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| The newly weds, post their successful army-christening! |
Marriages are made in heaven they say,
and keeping alive the tradition of welcoming new couples into the fraternity
has been a very exciting experience! I can comfortably say this as I have never
been at the receiving end! Our tenure at MCTE started with the chill of
December winters, dry and cold, but the course soon made up for it, so to say
the least! The year started with a bang when SODE 103 extended an exciting
welcome to Capt Kulbir and Mrs Japneet Singh, exciting for all but Mrs.
Japneet! I am sure she must be smiling on reading this now and agreeing
wholeheartedly to my narration.
Coming from a business class family and
being warned about such notorious
welcomes into the army by her father-in-law (a Retd Officer himself), did not deter
Japneet from believing the drama that was staged in the hearts of Mhow market.
Kudos on acting to all those involved and especially, her better half! This is
how it went…an evening bike ride in the by lanes of the market and the couple
reaches the ChowRaha, the famous round about by Jaiswal. 4 self-proclaimed
goons who manage to reach just in time as their car breaks down 100 metres
short of the actual spot, show as if coming from nowhere! Really!!?? Japneet is
taken by surprise as Capt Kulbir warns them against eve teasing and threatens
to stop the bike…Japneet wonders “Oye tu gaddi ni bike chala raha hai…rukna
mat….waise bhi who char hai!” She refrains from saying all of this as their
marriage is 12 days old. What follows is a fist-fight with no interference (!)
(fortunately for the goons) from the locals and Capt Kulbir is shown hurt.
Somebody manages to arrive just in time
to bring her back to MCTE premises, pale with fear and anxiety. The whole
course gathers in our lawn and successfully makes her life miserable! The poor
newly-wed hardly knows anyone and is being offered sugar, Bournvita(?) and
chikki from Punjab! She doesn’t know what goes with what but somehow we keep
her pressure from dropping as her fainting would mean a disastrous end to the
act. Someone comes up with the bright idea of calling her father-in-law under
the pretext of asking Capt kulbir’s blood group. That does it and the poor
frightened girl can no longer stop those tears! Half the course mates run
outside to celebrate victory! Someone else mentions some broken bones and
ladies put in their mirch masala by narrating non-existent events from the past
at CME, Pune. Cherry on top of the cake, all of this is video recorded. One
hour into the drama and Capt Kulbir arrives with a bang to ceremoniously take
his shaken wife home and prepare self for some real beating!
The glorious evening comes to a
theatrical end when SODE 103 makes Capt Kulbir climb atop a slippery tree and propose
to her, convincingly enough. Nonetheless to say, she takes her revenge by not
relenting and he woes her with a beautiful song. All of this against the
backdrop of dholaks and us dancing, of course! A memorable evening and a
fantastic start to their wed life (they said so themselves!) has only seen the
couple grow fonder of each other. May we all wish them a great married life
ahead!
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