The Tale of Two Sandhus

[Guest guest]

When people talk about 1979 Batch, the two Sandhus that we had

immediately come to mind. They both were likeable persons. In fact, they

believed in living life as was the philosophy propagated by our batch in

general. However, the similarity ended there. They were different from

each other in almost every other respect. One was tall and handsome; the

other short. Hence they were known as the 'vaddha' Sandhu and the

'chotta' Sandhu, respectively. They both were the source of endless

humour for us. Once the 'vaddha' Sandhu used a percussion hammer to

start his bike for a month because he had lost the ignition key. He

found the key later: it was under his pillow. The 'chotta' Sandhu was

deadly with his satire. It was pure fun whenever they entered into a

one-to-one discussion. The whole batch loved them.

Unfortunately, the 'vaddha' Sandhu died in an accident in 1990. The

other one is alive and well! I am sure his sense of humour will still be

intact.

Bharat (1979 Batch)