Episode 5: Cattle Class
Episode 5: Cattle Class
Dear Mr. Pankaj Khanna,
As you are no doubt cognisant, the venerable Saar has, for many years, maintained an unwavering philosophical reservation about conversing with, or indeed travelling alongside, the so-called “Cattle Class.”
That memorable doctrinal proclamation of 2009 has long since entered the annals of public discourse.
We humble Generation-Z interns at the Ministry of Grandiloquance have therefore taken upon ourselves the solemn responsibility of engaging with the hoi polloi, thereby insulating Saar from the logistical and conversational exigencies of terrestrial democracy.
Should any lingering uncertainty afflict you regarding your own taxonomical placement within this grand social menagerie, may I respectfully recommend a leisurely perusal of your own blogs?
Their bucolic ambience, redolent with the unmistakable perfume of freshly consecrated cow dung and pastoral nostalgia, ought to furnish all the classificatory evidence one could reasonably require.
I also had the opportunity to peruse your blog, Epeolatry, and was pleased to discover that you have ventured into the fascinating bylanes of what you indulgently call “Tharoorian” vocabulary.
What surprised me, however, was the relative frugality of your lexical excursions. The handful of recherché expressions employed by you scarcely does justice to a blog whose very title is based upon Saar’s illustrious surname.
Instead, your intellectual energies appear to be devoted, with commendable enthusiasm, to the Sangeet Trilogy: Tawa Sangeet, Rail Sangeet, and Cycle Sangeet—a preoccupation as curious as it is persistent.
Might I venture a mildly impertinent suggestion?
Were you to lavish upon Epeolatry the same sustained attention that you so devotedly bestow upon your musical trinity, you might yet discover that celebrity is less elusive than you imagine.
After all, in the crowded republic of ideas, consistency is often a more reliable passport to distinction than occasional brilliance.
You may wish to reflect upon this humble piece of unsolicited mentorship.
Fussy Zaroor
BTech (IIT-M), PGDM (IIM-A).
Intern at the Ministry of Grandiloquance.
A devoted Fan and Mentee of Shashi Tharoor Saar.
Aspiring to be an Editor and a World-Class Author.
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Foot-notes and Foot-Prints of Pak Jan.
Pak Jan is Pankaj's Parsi Aunt from Parsi Mohalla Indore. Parsi uncle and Parsi Aunt are fondly remembered in his various blogs specially Tawa Sangeet.
The name is, of course, inspired by the Jans of a bygone era—Gauhar Jan, Kali Jan, Tamancha Jan, and Chawanni Jan—whose musical exploits have already found their place in Tawa Sangeet.
Pak Jan and Pankaj, have now jointly launched a rather modest start-up called Lexicon Media.
Yes, Lexicon Media is itself an anagram of Lexicomedian.
The Chief Etymology Officer( CEO) of this fledgling enterprise will, naturally, be Pankaj’s dear Pak Jan.
Lexicon Media will be entrusted with the creation, polishing, preservation, and general custodianship of all the Lexytoons and Anagrams appearing in this Blog Series.
And finally, Pak Jan—pronounced Paak Jaan (पाक जान)—will also take charge of the Cookery Division of Lexicomedy, thus ensuring that the Lexicon is not merely deciphered, but occasionally cooked as well.
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