Diwali
is by all means a bonanza festival, especially for Civil Servants of India.
Everybody who deals with the government waits for the festive season to meet
and greet Civil Servants. Civil Servants also anxiously await the auspicious
day to celebrate with those who can’t meet them in their official capacity.
Even after Narendra Modi’s taking over as Prime Minister nothing much has
changed in the foothills of Raisina. There are many officers who have evolved a
mechanism to deal with the palm greaser on Diwali; they have started locking
the main gate of their home on the day and the sentry has been informed to
brief that ‘sahib is out of town’. Sentry is not authorised to
accept flowers and any gifts. The CCTV surveillance in the residence area has
created a problem, but the greeters now don’t come in their Mercs; Ola and Uber
cabs have helped them to reach the destination without disclosing their
identity. This Diwali, one observed another peculiar situation. Senior Civil
Servants, who are serving on coveted posts in the Central Government and State
governments, evolved a new way to deal with the guests. They informed their
sentry to greet the guest and brief them that sahib is clearing
important files, or sleeping, or sitting with some very close family friends. The
sentry is also told to brief the guest that if he had come with Diwali gifts,
he may leave them and they will definitely reach the sahib. As reported
to gfiles, some businessmen who personally went to meet the officers
avoided handing over the gifts, but those who sent their senior assistants were
happy to deliver the gift to the sentry without troubling the sahib.
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