Most of us have our own “Tashans”! They come in all forms, colours, shapes; objects inanimate and animate. Sample these: a particular chair while watching India play against Pakistan, pearl earrings for an important meeting, black shirt when expecting to sign a deal or 40 times chant of Hanuman chalisa for a lost mobile phone. The infinite world of funny, irrational , illogical tashans!

I too have my tashans reserved for important days or events. Orange colour when my younger son Udayan is playing a golf tournament, veg food when my elder son Aditya is meeting a prospective client, crossed fingers when taking Amma and Baba for a medical checkup and many more.

I trust my tashans to handle the uncertainty of outcomes, to bring that factor called Luck which is beyond my control inspite of bestest efforts. When things happen I rejoice and thank the almighty. When things don’t work in my favour, I sulk, cry too at times. And then am back again ———-with a new tashan in my armory! smile emoticon

I wore this saree, one of my tashans, for the opening show of my best friend, Dr Vivek Bele’s new marathi play, A Fair Deal written and directed by him. May he continue to achieve tons of success!