Mr. Dhor on
Tour!
As I was leaving
for office, Manglu, the Head-caretaker of the sprawling Raj-era bungalow
informed that a hen had died, and the remaining five in the coop were also
drowsy. Not a good sign, he said.
I asked him to go to
the Veterinary hospital, not very far from the residence, and request the
doctor to come over when free and do the needful.
During lunch, I
asked my wife, ‘Did the vet come?’
‘No, Mr. Dhor is on
tour. It is not known when he’d be back.’
Dear wife was puzzled when I broke into laughter. 'Did I say
something funny?' she asked.
Manglu had gone to
the hospital, and upon return had told Ma’am, ‘Dhor Daktar Jagdalpur gaye hain.’
My wife had no idea that vets are called dhor daktar in the Hindi belt!
All the hens
perished before the vet’s return from tour, and the coop remained empty for the
rest of my tenure at Kanker, Bastar.
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