Kolkata Revolutionary Hash House Harriers

Independence Day Revolutionary Hash

We had an Independence Day Revolutionary Hash Run on 15th August, the idea being to have beer on a Dry Day. We got together 10 revolutionaries to meet around 5p.m. outside the ITC Sonar Bangla promising them dinner in China Town / Tangra afterwards.
Sudhanshu had picked me up from home, and after much coordination Arron from Hazra crossing and Lilly and Charlie from Arselan at Park Circus. Lilly and her younger sister Charlie were new shoes and even wore dainty sandals that made crossing the Wetlands an added adventure. Sudhanshu was another virgin hasher though he has been on a Sunday walk. Arron, Shaun's son, was returning hasher as was I after my trip to USA and France.
Fiddler’s car contained the hashers, Fiddlee, DD, GM Duck Suck, Dray Hissin Sid and the Kingfishers, Cobras, and other drinks. They must have mistaken the Independence Day Hash for an Indy car rally as they took us on a new circuit past the dhapa and shit mountain until I forced them to head to the wetlands we know and the clearing where we’ve had a few only-beer-hashes. The rains had turned the clearing into a mire and Fiddler’s car got stuck in the mud!
By the time they’d backed it on to the road and we started off on the hash trail, it was 6 p.m. We went in another direction to the trail we did when DD returned from China and this live hare trail led us over narrow bridges towards duck ponds, shanties and cows and kids. The nature walk was a great hit with the new hashers even though it started drizzling and we had all left our brollies in the car. Luckily, we were able to all squeeze under a bamboo shack. Water-ed Lilly took pictures and as journo with The Statesman was to do a write up of the Hash but didn’t get time.
When the rain stopped, we managed to head back again without falling in the mud or into the canals. We made it back by 6:30 to the cars and beers and had a small circle before heading directly to Tangra on good roads. We dined at Golden Joy but despite Fiddlers fiddling they couldn’t serve us beer. I’ve been hashing on Independence Day with great fervour for the last three years at Kodaikanal, Mysore and this year in the wetlands. Bill and Sarah hashed along with me and the good news is that they will be here this week with their August presence for a Revolutionary Run on Sunday 27th August as Saturday is booked for Molester and his Jungle Crows. More on RA Bill and Double D and the mysterious truck run later. Arron and Ashish (who is back from a "phenomenal time" in the Andamans) are responsible for drumming up more people for the hash. In the meantime please convince friends to join us and log on to www.krh3.blogspot.com for past hash details and all you've wanted to know about the hash but were too afraid to ask.....
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posted by Calcutta Hash Walks @ 7:40 pm