Another month creaks to a close, and could we (the superstitious amongst us), all safely uncross our fingers and get ON with the business of living ?     Is it just my imagination, or has October had more than its fair share of “Krazy kiya re” happenings..?   Let’s see,

Fresh from their September  T-20 Series victory, our Cricketing Heroes almost had egg on their faces with the visiting Oz team's methodical, one sided  slaughtering us,  till a face saving, narrowing the gap,  victory.... in the end.

In nearby Capital city… Blueline buses continuing their disservice to plying the public and bringing the death ‘score’ up to a century!

The more glamorous portals of Bollywood, also rudely shaken and stirred.   The most apparently and UN-apologetically IN love couple , suddenly came UNstuck… Poor Shahid.     What could he have done to deserve this.?.    Kareena never did generate much sympathetic press with her 'in your face' spoilt rich girl image...      In contrast their  just released  movie together seems to be going GREAT guns!!   Or is even THIS, yet another publicity stunt??!

The Sensex continued its shimmying and shuffling up and down, sending both fortunes and blood pressures either darting, or diving…. Then  zooming past the 20 K mark and still going strong!   

On the National stage rebels going wild in two different states…adding untold violence to the daily grind.  The Administration nowhere near workable solutions . 

And on the international arena our PM sending shock waves thru US of A with his ‘nuking’ the Nuke DEAL …  At home, his mood at an all time low.   Looking visibly depressed........with news hounds tossing around the idea that he was ready to resign~~!

Enough.    And these just from the top of my head….  Wonder why?   It is widely known that  full moons cause the natural order of things as it were to go…well,  ‘.slip sliding away.’... And  the full moon in October is the Mother of all Full Moons.    Basic astronomy reiterates that in October the moon is closest to the  Earth in its elliptical orbit…. Hence its giant appearance …  and its enhanced / gigantic effect on all and sundry………More conveniently, a convenient scapegoat for all our madness....?! 

In the spirit of things as it were, I decided to chuck hearth, home and dreaded duty for a change, and head to Capital City, where it seems some MPs were descending on campus, to address Univ students on the eve of their local body elections… Sitaram Yechury’s name on the list was sufficient to have me hastily prep the homefront and head out to Delhi on Monday night, when other good wives were busy staving off hunger pangs,  while trying to sight the elusive Ocotber moon.   

What a good idea THAT turned out to be…. Eager young faces in a jam packed hostel Common Room.    Heated debates/  some slogan shouting/  well prepared guest speakers ending with the traditional torch bearing ‘jaloos’.   But truly the the toast of the evening was Yechury’s  inspiring and informative talk just before midnight.   Delivered in his inimitable informal style, completely devoid of jargon, and  tinged with both humour and warm reminiscences..    Heartfelt, Lal Salaams to the Comrade.   .The long drive back home on the fairly deserted highway was a rare dream!

Thank you, awesome October Moon, kindred spirit, and unleasher of myriad storms…..  Somehow know you won’t hold it against me, if I blame my brief madness on you.!

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