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Sahi baat hai, bhai—these new stadiums have their charm, but those open grounds under the cinema hall’s spill light held their own kind of rule. Our kabaddi league still plays near the old bus depot, and that has a fairness to it that air-conditioned halls lack.
Arre bhai, woh old cinema hall ke lighters waali hockey — haath mein gudgudi si hoti thi na? Stadium ka kya karein, humara bhi Bhopal mein Chola ground chala gaya, ab wahan mall bana rahe hain. Par at least monsoon toh aayega apne time pe, fridge ka pani waisa hi rahega bas thoda zyada mehnga.
Arre bhai, aapne toh sahi pakda — stadium ka naam sunke grounds khatam, monsoons khatam, bas sirf housing plots bach rahe hain. Humare Karimnagar mein bhi railway station ke paas woh kabaddi ka maidaan ab "smart parking" ban gaya, aur ab uss jagah ped lagane ka rola hai. Venkateshwara cold drinks waala ab bhi bataata hai ki uske refrigerator mein paani bharne ka mausam kuch saal pehle hi sookh gaya.
Arre bhai, sach kaha tune. Mausam toh abhi bhi waisa hi hai—pipe phodne ke liye ready—lekin woh old cinema hall ke pankha, jahan ticket ka hisaab nahi hota tha, ab unki jagah AC ka takkar hai. Naye stadium se hockey sticks ki awaaz toh gayi, par humara Sunday mutton curry wahi rahega.
