STANLEY KA DABBA !!!

Good morning teacher! Good morning children! Thank you teacher! Oho! Our dear spectators inside the cinema hall; just relax. Welcome to the Holy Family School. It is a Christian Missionary School in Mumbai, the so-called land of Shiv Sainiks, but, the Holy Priest cum Headmaster of this school is a very social person and co-operative too.  After seeing such a tensed face of a student inside this school, you may be thinking that all the students are no so happy in his school. Oh! Come on! Creative persons are sometimes too thrilling for everyone. Hey, Stanley! What’s the matter! Nothing at all, madam! Point to be noted here that this little kid is expert in writing terrific essays and he is good at elocution too. Mrs. Iyer, the science teacher is one of the boring teachers of this school. Stanley always has a problem with Abhi while sitting inside the classroom. He is a left-hander and his friend who sits next to him is a right-hander. These two kids always try to maintain their own territory on that little desk. Later on, Miss Rosy understood the problem and interchanged the seats of those two boys to avoid any such problem. 

Let us now have a look at the staff room of this school. Oho! Verma Saab, you always remain so hungry that everyone feel as if you were on a hunger strike for 7 days like Mahatma Gandhi or Anna Hazare. Anyway, all the teaching staffs of this school are too good at heart to share some of their foods from their respective tiffin box with Babubhai. A new disease popularly known as Swine Flu is on the rise in several parts of Mumbai. Parents stopped sending their children to those missionary schools which are situated in Swine Flu infected areas. Principals of those missionary schools approached the Principal of Holy Family School to allow their students to study in this school for a temporary period. Look; teachers, as the number of students have increased, the number of sections have also increased. Therefore, we have decided to increase the school hours for another 3 hours with 2 tiffin breaks, till the Swine Flu gets eradicated from Mumbai. Baash! After this announcement, from the very next day, all the students started bringing big tiffin boxes or dabbas.

Indian mothers are expert in cooking good foods for their respective children. Itna bada dabba kiska hain bhai. The ‘Dabbawala’ concept of Mumbai is world famous. Even the IIM students respect the ‘Dabbawala’ concept. After seeing such a big dabba of Aman Verma, the Hindi Vernacular teacher’s tongue started secreting saliva at a rapid pace. Rosy liked Stanley’s essay and gifted him a chocolate. Innovative science students never get any respect in Indian schools. Stanley, throw away that Lighthouse project. Do all these bookish projects only. Mrs. Iyer, if you will not motivate the students to do practical scientific experiments, then how can you expect scientists like Newton and Einstein from India? Rosy Madam, will you not invite us at your wedding? Stanley recited a lovely poem to honour Miss Rosy’s birthday. Mr. Verma is running towards their classroom. But, why is he running? Oh! The foodie wanted to eat those foods inside the dabbas. Hey, Stanley! You are a shameless creature! Every day, you eat from your friends’ tiffin boxes only.

Where are you going, Stanley? I am going to my house to enjoy some delicious foods prepared by my mom. Sixth sense always works strongly in true friendship. Abhi had some doubt on Stanley. Accha! Stanley was telling a lie. Aman wanted to know Stanley’s real problem. Actually, both my parents have gone to Delhi by flight. I can bring my dabba, only when my parents come back from Delhi. Arrey Stanley! We will share our tiffin foods with you. What about that Khadoos then? Abbey, let him do searching like Google Search inside this school premises only. Where were you guys yesterday? Sir, we were eating our foods while sitting on staircases near the Primary Classes. Oh! That’s not bad to enjoy food while sitting on the staircase. The very next day, students confirmed that they will have their tiffin while sitting on the playground. Finally, one day, Babubhai caught them on the terrace and insulted Stanley. If you don’t bring your tiffin dabba, then you will not be allowed to attend classes in this school. Stanley felt so humiliated that he stopped coming to school.

Inter-school concert is going to happen after a few days. I think that some of our students are talented enough to participate in the Inter-School concert. But, Sir, who will take care of their rehearsals; teachers or parents? Come on, Mrs. Iyer, it is not so difficult. Anyway, just select some talented students and send their names for the Inter-school concert. Stanley is absent. All his classmates are too angry on Khadoos. The new history teacher, Mr. Zutshi always had some unique and special vegetable curry inside his tiffin box. Lijiye na, Verma saab, khaana taste kijiye. Stanley, they have not given your name for the Inter-school concert, but still there is a last chance. Wow! You wanna dance, kid! Ok! Not an issue. But, why your school authority didn’t send your name before? What’s the secret behind a tiffin dabba? Anyway, you are selected for the Inter-school concert. Arrey toh pehle bolna tha...yeh Akram mar gaya hain kya? The cook of Stanley’s uncle was smart enough to keep aside some portion of foods of that restaurant. Is child labour a crime in India? Really! Is it so?

Mr. Verma, you are not a little kid like Stanley. Are you not ashamed for doing such things with Stanley? Look there! Stanley is back again, but, this time he is carrying a dabba with him. Hello! Hindi teacher, this is my tiffin dabba with lots of delicious foods in it. Enjoy the food. Now, am I eligible to attend the classes? Lo karlo baath....jor ka jhatka dheere se lagey. Pehle Rosy madam ne beijjat kiya tha...aab toh yeh Stanley ne hadh hee paar kar diya yaar. See the fun! The Khadoos is weeping now. As per the confirmed information from the Headmaster, Babubhai has resigned from this school. Stanley, the Khadoos left an apology letter for you. At the St. Andrews Hall, all the parents of the Holy Family school enjoyed the Inter-school concert. Stanley was the star of the show. Khadoos is gone, but, what about that special dabba? Bhai Akram, don’t stop putting aside some portion of restaurant food. You are really a good cook. Stanley, your mom is expert in cooking delicious foods. Stanley’s parents in heaven smiled at the joke, but also felt happy to see, that at least, their child is lucky enough to get a “STANLEY KA DABBA”.