Funderful Moments
Drama at Dilli Haat
By: Padma
Location: Dilli Haat, New
Delhi
When I was in college, I
used to hang around places in Delhi with my friends. It was a group of girls who
freaked out on fast food and cool stuff from Janpath. Dilli Haat was our favorite
hang out place because we could virtually spend the whole day there without bothering
about waiters waiting for us to leave or paying up for just loitering around. At
Dilli Haat, with only a ticket for Rs. 10/- we can spend a day, shop around (if
we have the money to :)) or just have a cola and snacks with friends. This one particular
day, we were at Dilli Haat, and there was a demo of solar cooker. Since the demo
was for free, we decided to check it out for the fun of it. We virtually mobbed
the guy (we were all girls, and he, the only man) who was giving the demo. He was
flattered by such female attention all of a sudden, but he was nervous. He started
giving us the demo, and in his nervousness, actually broke the cooker! We couldn't
help being amused at his plight. His supervisor came running, rebuking him. He could
not even explain why it happened. All the while we watched the pandemonium. When
he was through with his supervisor, he turned to us and meekly asked – would
we be buying the cooker. That's when we sheepishly cut corners. He was stunned at
our response and stood still. But as we retreated, I couldn't help feel sorry for
him – he had been so nice to us all the while. Sometimes, I wish we had said
sorry or something.
