Baba Ranga ki Satya Katha - Episode 1

Year 2006, a “Baba” came to our college Jai-IIT (Jai Institute of Information Technology). This college was built few years ago in the memory of ‘Jai’ of Sholay by his girlfriend ‘Radha’. This man looked like the perfect blend of Veerappan decoit and a holy saint (refer picture). Scary appearance, long, silky hairs, floor kissing whiskers, peculiar spects, slim built and assertive personality, this is how he looked. For the 1st few days after his appointment in the department of waste-technology, everybody stared at him. “Who is this bhoot?”, asked everyone to others.

Unmarried, this man was half frustrated with females. Whatever be the problem, he used to bear grudge against some or the other female of the department. Can’t say he was right or not but his explanations regarding his hatred were all just.

One day Baba Ranga was passing by the tuck shop. He found a couple sharing a chocolate ice cream and that too very indecently. Once the boy licked the ice cream and then the girl and this continued for a while. Ranga stood boldly infront of them and stared at their faces while they licked the ice creams. Uninterrupted, the couple kept on enjoying the moment. Then Ranga uttered “Hey man, if you are short of money then borrow it from me. But, atleast buy two ice creams, one for each of you”. Ashamed of their act, the couple left and ran away.

This was the starting of Baba Ranga’s effect. Such incidents continued. Not only students but also teachers were the sufferers of his fury. Within a few days itself, Dr. Malini Kurmuri (Vice Head of the department) became a target of Ranga because of her attitude. Malini and Ranga were at an angle of 180 degrees always. His fame kept on growing. He got famous not only in this department but also in other departments and administration.

Like a desperate man, he gazed at Dr. Pratishtha Gandi’s sandle heels and makeup whenever she passed by him. Also, he passed various comments on her beauty. What to say, Ranga was not the only one to do so. Many guys did the same.

To be continued in episode 2………