The Queen of Indian Pop by Vikas Kumar Jha & Srishti Jha
Author:Vikas Kumar Jha & Srishti Jha [Jha, Vikas Kumar & Jha, Srishti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789354924835
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Published: 2022-02-16T00:00:00+00:00
11
That Evening in Autumn
Autumn was awaited. The lawyer had suggested that nothing should be done in the next three months. Janiâs birthday arrived on 4 September. Usha smiled and said to Jani, âJana, one shouldnât get married in their birthday month.â It was almost decided that the wedding will take place in Calcutta around mid-October. Jani informed his parents who raised strict objections to the proposed marriage. Jani hailed from a Christian community and Usha was a Tamil Brahmin. It was unacceptable for Janiâs father, Chirrakrot Chako Uthup, who was a brigadier in the army, and his mother Thangamma Uthup that their son marry a non-Christian woman. Thangamma, like all Malayalis, lovingly called her son Mone. This decision of Moneâs was unbearable for Thangamma in particular. But Brig. Uthup knew that his son was a one-track king whose decision was written in stone, impossible to change.
However, Janiâs grandfather, Chako Chirrakrot Uthup, tried to explain to his son and daughter-in-law that they should not get involved in their adult and independent sonâs personal life. Chako Chirrakrot Uthup, who would tie a turban like a farmer, surely belonged to the conventional old times but he was very progressive in his beliefs. However, despite his efforts, his son and daughter-in-law remained rigid.
One morning when Usha was rehearsing for her evening show at Hotel Savera, suddenly three people entered the hotel. Two men and one woman. Savera at 9 a.m. was quiet and the hotel manager was also surprised to see visitors coming in that early. The guests told the manager that they want to meet Usha Iyer. When the manager informed Usha, who was busy with her rehearsal, she immediately stopped and went to meet them. A tall and broad old man asked Usha to take a seat while he introduced her to the other two guests. After the guests were acquainted with Usha, she was happy to know that they were Janiâs parents, Brig. Uthup and Thangamma Uthup, along with Brig. Uthupâs close friend Wing Commander John who lived in Madras. Usha out of courtesy asked them for tea or coffee. But saying no to that, they told her why they had come to see her. Jani Uthupâs mother began in an angry tone. Thangammaâs blazing temper primarily focused on one thing: âYou leave my son alone. You are a Hindu and in our Malayali Christian community there are already many good proposals that have come for Jani. Please know that we will never accept you as our daughter-in-law.â
Thangamma in Malayalam means gold! But fuming with anger, Thangammaâs face was red. She was back in the day a beautiful woman. The twenty-three-year-old Usha was terribly shocked at this; while Thangamma was speaking, tears were constantly rolling from Ushaâs eyes.
When Thangamma was done talking, Usha in a quiet tone said to her, âYou ask your son to break all ties with me. I will lead my own life, Aunty.â Crying, Usha left. At that time, there were no mobile or email. Getting through to another city on the landline was almost impossible.
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