He
is one of the five Pancha-Pandavas.
He
married Lord Krishna’s childhood sweetheart. Not Lord Krishna’s younger sister,
Subhadra, please note.
His
first son is the morning glory and his second son is the eternal book of
knowledge.
So,
there you have the entire family from the great Indian Epic era!
And
they returned from their self-imposed exile in the US, back to their sacred
land, India, to lead a life of peace
& serenity and to grow their own bananas in their 4th storey
mansion!
Now
you know who I am talking about.
He
drives his own vehicle. No Parthasarathy for him. In the Mahabharata his
chariot, which was gifted to him by fire god Agni, was drawn by 4 horses, which
is no match for his modern 3 litre turbocharged, V6 powered Japanese make monster.
True
to his epic avatar, Arjun is well built, strong and muscular. And ever ready to
fight a good and just battle. He is the chief implementor at the MC and is always
available to address any injustice in Sobha Palladian. Radhika has not changed
much since those historic days except she does not wear those fancy-dress
period-costumes any more.
And she dances well, making those wonderful twirls
just like the way she would do in those good old days on the lush green meadows
of Vrindavan!
And
during last year Halloween they both made a mean pair – Arjun with his roughed-up
looks and tattoo on his biceps and Radhika with her painted face and a
fluorescent purple and red colored wig!
My elder granddaughter was so fascinated
that came and asked me excitedly ‘ andha akka ku nejum thala maiyru aa ?’ – is
that real hair on elder sisiter? Maybe she will sport one when she grows up .
And
history runs in their family.
As recently as the last Independence Day, both
their sons were involved in India’s freedom struggle. While the elder son
spearheaded the armed struggle for independence the younger one was fighting a political battle
against the British!
The
two sons were born in exile.
When they
grow up they can choose their nationality. Either retain their foreign one by
birth or switch to Indian by choice.
And
when that time comes, I bet the decision could be a no-brainer!
India
would, by then, be the second most powerful country – most powerful manpower
wise and second most powerful in economy and GDP terms. The US, European
countries and Canada & the OZ will
be left far far behind.
Yes,
the golden days will soon return. Like the song sung by our ladies at the
I-Day
Woh
din hai kitna doooor
When
all our dreams will come true.
And
if I may add one more verse ..
Who
din hai kitna doooor
When bright kids all over the world will march
into India for their higher education and post Grads and for a bright future in
this promised
land. And to marry Indian partners, get citizenship and settle down too.
And
if Salil Choudhury can have his dreams, why not Martin Luther King ?? He too
has his dreams.
And
it may as well go like this now..
I
have a dream!!
I
have a dream.
That
every young expectant mother in the US,
whether
black or white,
will
line up for an Indian Visa to give their new-borns a wonderful place to live
and prosper.
I
have a dream…
That
one brown Indian lad will walk this world, along with a white US girl, holding
her hand and confidently leading her to a bright future!
And
I am sure I live until that day to watch!!
Jai
Hind!!
Krish..
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