WHISKEY  FOR  LOYALTY  TO  GERMAN  FOOTBALL    -   BOSCONET THOUGHTS

Putul Borah from Karbi Anglong District of Assam is loyal to his favourite team – Germany. He has followed their play all the way from the 1980’s. In 1994 Germany showed all promise of winning the world cup. Borah happened to be in Kolkata (Calcutta then!) days before the finals. He bought a bottle of Passport Scotch whiskey (for Rs 630 even in those days!) to celebrate the expected win.

Germany lost to Bulgaria, 2 -1. Disappointed, Borah buried his bottle of scotch in his backyard. Borah is now all set to exhume his Passport (without any court order for this exhumation!). He has constructed a special pavilion in his home, from which he watches the games along with his wife, 10-year old daughter (who are supporters of Argentina!) and his friends.

Will he get to enjoy his 20-year-old scotch? Whether he does or not, we can’t but admire his loyalty. If only we could be equally loyal to our wife/husband, to our family and our values!