This is a sarcastic story written by Harishankar Parsai.
Bholaram is a resident of the Ghamapur locality in Jabalpur. He is around 60 years old. He has a wife, two sons and a daughter. He was a government **. He had retired five years before. The rent of their house was due for a year. The owner of the house was about to throw Bholaram’ family out. Just as this was about to happen, Bholaram ***. He had not been getting his pension. All this had happened due to the government employees and managers. In a sarcastic twist, it is later made known that Bholaram’ life was stuck in his pension papers.
As Bholaram’ soul did not reach the heavens after his , the lord of , Yamaraj, sends Narada to retrieve Bholaram’ soul. When Narada himself arrives on earth to investigate the situation, Bholaram’ wife tells him that they were living in very poor circumstances. They didn’t have enough food to eat. Bholaram’ wife tells Narada that worrying about all these things ** Bholaram. She tells Narada that he is a good man and that the **** would be provided for if he could somehow help Bholaram’* family get the pension.
When further investigation took Narada to the Pension office, he met the chief officer. The officer calls Narada a recluse and tells him that he must learn the ways of the office. The officer tells him that one must donate something to get work done. He asks Narada to place some weight on Bholaram’ file. As Narada carries nothing other than his Veena, the officer asks him to place the Veena itself on the table. Finally, Bholaram’ pension file is looked into.
When the officer asked Narada the name of the deceased, Narada replied that it was ‘Bholaram’, in a rather loud voice. Immediately, a voice came from the file. The voice asked who was calling, whether it was the postman, and if the pension had arrived. Narada asked the voice if it was Bholaram. It replied that it was.
