Generation Gap:

Father: Finally, the journey started. How much time is it going to take?

Dhruv: It will take …

Mother: Settle in first… It will reach when it is supposed to….

Father: Why do you always get annoyed? I was just asking when it was going to reach Delhi.
Will we be getting Cab from the station?

Mother: It’s Delhi not your village, where everybody is drunk by 7 and it’s midnight by 8 pm.

Dhruv: please now you two don't get started.

(Meanwhile an old couple comes with her grand-daughter who is around 18 years old.)

Shakshi: Oh God! if it were not for my mobile phone, we would have missed the train.

Grandfather: Yes dear, if it were not for your mobile phone, we would not have been late at all.

Grandmother: What is it…. check now is this our berth? I don’t have the strength to walk
anymore!

Shakshi: Yes Grandmother this is our seat.

Father: Sir please let me help you. Give me your bags. I will put it under the seat.

Mother: Druv help your dad

Druv: Yes mother. Father you sit I will take care. (Dhruv takes the bag and pushes them under
the seat)

Grandmother: God bless you son.

Father: Sit here Dhruv. (Dhruv seats at the end of the seat)

Shakshi: Grandmother give me the handbag I need for my phone’s charger.

Grandfather: Oh god… Wait a bit, kid… Take a breath.. Kids now a day I will tell you, their
phone is just like oxygen for them. You take it for a bit from them and they start suffocating. Just
for this phone we were late. Thankfully the railway department did not disappoint us and the
train was late by 15 mins so we barely managed to get in.

Shakshi: And who gave you this information grandfather?? This phone…. Not only that, just
because of this phone we knew exactly which platform the train would come in. If we would
have come from the front gate based on your assumption then we could have never gotten on
this train.

Grandfather: See how she is replying back… Kid don't forget I have not said a word to your
father yet what have you done this entire vacation.

Shakshi: Sorry grandfather….

Grandmother: Are you both done? Now give me my bag. My prayer time has already passed.
(She takes her bag and gives the charger to Shakshi and takes her rudraksha chanting beads)
Father: Sir where are you heading to?

Grandfather: Nagpur. To visit my daughter and son- in- law. He is an officer in the collectorate
office.

Father: Nice.

Grandfather: Where are you going?

Father: Mumbai… My son has got his campus from his college. Now we are heading there to
arrange things for him a bit and we will be on our own way.

Grandmother: Yes, that’s what we as parents do. We nurture them, we show them the path
forward, we teach them how to dream, then they see the dream and leave their home to achieve
it. Once we open the door for them to leave, they tend to forget their way back.
Mother: Absolutely correct. Gone are the days when kids had attachment to their home.
Nowadays everyone is going away to make their own fortune. We are 5 siblings, we all stayed
together till I got married. Then my sister. My elder brothers went on to make their own family,
but my parents stayed with my youngest brother. So, there was at least one child who would
take care or stay with their parents.

Grandfather: That is true. I have 3 daughters. So, we are on our own. It’s not that I am not
happy. I always prayed to the Almighty that it was better. They gave me all the happiness in the
world but the truth remains we are of our own.

Shakshi: Why Grandfather? The problem is the mindset. why do you think only if you had a boy,
he would have taken care of you. Why can’t mother and I do the same for you? When I get a job
and wherever I go I will take both of you with me.

Grandmother: How will you get any job? For that you will have to read and get good grades.
Now for that you will have to take your eyes off the phone a bit.(Her tone was sarcastic which
made everyone laugh)

Shakshi: Grandmother, please I don’t need a job. I want to become a fashion designer and start
my own clothing line.

Dhruv: Woooooooooooow! That’s a bold career option. I appreciate.

Shakshi: Thank you, Dhruv.

Grand Father: What are you going to do? Wear short clothes and roam around.

Sakshi: Grandfather, wearing short clothes is a personal choice and fashion designing is not
about wearing short clothes and roaming around. Fashion designers design clothes and there is
so much to it.

Mother: But Sakshi are you sure you want to have your own start-up? It’s not an easy task.
There is a lot of risk in it. And you have to literally look after everything, starting from small to
bigger requirements of the company.

