103. “Doctorjee joked his way to overcome empty vanity”

            Behind today’s campus of “Nagpur Maha Vidhyalaya” formerly, in P.P.Doctorjee’s days, there used to be a “Maurice college”. The students there were very vainly proud of themselves. They thought that as “Mauricians” they were the top ones in Athletics as well as Academic achievements. Many Swayamsevaks were also in this group. Their excessive boasting irritated others.

Once, in a sport meet at the Maurice College, the agriculture department had organized some animal shows, including a donkey running race. Doctorjee happened to walk-by the grounds, right at that time. He quipped: “Oh, how nice it is, to see these Mauricians racing in their new reincarnation!”

Later, whenever a vainglorious ‘Maurician’ began to brag, P.P.Doctorjee would interrupt him, and say, “Are you a good Maurician?” If he said “yes” all those who were in on the joke would laugh uproariously. The “Maurician” would be shamefacedly quiet, shutting out all his drive to brag. This became so popular in Nagpur that anyone who boasted about being a “Maurician” was identified as an empty, vainglorious braggart. This put an end to the idle boast up for good!

Narrated by, Shri Dattaji Didolkar (He was a Swayamsevak since his childhood; later he became a prant pracharak (provincial organizer) for Tamil Nadu (Chennai) province).

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