Rahul Shanu

Patna Airport was in limelight a few days back – this time not because of the unprecedented growth but due to the fact that it is one of the riskiest airports in the country because of the short length of its runway.

'I'll land at around 9 am. I think I'll change at your place before proceeding to the meeting.' I told my friend over phone.

'When is your presentation?'

'At 11 am.'

I was at my home last weekend and had the luxury to do things at my will – I thought watching TV was not a bad option. Not oblivious of the ‘World Cup’ fever, I watched a couple of decent contests. And then I followed news. News channels had their hands full – 'Bhopal Gas Tragedy’s verdict' and the subsequent events were keeping the '(breaking) news mongers' busy plus they had the added responsibility of covering the 'biggest sporting carnival'.

मैं बहुत सालों बाद हिन्दी में लिखने का प्रयास कर रहा हूँ। ऐसा नहीं है कि मैं अपनी मातृभाषा से दूर हो गया था पर आखिरी कुछ सालों में हिन्दी लिखने की जरूरत नहीं पड़ी। और अब जब मैं हिन्दी में अपने भावों को अभिव्यक्त कर रहा हूँ तो उसमें भी स्वार्थ छुपा है – मैं इस विचार के माध्यम से अधिसंख्य लोगों से जुड़ना चाहता हूँ।

‘So, how is the water scenario?’ I asked my mother over phone.

‘Newspaper reports suggest that the dam has 7 days of water left in it. I think they will start cutting water supply in the next few days.’