Hero Number 2

JOY OF NUMERACY PART 2

FUN WITH NUMBER 2

There is something magical about the number 2.

Look at any Guruji. There are 2 major groups of people surrounding him or her. The first is the crooked type—black monied businessmen, shameless politicians and bribery rich babus. These guys hang around the guru to salve their conscience. The second major group consists of ordinary people who want favours from the first group using the good offices of the Guru – a school/ college admission, a licence or permit, a job, a shaadi proposal etc .

JOY OF NUMERACY PART 2

Then there is number 2 money which in our country is said to be more than number 1 money.

There are any number of Bollywood movies with titles that refer to number 2 –Do chor,Do duni chaar, Do aankhen bara haat, Do dil, Do badan, Do Deewane , Do Ladke dono kadke, , Do Raaste, Do Kaliyan,Ek phool Do maali,Ek Haseena Do Deewane and so on.

Have you noticed that that all over the world when a man announces that he has been blessed with twins it is certain that 2 babies have been born—never 1 or three !

Chief Guests are requested to talk Do Shabd with the assumption that he will talk for 2 hours.

Your guest usually tells you that he will eat only 2 rotis . Soon he will gorge on several parathas, naans besides many rasgoollas.Just to live up to his promise he may ask for 2 rotis !

A colleague who tells you he will get your job done in 2 days will invariably take 2 months.

In cricket when a batsman hits the ball towards Ganguly at first slip you can be sure he will take 2 runs.

When the Government claims that inflation is under control your wife will tell you the prices have risen by 2 digits.

My wife tells me that there are 2 types of people in the world. The first type does not divide the world into 2 types. The other is my type of guy who divides everything in the world into 2 types.

By the way I shall let my reader into a secret .I will shortly be releasing my Production Number 2 Bollywood film .The name 2 ‘G’.

k.r.ravi

www.krravi.com