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And both of them reached unto the pendol of the conference. The meeting had already commenced long back. Several Literateurs were being given awards for their books. After the completion of that session and after complimenting all the awards-receiving writer-friends, Arun and prashant reached unto the office of the concerned officer connected with his Governmental award of his land to receive it. Giving their identity, which was not needed much, they asked about the details of the Award by showing him today's News paper.
Both of them were welcomed and complimented by that Government Officer having smiling face, warm hands and constantly expectant shining eyes which always go on looking for getting some present-big present from the incoming visitors, especially such Award winning visitors. The officer took out his papers and read out from it completely all about this great big Award: "Honourable Government has acquired under its order No.---- dated-------------------- all the land sites of the Railway Station plot for the sake of unparallel seat of Learning of our state being founded on the outskirts of this Amar Nagari." Prashant and Arun were eagerly listening to this with concentrated mind and holded breathing
"Every land, plot, site owner whose land has been acquired will be compensated even for his smallest size of plot also by the Honorable Government and the amount of such a respectful Great God Award will be-Rupees Five Hundred!"
Prashant was surprised as if he was varying from a tremendous shock by listening to this amount of the Award but the officer, without bothering for him or looking at him, was going on reading further
“According to Government Registers and Documents, your parents had purchased this plot in August 1942 for a Sale Consideration Amount of Rupees Five Hundred. You also get in the reward of this Award Rupees Five Hundred."
"Five Hundred ? Only Five Hundred ?" Gigantic Shock experiencing prashant asked him stopping in the middle. Arun also joined in his revoluting voice
"What big Great Award are you going to give in this amount ?"
And the officer said in his typical style as ever accepting his "Compulsory Presence" also with his hopeful indication
“Yes Five Hundred. What, do you find this Award amount also to be less ? A number of Plot owners are not going to get even that much amount!"
"What do you say?" Arun fired out and prashant becoming spell-bound in anger, was as if lost in silence, for a while.
