Draupadi Kiski

Here’s a tale of Mahabharat
Set in the modern day,
Draupadi was the babe of the time
Aur aaj bhi hai.
There was a zamana when it was
Only Pandav n Kaurav,
Today she is being wooed by
Every living manav.
So deviyon aur sajjano
Now the time is here -
To check out the nominations
For Draupadi’s swayamvar.
While on one side she has dudes
Coming from history,
On the other goons are wooing her
Leaving behind robbery.
Film stars, mamus – you name it,
Who doesn’t want to have her?
Among such an array of choice
Will she find her lover?
So among all the madness
Lets see where this takes us,
Reliance Money, jai jai Money
Fast, funny, fabulous!
While the world is busy with
Apna apna masti -
We are only asking this –
Guys, Draupadi kiski!

This was the introduction that I had written for a play that we, Reliance Money put up in the annual HR Meet of our group Reliance Capital.

Tale of a Princess

Once upon a time there lived a Princess.
Was the epitome of laughter and happiness.
Butterflies and flowers and birds and the bees,
Rainbows and clouds and the rains and the breeze;
Everything danced at her beck and call,
'Twas as if her smile made the world enthrall.

One fine morning the sun was shining bright,
The Princes was looking oh so right.
A Prince rode into her majestic world,
And stole her heart with a magic wand.
Love can conquer the deadliest of sins -
There, what was a pure heart? It took a spin.
'Twas like being eaten up by fire and then reborn again,
She would never be quite the same again.
A huge rush of emotion had engulfed her,
Life had changed suddenly forever!

But so much happiness could the Evil bear to see?
Out came her fangs and soon the Princess was in misery.
Just how he had come into her life out of the blue,
The Prince disappeared. Where? She had no clue.
Tears slid down her cheeks, as she melted into the bedspread -
That touch of magic had just faded.

A decade passed by, the Princess kept hoping;
She'll be back in the arms of her Prince Charming.
She kept being haunted by her lost love,
A second chance would probably change everything.

Change it did, when it happened -
Prince Charming did return after a decade.
The rush of fierce emotion each time she looked into his face,
The way she responded to his kisses.
"Where did you disappear, my darling?", she asked.
He said, "I was always in your heart.
I have come back to tell you I'm sorry,
I miss you a lot but then that's another story.
A lot happened in this decade, I cannot lie,
I have come back coz I did not bid you goodbye."
With that Prince Charming went into oblivion,
While she stared unseeingly at the horizon.
Never in her life before had she felt so totally wretched!
There was no point in denying the story had ended.

She shivered one last time remembering the good old days,
It was time to look forward and get over the wretchedness.
She refused to cry another single tear for him,
Decided to let life fill her with new feelings.
The moon was full, the breeze felt cool,
She closed her eyes and felt the pull;
To live life again, in joy and peace of mind,
She opened her eyes to a bright new future;
All the pain and aches she has put behind.

A butterfly came and kissed her cheek,
"Welcome back!", it said so meek.
The Princess is once again happy and smiling,
Her heart is again fluttering and dancing;
The world she missed out on in the decade of waiting,
Is still shimmering and colourful and overwhelming.