Meanwhile, at the Sikkapatte Important Company of Karnataka, also known as Murthy Angadi, proof, as if any further proof were required, that the only lesson that sowcar-ru and his shishyas have learnt from history is that only a fool would learn from history. And that when you are driven by values, you can sometimes be driven to nuts, but, hey, it’s their stretch limo, and it’s only their entrepreneurial spirit that got them a car this long.
A week ago, some American girakis were visiting the Angadi to inspect the maal, and the maalwadis, and as usual the branch manager pulled out all the stops after MD 3.1415….
The Mexican hullu got an extra mug of Cauvery jol (re-bicycled water? Chal foot!), very green torana was tied all over, and as if working on the worst-case scenario that one of the girakis may actually be visually challenged, “Welcome” banners were strung up everywhere, so that there was no way even an ophthalmic problem would prevent them from knowing that their “check” book entries were wanted in the Angadi‘s passbooks.
So far so cute.
After all, there are only 10 kinds of people in the world: those who know binary and those who don’t.
Anyway, on the day the America girakis were being taken around the Angadi, “The Writer” (binary) was busy working when somebody (non-binary) suddenly pulled out the Indian national flag that “The Writer” (binary) had proudly put up on the desk. Clearly, sowcar-ru‘s shisyas (non-binary) were working extra-hard to “create an environment of warmth for our customers and prospects”.
Talking of which, the jhanda had been distributed by the branch manager’s mestri (non-binary) and his cohorts (non-binary) in the spirit of the agenda of “continuing the spirit of enjoying work” on Independence Day.
So, patriotism in the Angadi lasted exactly one month and six days.
(Related Hyperlink Without a Hyperlink: Since we, “the blessed” must all work “harder and smarter”, to “free India from poverty”, August 15 was a working day for Angadi employees serving and servicing American girakis and July 4 was a holiday.)
Anyway, to cut a short story long, the moment “The Writer” (binary) found his (Indian) national flag removed, he turned around to find a team-mate (Indian) standing behind him, with a bunch of flags (Indian) in his hand which too had been similarly removed. He pointed his finger towards the mestri and his men (Indian).
Mestri & His Men felt it would not be appropriate to display Indian flags when foreign clients were visiting.
One of the ‘leaders’ (binary) said in a loud voice to one of the writers (binary):
“Keep the patriotism to yourself! I know more than you. Wait for these two days and you can put those flags back again!!”
But “The Writer” did not remove his flag.
And, The Other Writers too put the flags back on their desks once the “Gangmen” left. But the hard-earned patriotism was short lived. The writers returned to their desks in the morning only to find the flags missing.
Stored in the lockers? Discarded in the dustbin? Shredded in the shredder? Keep betting.
Which only left The Writers with three conclusions to reach: either sowcar-ru‘s shisyas aren’t aware of the guru‘s earlier taapatregalu or that of others like Aamir Khan. Or sowcar-ru‘s scandal hasn’t taught the mestris anything. Or the sowcar-ru has been reading too many popular physics and mathematics books in his spare time to bother with something so umbilical and fundamental.
Disclaimer: All sowcar-ru, girakis and mestris mentioned in Murthy Angadi (no branches) are powered by the intellect of the imagination of a figment driven by values. 3.14159, of course, is Pi, (pronounced Pai) which is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry.
The national anthem, the national flag, the national animal, the national bird are, well, the untrade-able marks of the nation (Indian). Jol is an anagram of J-Lo since it’s Mexican hullu (wink, wink). Any resemblance to characters living, dying or suing, Indian, Greek or Mexican, is entirely coincidental and unintentional.
Photograph: Courtesy Brain Chimney
29 September 2007 at 6:41 pm
Did anyone working at Murthy Angadi protest? It would be interesting to see if there is someone there with a spine…
29 September 2007 at 7:22 pm
Kailaagadava mai parachikonda haagide nimma story
afterall what prevents you from putting up a edurangadi to murthy
you are just jealous of achievers
sickos!
29 September 2007 at 7:28 pm
Any one with a backbone will be made balls-less in this Murthy Angadi headed by Circle/diameter.
ie. Companys WRITTEN policy
29 September 2007 at 9:18 pm
Welcome home! I was missing murthi angadi!!!
29 September 2007 at 9:44 pm
Hey can I reproduce thsi in our tabloid? plse?
30 September 2007 at 12:24 am
Now, don’t go to the fort and protest because …
TRESPASSERS WILL BE RECRUITED!
30 September 2007 at 9:38 am
all those who are jealous of murthy angadi
please consume a bottle of
GELUSIL
for relief, instaed of ranting on the blogs!
30 September 2007 at 12:17 pm
ayyo, fort not that!! THAT is a ghetto!!!
30 September 2007 at 9:14 pm
Ayyo, ERGTV avare, dayavittu artha maadikolli. People are not jealous. I think most people are proud of murthy and his angadi. but there are many things that maybe amiss in the angadi – same would be the case in microsoft or google also. this is just showcasing the same. that is democracy – where press presents a balanced view. but in todays world, the ToIs, the Todays, the Outlooks, etc have no time in presenitng a balanced view. Hence, blogs like this will play a role in presenting the other side – sometimes on a lighter vein, sometimes more seriously.
And, I really like that one – TRESSPASSERS WILL BE RECRUITED – guess applies to all angadis of murthy, azim, raju, etc
1 October 2007 at 7:48 am
Churumuriya readership kammiyaagirabeku…………. they have gone back to their staple diet: Murthy bashing!
2 October 2007 at 12:10 am
For land at throwaway rates, tax breaks etc. – mera Bharat mahan. Once the land is grabbed, the subsides are availed and it is time to present the picture of the never-complaining Indian programmer to the white folks – the world has suddenly become globalized and there is no place for the Indian flag! Anyway whats there to complain, the same tactics have been perfected by our netas since ‘Independence’.
2 October 2007 at 11:41 am
Well,My long wait for Murthy Angadi was worth it.Yes,whatever the merits/demerits of Churmuri,they really know when to increase readership.Keep it up
3 October 2007 at 4:51 pm
Hillarious. And you are responsible for that!
4 October 2007 at 10:17 am
“A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility”
Perhaps the writer and all the acolytes could use all the creativity which they use to write articles dripping with such sarcasm, to better purpose and suggest how they would provide employment to all the hundreds of unskilled, semiskilled workers who work in the Murthy Angadi as gardeners, housekeepers, security guards etc….
8 October 2007 at 2:38 am
Sandy, Well said!
Aadare illi iruvavarella kelasavillada kumbararu……… what do they know of humility
6 December 2007 at 4:20 pm
Pls update murthy angadi atleast once a month. Guess you would fine enough dope from your sources. Im an avid follower of murthy angadi and do keep us posted on whats happening to Dasa, and why hasnt, times done another story on Dasa. Oh has he competed the recruitment drive of the CVs he got from HS B and company.
7 December 2007 at 9:29 pm
Anyone knows if Infy is required to pay something like property tax? If you own 2000 acres of land, I would guess the state should get atleast 2-8 crores in taxes.
17 April 2008 at 5:02 pm
yappaaa… Murthy Angadinaga aden nadithaitho update madralla thammaaaaa…………..