The Indian Trumpet - August 2016

Presenting to you a breezy Pankha edition, the Indian Fan special. When the maid sweeps the floor she switches off the fan and then she walks away without turning it back on! An everyday phenomena, a scene from the Indian home. Raise your hand if you’ve grown up hearing these words: Khana kha lo, thanda ho jayega (Eat your food, before it gets cold)! The role of mums is to ensure we eat hot (warm) food and hence on occasions they indeed ask us to switch off the fan. Siblings often fight over who’d fill water in the desert cooler! Who remembers the celebration around the purchase of the first AC? Brand names of the companies selling fans have a story to tell. In fact, each fan awaits to narrate a tale. Listen closely. Now, who doesn’t like clean fans? But then whose responsibility is to make sure they stay dust-free? Discover with us. Bollywood too has had its share of romance with the wind. From carrying a lover’s message to calming an aching heart. An ode to the hawa, as experienced on the big screen. In the end, we leave you with an old rhyme, a lullaby. Upar Pankha Chalta Hai, Neeche Baby Sota Hai…