Manohar Asija
Hemant's intention in going to the H.P.T.D.C. hotel was, at the moment, influenced by the desire to meet Mr. Manmeet Malhotra, the manager. He also wanted thereby to express his gratitude to Mr. Malhotra who had arranged accommodation for him last night. Hemant was already under obligation of Mr Malhotra for his kind and affectionate treatment of Hemant when three years ago Hemant happened to meet him at the H.P.T.D.C. hotel at Manali where Manmeet Malhotra was working as an Astt Manager, those days. They were seeing each other after almost a decade since their graduation as students of S.R.C.C., Delhi. …………………….. "Well, how is `Bhabhiji`?" Hemant asked. For a few moments Manmeet held up his tongue tightly and only stared at Hemant with a smile on his face. Hemant thought that he had made a mistake. Perhaps, Triplem is still a bachelor like him. "But when I met him in Manali, he had told me that he had got married only three months before.” But Manmeet was quick enough to read the signs of perplexity in his friend's face and lost no time in explaining his position. ……………. He was not interested in knowing more about Mahajan than what he had already read in the visiting card. Fateh Chand Mahajan was a P.C.S (Retd); has a telephone connection at his residence at Circular Road (near courts building) and is a Social Worker. ………………. Amendments to the Hindu Marriage Act in 1955 ,introduced in the 2nd half of 20th century, changed the attitude of urban women towards their matrimonial rights, as is reflected by their becoming more and more vocal in their expression in newspapers and other periodicals every day. To Hemant it seems that the fair sex is striving to establish its supremacy over the husbands. Therefore, resistance ensued from male quarters, of course, in an unorganised way. It resulted in a spate of desertion and divorce cases in courts. …………. And before him was the attendant who assisted Mahajan in reaching the door-way. "Sir, a customer, aged around sixty, who
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