A Personal Anecdote From Your Blog Writer

Immediately after Independence in 1947 our family was granted a licence , on very liberal terms ,to set up a Light Engineering Unit at Rajpura ( Punjab ) .

When one of my Uncles was in  England  ( as nearly all the bicycle manufacturing  machinery was imported   ) he went one evening with friends / relatives to a Restaurant in London.

After the meal my Uncle gave a tip of 1 Pound to the English Waiter. The Waiter , in return ,  gave a Majestic Salute to my uncle.
My Uncle , again , took out another Note and gave tip and the  White Waiter , again Saluted.

My uncle went on giving the notes and receiving salutes till all the money in his wallet was exhausted.

His co diners were , naturally , very surprised and asked him the reason.

Uncle replied :-

" YEH ANGREZ JO KAL  TAK  HUM PAR RAAJ KARTEY THEY AAJ HUMAREY EK NOTE DENEY PAR HAMEY SALAAM MAARTEY  HAIN. ISS SEY JAYADA JINDAGI MEIN  HUMAREY LIYE AUR KYA KHUSHI HOGI . "