Prism - 3

In the third edition of Prism, we ask deep, very deep questions to Comedian Praveen Kumar. Well, since it requires a super brain to frame very deep questions of life, I have taken these questions from the famous Yaksha Prashna episode of the Mahabharata. Comedian Praveen Kumar is among the pioneers of the stand up comedy circuit in South India. Fuelled by talent and passion for humour, Praveen Kumar is a sought after name in the corporate comedy show circles too.

1. Who makes the sun rise and ascend in the skies? 

My wife. She makes awesome Sun Rise instant coffee. It will taste like Filter coffee only.. It will look good also.. You can instantly upload the pic of the instant coffee in Instagram.. without any Filter. And once you sit in front of the TV and drink that coffee, you will start feeling light and start feeling like ascending in air... especially if it was Tata Sky.

2. Who is the friend of a traveler?

A power bank. Nowadays mobile phone is our best friend and these smart phones have everything.. every damn thing... well except charge.. So you know who is going to be your pal on a travel!

3. What is heavier than Earth, higher than heavens, faster than the wind and more numerous than straws?

Heavier than earth - The burden of a family man. The responsibilities of a family man are really under rated. The weight he carries around is so difficult to reduce by diet or by a gym.

Higher than heavens - A politician sitting in a nuclear Physics classroom - You must have heard about things going above your head when you sit in the class where you dont understand anything. (For me, its called entire education).. But when a politician sits in a nuclear physics class, the dimensions of confusion is much higher..than heavens.

Faster than the wind - Person honking after the red signal turns green. Research tells that.. thats the least calculated time.. faster than a celebrity's mood swings.

More numerous than straws - The holy cows in the middle of the roads!

4. What is that which, when renounced, makes one lovable? 

I think we all should renounce the torn jeans. Earlier the torn jeans looked good.. little torn near the knee.. Now its become worse.. There is very little cloth in the entire jean. Lot of people got confused and put their feet in the holes of the jean while wearing it.

5. What constitutes an incurable disease?

Upmalaria - Regular eating of Upma. One imaginary survey says if you eat upma regularly might or might not affect the physical health but – it will definitely affect the mental health. You will feel that life is coming to an end.. You might feel more angry than ever. You will start feeling jealous of those who eat normal food. I think there is no cure to it. Some imaginary doctors have advised not to have even direct eye contact with these upmas for a safe and sound life. 

6. Who is truly happy?

The one who doesn’t watch mega serials and reality shows on TV. There is only one rule for writing mega serial – don’t end. And the reality shows are more scripted than the mega serials. It just spreads negativity and we should stop watching these. True happiness is avoiding these two. 

7. What is the greatest wonder? 

When a wife apologises to her husband for the mistake SHE has done. Just kidding.. that’s an imaginary wonder..it does not exist. 

Now, the philosophically inclined can look up for Dharma's answers too.

Thanks to Wiki.