This one is about my Manjhale Abbi (Dr. Naiyar Alam).
About 30 odd years back, he had decided that he had to learn to drive a scooter ( 2 wheeler). Having never driven anything (including a bicycle) and height wise being on the shorter size, this was a major challenge for him. But he never let these hurdles deter him and continued to take his Bajaj Scooter out in the unruly traffic of Patna.
This landed him in many strange situations. Once when he was passing near a sabzi market he lost control and found himself face to face with the flabbergasted sabzi-waali. She asked angrily – ‘Sahab aap gari leke yahan kaise ghus gaye’.......maintaining his composure Manjhale Abbi replied – ‘Do neembu dena’...........that is grace under pressure for you !!
The story has a happy ending.......he did become an expert driver !!
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