Ram Rajya. People are crazy about the Ramayana produced by Ramanand Sagar. I tested it right during the pandemic. While the migrants were trotting back home, the vocal middle class were glued to Ramayana. I have also laid the foundation for a grandiose temple for Ram and my bhakt yogi would build a Vedic city in Ayodhya as well. This would keep people hypnotized for some time."

Shiva: "What about the economy and all?"

Avatar: "We keep talking of green shoots and people are busy searching for the green shoots. Since the 17th century, our nation has been on a decline and even Bangladesh has gone beyond us in economic terms. I am just keeping up with the tradition."

Shiva: "What a great disaster!"

Avatar: "But one thing I must tell you to cheer you up. We are giving due credit to your younger son Murugan in Tamilnadu. We have launched the Velyatra that would help us seize power in Tamilnadu."

Shiva: "No wonder, Murugan has gone into hiding these days. I have not seen him for days now."

Avatar: "It is all about minimal governance and maximum impact. In fact, we are not governing at all. But talk of headlines, like the Thali bajao, light a candle. I told people that like the Maha Bharat war we would overcome COVID in 21 days. People believed me, but COVID is continuing still. Now the state governments are grappling with the problem."

Shiva: "What about the vaccine issue?"

Avatar: "Vaccine for votes is our new strategy. Didn’t it work in Bihar? Vaccine development is in a good rhythm with the coming elections in Tamilnadu and Bengal."

Shiva: "Avatar hai toh munkim hai! Laughs. Not ready for the margadarshak mandal I suppose!"

Avatar: "Haha, no! that had relevance in a certain context. Not relevant any more."

Me: "Omg! Shiva, you have got him to confess everything. If I can share this with NDTV or something, it will be the scoop of the century."

Shiva: "Would anyone believe that it was me really?"

Me: "In this land of fools’ paradise, masses would believe any mythology."