Revelation

Harshadbhai was in a jolly mood today. It was 28th of September, his birthday. He and his wife Priyanka were out on a stroll.

They met Pareshbhai with his wife Aparna. Pareshbhai also was in a celebration mood. It was their wedding anniversary.

Both Harshad and Paresh always used to complain that due to tax deadline of 30th September, they were never in a position to enjoy the birthday or anniversary. Today, the main reason of their good mood was the extension of time allowed by the Finance Minister! It was like a big Birthday Gift to both of them! Both were obviously chartered accountants and their pleasure was contained in small things like the hearing is adjourned, stay is granted in the client’s recovery proceedings, a client has agreed to pay a small fee next month, a ‘bad’ revenue officer has been transferred elsewhere; and so on!

They were close friends and they entered ‘Khau Galli ((Lane of eateries). There were many decorated and illuminated stalls. Chat, Bhelpuri, ragada pattice, pani-puri, vada, samosa, dhokla, farsan, South Indian dishes, sandwiches, tea, coffee, juices, ice creams so on and so forth. All mouth-watering dishes!

They tasted the dishes one by one, driven by the choices of their wives. While eating, the topic of chatting between Harshad and Paresh