Its Funtastic Sardara

Loneliness and a sense of being detached physically with my known world or set of people was killing me internally. This was around April end when being sane was a luxury. Imagine having that feeling that you will have to spend another day without being with your loved ones! It was that time when one day me and she (my best half) were discussing about keeping a dog. She knows that I like dogs and I had one previously and I was in the mood to keep a black labrador with me post lockdown.

Now just out of curiosity I joined a Dog Adoption group on Facebook where there were posts of free adoption as well as charged. I even made her to join and we discussed about the pictures of the various breeds of canine.

I was going through my Facebook feed one day when I saw the pic of an abandoned female up for free adoption. She had the most expressive eyes and a very mischievous smile. I immediately took a liking to the pup about a month old but a good breed of German Shepherd. I was about to just like that post when I saw she had already liked it earlier (she is a selective liker of posts). I knew somehow that there has to be a connection. I immedately messaged the guy who had posted the image and we got talking and exchanged numbers.

A typical over excited Sardar, exactly the man I wanted to talk to in these depressing days. But what I learnt that day is that Sardars are probably the most innocent and passionate of people and their dialect and way of talking is too much affectionate. He started the call with "Paaji Satsriakal" in the typical Punjabi accent of Sardars in a pompous yet amiable tone.

He told me that he had found this pup in the street and felt that she was probably lost and took her to his place, now his mother is against keeping her. He told me "Saddi maa mana kar rahi hai paaji, nehi toh isse jaane nehi ditta kahi" 

I shared my address with him and he said that he will be coming from Shahdara once he feels it is fit to travel. I agreed because I presumed that will be post lockdown. Now again, what else can you expect from an over enthusiastic Sardar? We spoke at about 11 in the morning and he was with the pup at my doorstep at around 2 PM! Unexpexted was an understatement for me that time. He called "O jee main neeche hai je" 

I was like "What jee?!"

I went downstairs and saw him holding the pup in his arms and waiting for me.

"Aye lo jee, acche se rakhna kudi nu" 

I was like "Brother! Hold on! Am not getting married to your daughter."

Then I realised another aspect in a Sardar, they respect everyone irrespective of anything.

I took her in my arms and he left without a word on his bult (Royal Enfield Bullet!). What he did that day saved three life's. Firstly, mine. I got the most amazing companion amidst this loneliness. Secondly, the pup. She got a home. Thirdly, himself. "Saddi maa se."