Happy Frandship Day..

So,a little birdie (of course not yet having found a place on the operating table of our vet friend) chirped in far away Amreeca, that a few students of Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune were found, oops!! caught, having some fun on the traditional festival of Friendship Day. For the uninitiated, the roots of this festival go back to the days when Prithviraj Chauhan gave up his love, Rani Laxmibai, for his best friend Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar. But we are digressing, and the vet mentioned above absolutely abhors any talk of roots, stems, tubers, flowers etc (he loves animals, you see)..

Now, having spent a looong quarter of a century, and some more, with the aforementioned vet (ok, for the sake of clarity, this is the same vet who is trying to teach veterinary culinary science to the professors of management at Symbi), it was clear as Chakpheri nallah in that holiest of places, Pantnagar, that he had to be among those apprehended. And since he has not yet been able to provide any confirmation to the contrary, I am sure my dear friend is spreading the massage (not a typo) of friendship, peace and eternal love among the inmates of Yerawada Jail as of the moment...

Bless you, my friend... May all the rats, cats, dogs, donkeys and all other assorted variety of animals whose souls have passed through your caring hands from operating table to the arms of the Almighty help you in this venture...