Sakshi: Yes aunty, I know it’s risky and it’s not going to a piece of cake. But this is what I want
to do. And I have a plan of hoe I’m going to do it.

Dhruv: That’s great. What have you planned?

Sakshi: First I’ll take a job for experience and see how things actually work in the real world.
After gaining some experience I’ll start working with a few clients from my place may be with a
group of ppl who share the same interest and as clients increase I might think of expanding my
business. It’s easier said than done.

Dhruv: I really hope you make it.

Grand Mother: Now a days kids are deciding their own career choices. No more conventional
career options.

Grandfather: That’s true. So, son where did you get the job?

Dhruv: It’s an MNC uncle.

Grandfather: Which one?

Dhruv: TCS

Grandfather:(Makes a face as he is trying to remember something). Oh, I remember one of my

Mother: What??? No no, we don't want that. We came from Kolkata to Mumbai. That’s it. We
don't want to go to Netherlands.

Dhruv: Mother I am not going anywhere.

Father: As if you will reach the office and your manager will have a visa and a business class
ticket ready for you to take off. He still reverses his underwear and uses them.

Sakshi: (Laughs out loud)

Dhruv: (Gets embarrassed) Father… what is this??

Grandfather: Didn’t you try for a government job?

Dhruv: No, I do not like to do these government jobs. What is there to do? Time for the job is
from 10 to 5 but people will come at 12 noon and leave by 3 and take a minimal salary home. I
want to travel and explore the world.

Grandfather: Nice plan kid. So, what was your CGPA in engineering?

Dhruv: (Gets quiet.)

Dhruv: 6.43 (with disappointment)

Mother: What is this? Why do you always do that to him? CGPA does not matter nowadays. All
that matters is one’s technical skills? But whatever you do son please don't bring a foreigner
daughter in law please.

Father: (Laughs Hysterically) Hahahahahah..…

Dhruv: (gets up and goes to washroom)

Grandfather: Nowadays these kids. I don't know what has this privatization culture done to the
youth. Everyone is dreaming of getting into private companies and going abroad. No one wants
to stay in this country and make it a better place.

Father: I suggested him to go for banking sector. He even cracked the exams but this lad
refused to join in, instead went for corporate sector.

Grandmother: That’s very impressive. He is a good lad. He will take good care of yours.

Grandfather: What are you watching all day long on that phone?

Shakshi: What is your problem? You can chat with strangers, I can’t. What should I do?

Grandmother: What is this behaviour kid?

Mother: Leave it. You continue .. No problem.

(Dhruv comes back)

Shakshi: grandmother… I am hungry!! Should I order from Dominos, it will deliver in the next
station.

Mother: Is it possible?

Sakshi: Yes, it is! when we order from jio mart and within hours it is delivered at our home.
Same in this as well except for station instead of home.

Mother: Wow! Technology has advanced a lot these days. I have some packed food with me.
Till your pizza arrives, take this.
Sakshi: Thanks Aunty!

Dhruv - Yes mother, now a days everything is available online, you don't have to take the
headache of preparing and carrying food with you, you can order online, and it will be sent at
your seat. Isn't it such a convenient service.

Mother- (in a little unconvinced tone) what convenience? first of all the food is overpriced, you
are foolishly overpaying for a little bit of convenience, and on top of that who knows how the
food is, I don't trust these online things a bit, probably giving stale food, Homemade food is the
best, healthy and tasty, nothing more satisfying than that.

Grand Mother- Yes, of course, you are absolutely right sir, I believe the same, we also wanted
to prepare food and bring, but Sakshi insisted not to.

Sakshi- It's not that I don't like homemade food, I just didn’t want to bother you grandmother, I
thought if there is an availability for food, it's just a matter of a day or more, so why do you have
to waste her energy unnecessarily to prepare food just before the journey.

Grandmother- I understand what you are saying kid, nobody is right or wrong here, it is just a
matter of perception, our generation have a different perception, current generation has a
different perception, everybody has their own reasons, it's not about right or wrong, it's just
about the changing time and adapting with it.

Sakshi: Aunty the food is very tasty.

Mother offering food to others. Sakshi having her food. Grandfather starts reading newspaper.
Grandmother rolling the mala. Father opens a magazine. Dhruv went on his phone.