A penny for your thoughts.

The answer is Hyderabadis, Hyderabadis, and Hyderabadis only. They must be the craziest people. They sure are. If you drop in at `Numaish' you will have all the queries answered. Dipping temperature is no deterrent. Hyderabadis wrap themselves in woolen shawls and sweaters and venture out - their ishtyle of cocking a nook...and mind you the pharase shop-till-you-drop really fits we Hyderabadis. Closure of stalls, switching of lights and police whistles are treated with utter contempt. And finally when the entertainment-starved Hyderabadis troop out of Numaish, most of them ensconce themselves in the nearby restaurants for you know what - biryani and chai.

Aisa kaiku? 'coz we are Hyderabadis.

From the time he had to don the magician robes all of a sudden to replace his illustrious father, P.C. Sorcar Sr., on the stage in Japan when he fell sick, P.C. Sorcar Jr. has had a remarkable career making a name for himself in the country and abroad.

The great magician showed that not only was he a fantastic conjurer but was also a man with a large heart. Setting aside his very busy schedule, Sorcar Jr. graced the `Maaya-2001' festival held here. The double treat was that he brought along his heir- apparent, Maneka Sorcar, too. That was enough to send the assembled magicians and general public into raptures. Well, he didn't perform his amazing feats but watched the generation next in action. And the programmes were duly recorded in his handycam.

The city police chief, Pervaram Ramulu, found himself in a quandary after he inaugurated a refresher course for technicians of pollution testing stations. Whatever he wanted to say about pollution was already said by other speakers. But he didn't throw up his hands and say he had nothing to talk. Instead, he took a macroscopic view of problems arising out of different types of pollution and spoke for well over 10 minutes on the topic.

Ramulu couldn't help but appreciate the `oratorial skills' of his colleague, M.V. Dinakar Prasad, who had almost touched every aspect of pollution and the need to control it, during his speech. Known for his forthcoming comments, Ramulu expressed concern over use of plastic and the environmental problems arising out of it. "The bouquet you gave me was also wrapped in a plastic sheet. What am I supposed to do with it. Where can I throw it. It's non-biodegradable", he pointed out.

By J.S. Ifthekhar, V. Geetanath and K. Srinivas Reddy

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