Jestfully Yours

Nandan Bal,Coach,Indian Davis Cup team
I really miss on the pure and harmless fun of April Fool Day. I do miss the fun that we used to have during our college days. The best thing was that that was all very harmless prank. Today,youngsters are more into Valentine’s Day,traditional day and saree day that they seldom enjoy the pure fun of Fool’s Day. I though don’t remember any particular prank as they all were light jokes.

Arvind Kumar,marketing professional (Marine Engineering Company)
Yes indeed,people are forgetting the fun may be because we are too busy in safeguarding our present monetary interest thereby forgetting about the fun element in life. As for the most memorable prank,I remember the most recent one. I floated an e-mail,a wedding invitation to all my close friends saying my marriage has been fixed urgently so the last minute invite. I had attached a specially made wedding card,which said nothing but “April Fool”. The reaction were hilarious,as I started getting calls from all my friends,who were no less than cursing me for exciting them with such an unexpected news and then disappointing them.

Sidharth Kavadia,Student
I don’t see excitement in anybody anymore when it comes to Fool’s Day. It is like any other day to us. Our circle is shrinking and so is our creativity and enthusiasm to even make the effort to play pranks. The SMSs and e-mails are though doing their bit,but it does not promises fun,moreover,there are forwarded mails and so it becomes redundant. I had to go for one interview,back during my graduation days. I was told by my friend that it has been preponed so I stayed up the whole night to prepare– got all my certificates,plannned everything,got my clothes ironed,polished my shoes. I was awake till 3 am,preparing things,then I woke up at 6 30 in the morning. I had my interview at 11.30 am and I was waiting for my friend to pick me since 9.30 am. At 11 am he called me that he won’t be able to come and I have to go on my own. I fired my friend. However,when I was about to leave I saw him standing outside my house with my other friends. The moment I saw them I realised that its 1st of April and they had a good laugh at my expense.

Juhi Srivastav,Team manager
I still look forward to Fool’s day,though we don’t quite plan for it now. But I have some fond memories. Once,as a prank,I wrote letters to eight of my close friends saying I have cancer and I would die soon. I requested them to fulfill my one wish and thus I made them pamper me and fulfill my wishes. All of them were crying until I told them that that was a prank.

Rocky Poonawala,choreographer
The day has always been special for me and I always make sure that I have my share of fun that day,whether it is with my students or my wife. Last year I had planned different pranks for all my batches and I have plans for today as well. Last year,I made them put off the air condition as a punishment only to reveal later that it was a joke. I told my students that we don’t have a music system and asked them to practice with their mobile phones. These were taken seriously by my students and thus was more fun for me. I also plan pranks with my wife.