Deesha Soni

Abstract Classics Fantasy

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Deesha Soni

Abstract Classics Fantasy

India... Too Good

India... Too Good

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The pandemic has been defeated..... it's the time post the horrific span of the deadly corona.....A Detective from Britain blowing a Cigar, well dressed up in Grey coat and donned with a deerstalker hat... has come to India....he is none other than Sherlock Holmes...He is on a mission to investigate the glory of India and it's rich culture... While Sherlock Holmes alights the flight.. he is welcomed warmly by a petit looking ,thick white mustached turbaned uncle... he is Chacha Choudhary... Sherlock Holmes and Chacha Choudhary are overwhelmed meeting each other and greet each other with a namaste following a warm hug..


Sherlock Holmes narrates his purpose of visit to India... to which Chacha Choudhary nods positively... Sherlock Holmes is the guest of Chacha Choudhary for the next couple of days... Chacha Choudhary makes Sherlock Holmes feel homely and comfortable...


The next day Sherlock Holmes removes a hard bound diary from his slim briefcase and discusses a point of discussion....as to why namaste has been used and has been internationally popular way to greet amid pandemic crises...on chai pe charcha and chit chatting... Chacha Choudhary explains the significance of namaste as a greeting... which is non contact in form...and it is an Indian subcontinent way to show respect towards each other...it is a long distance form of greeting each other...


Chacha Choudhary tells Sherlock Holmes that his question of investigation that brought him to India to investigate on Namaste as a popular form of greeting during pandemic world wide ...is because The Namaste a hygienic greeting world wide. In the gesture of Namaste... there is no physical contact and hence passing of Covid 19 through this greeting gesture is minimal. Other greeting gestures such as kissing on cheeks or hugging had bee a strict no no hence the gesture of namaste was widely practiced by greeting and abiding by the social distancing norms..... further Chacha Choudhary tells Sherlock Holmes that Namaste is respecting and greeting without physical contact... which was highly recommend and the need of the hour in Covid 19 crisis....


Sherlock Holmes keenly listens to the narrations of Chacha Choudhary and notes down in hid hard bound diary... while blowing circles of smoke from his cigar...

Chacha Choudhary then offers Sherlock Holmes to visit places and gather evidences of the ever ancient form of greeting Namaste... Chacha Choudhary and Sherlock Holmes then hop on the shoulders of Sabu.... who has the capacity of travelling at a speed of a plane.... Chacha Choudhary shows Sherlock Holmes ancient temples across India where the stone carvings display namaste gestures all around.... Chacha Choudhary then takes Sherlock Holmes to primitive sadhus who greet Chacha Choudhary and Sherlock Holmes with Namaste... further these sadhus show really old scriptures to Sherlock Holmes where the photos and literature describe about Namaste greetings.... Sherlock Holmes captures all of the evidences in his camera and writings....


While leaving for Britain Sherlock Holmes is given a large tiffin box of steel full of Aloo parathas, Achaar and Sookhi chutney.... While chachi the wife of Chacha Choudhary gives the tiffin to Sherlock Holmes and greets him namaste, and ties rakhi on his wrist...and feeds him sweet yogurt....

Sherlock Holmes is emotionally moved by this gesture too and boards his flight to Britain...he now has enough evidences which he gathered with the assistance of Chacha Choudhary to make believe that India is truly rich in culture and hearts of it's people....


Back home Sherlock Holmes starts writing his blog....and book titled... India....too good....



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