'Good Heavens!' - by K J S Chatrath

 

 


After having lived a virtuous, though somewhat boring life, there I was, at the Gate of Heaven.

But before I could really enter, the Holy Soul keeping records at the gate asked me a question which floored me- "Vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian"?

I take both vegetarian and non-vegetarian was my reply. No, you have to choose one between the two, advised the Holy Soul. In that case 'Indian Non-Vegetarian' I replied, having used to giving this as my food preference to airlines while travelling when I was alive.

No, sorry old man answered the Holy Soul, our computer does not offer this option. At this I gave in tamely and settled for Non-Vegetarian.

Whether I managed to enter the Gate of Heaven and what was the food like inside, is another story.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My fascination with Madala Panji -the traditional chronicle of the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha.......by K.J.S.Chatrath

Image
I was in Odisha from 1968 to 2003, excepting the years that I was posted in Delhi/Shimla etc. Right from day one I had been fascinated by the existence of detailed record of Jagannath Puri temple and the Kings.   Unfortunately I could not get to visit the chambers in Puri where it is kept, much less to read it. What was also a major handicap was that my proficiency of reading hand written Odia script was very poor. And the years passed by. There came a spark in between which could have rekindled my interest in Madala Panji. One of my senior colleagues told me that his daughter was applying for a scholarship/fellowship to a German University to do research on Madala Panji. But I was so tied up in my own personal and official matters that I soon forgot about it.   I retired in 2003 and left Odisha for Panchkula, of course I leaving a part of my heart in Odisha. And now comes the trigger for the present write up. While going through internet I few days back I discovered tha...
Read more

'Some stunning AI portraits by Polish painter Dorota Piotrowiak' - shared by KJS Chatrath

Image
Dorota Piotrowiak' obtained a diploma in the painting studio of prof. Mieczyslaw Ziomek at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 1996. . She works in painting, sculpture and graphics. Since 2013, she has been creating models and dioramas of nature, as well as maquettes and thematic displays for national parks, landscape parks and museums. She conducts authorial workshops for children and young people using the papier-mâché technique. She is the initiator and organizer of “Sztuka Papieru” ( the Art of Paper ) Festival in cooperation with the Friends of the Lower Vistula Society and Paper Technical School in Świecie on Vistula. Associated with the Art of Paper studio ( www.sztukapapieru.pl ). Here are some of the portraits made by her: Disclaimer: The copyright remains with the original holder. This blog is intended to introduce this amazing artist to a wider audience.
Read more

Total Pageviews