Episode 3

Next Day, Oberoi palace

Oberoi palace is a huge mansion built by Mr Inder Oberoi when he started his business, this mansion has a super big garden, huge corridors, big rooms, and everything which comes under luxury, it has it all, with more than hundred servants working there. This mansion has three floors, in which the third floor wholly belongs to Danish and no one is allowed to enter his private area, not even his family members without his permission. Only few and trusted servants are allowed to enter only to do chores like cleaning and that too in surveillance by Danish’s guards.

In the mandir (temple) of the mansion there was the sound of holy chants was coming and there were eleven priest present who were chanting holy mantras. There was havan going on. (Havan is a Hindu ritual that is usually performed by a Hindu priest for a homeowner. During the ritual, sacred mantras are recited while various substances are offered to the sacred fire. The purpose of the ritual is to invoke the blessings of deities.)

This havan was conducted because its fifty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr Inder Oberoi and Mrs Asha Oberoi today. Mr Inder and his wife were offering havan samagri (mixture of various substance) into the havan’s fire, to draw blessings from God. All family members were present there, Mr Inder and his wife Mrs Asha were sitting facing the idol of lord Krishna, the priests were sitting on their right side, Dhruv and Dhruvi were sitting behind them and Mr Shishir and his wife Mrs Bipasha were sitting on their left side facing the priests joining their hands to offer the Preyer to the God.

Soon the Havan ended and the priest gave prasad to all the family members. (Prasad is food and water offered to a deity during worship. The deity is believed to partake of the offering and then return it as a blessing, which is then distributed to the worshippers).

Asha ji: bahu (daughter-in-law, to Bipasha ji), give the prasad to Rajan (their butler and head servant) so he will distribute to all the servants in the house.

Bipasha ji: OK maaji (mother-in-law, to Asha ji).

Shishir ji was looking around as if to find someone and somewhat disappointed to not to see the person, asks Bipasha ji…..

Shishir ji: Bipasha where is your sahabzade (refering to Danish)? Didn’t you say that he was supposed to return yesterday from Italy? Why don’t I see him here? There was havan going on and every family member should be present here and he didn’t even bother to show his face here……

Bipasha ji: he must be in his room as he came home very late last night.

Then Dhruvi and Bipasha ji walk towards the kitchen to check on the breakfast and Inder ji also leaves…..

Asha ji (patting slightly on Shishir ji’s shoulder): stop it Shishir when will you stop nitpicking my dear grandson. You know he is already managing two-two big companies alone. He is making us so proud, now you should stop nagging at him.

Shishir ji: maa (Asha ji) please don’t always take his side and cover up for him, he is not a child anymore and this is his responsibility to be here when everyone else is also present despite having busy schedule. Look at Dhruv he has always been responsible since his childhood, I don’t know how this boy became like this….

Asha ji: ofcourse he takes after you, don’t you remember that you were also like him when you were at his age.

Then Shishir ji seems somewhat embarrassed, Dhruv and Asha ji chuckle at him. And then Dhruvi come to tell them to come for breakfast in the dining area….

Dining area….

There was a large dining table with variety of dishes and desserts served on it beautifully and there were ten servants along with Rajan to supervise them standing in a que to serve the family……

Inder ji enter the dining room and sits at the head chair, after some time Dhruv, Asha ji and Shishir ji also comes for breakfast. Asha ji comes and sits on the right side of Inder ji meanwhile Shishir ji also comes and sits on his left side. Dhruv comes and sits beside Asha ji and the servants starts to serve the dishes. Dhruvi and Bipasha ji also comes out of the kitchen and sits beside Dhruv and Shishir ji respectively and starts having the breakfast served by the servants.

While eating Asha ji asks Bipasha ji whether she had called Danish for breakfast or not, then Bipasha ji answers that she had sent a servant to call him for breakfast and Asha ji nods……

After some time Danish descends from the stairs in a majestic demeanor always around him. He was in blue business suit with Rolex watch on his left hand worth at least 50 crores. Asha ji, Bipasha ji, Dhruv and everyone have a smile on their face to see him after so many days but Shishir ji as usual shows no emotion to see him.

Danish enters the dining area and sits at the other head chair opposite to that of Inder ji and Rajan himself comes forward to serve him personally.

Looking at Danish, Bipasha ji asks him whether he will be coming to the party which is held tonight in the accounts of wedding anniversary of Inder ji and Asha ji, then Danish just says “hmm”. And everyone becomes happy to hear his response.

Then everyone starts eating their breakfast and after breakfast everyone leaves for their works and Bipasha ji starts looking into the preparation for the party and give instructions to the servant to perform the tasks carefully.

ORBIS GLOBAL,

At the entrance of a sky-touching skyscraper a black colour Rolls-Royce comes at a halt along with 5 black Range Rovers. And as soon as the cars comes at a halt all the bodyguards stand in their positions around the Rolls-Royce and a guard comes forward to open the door. A shinny shoe steps out of the car, after that another and soon Danish exits his car, left hand holding his blazer and other in his pant’s pocket, showing no expressions, starts walking towards his private elevator and hand over his blazer to one of his guard. Employees were bowing and wishing him good morning (no-one dared to look straight at him as everyone loved their jobs very much and even more their life) but he didn’t pay any attention to that and soon entered his private elevator. Ten guards followed him to the elevator and other left.

At the top floor he entered his cabin where Ritik and Shivam were already waiting for him. He went straight to his chair and sat there like a king. Ritik and Shivam came to him to hand over some documents.

Ritik: these are the quarter reports that you had asked for.

Danish: ok keep them here!

Shivam: and these are the documents for the meeting, have a look at them and sign them and there is meeting of investors at 11, so be ready…..

Danish: alright, now leave if nothing else (in a commanding tone)

Ritik: ok you carry on with your work and call me if you need anything.

Shivam and Ritik leaves, and Danish indulge himself in his work……

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