I received a photo this morning sent by a friend of mine. Three handsome fair men sitting and all are sitting with hands folded on the table. The table has on it a simple 3-ply mask, couple of tissue papers, a bunch of keys, Bailey water bottle, TMH’s menu card, a mobile phone and a small steel bowl containing sugar. Further, a beautiful half advertisement of the exciting delicacies offered by the TMH is seen on the wall next to table. A beautiful photo indeed.
Let me tell you about the man with no hair on head…he has a goatee beard, rectangular black spectacles, a fantastic innocent and harmless smile which has the power of killing anybody; a well-worn black T-shirt, intense eyes and sharp nose. God created such smart species??? Though people say his original age is 40, he looks no more than 30, becoming younger by the day! The look is intense, purposeful and focussed, at the same time they are challenging, challenging the world to dare. Let us call him as Mr. PR.
Let us now concentrate on the man who is wearing full sleeved, no-collared dark blue t-shirt whose leanness and height are seen the way he sits in the photo. He has salt and peppery hair that look beautiful the way it is unkept; Kind, naughty and benevolent eyes and please observe his hands closely…you can see the hand in the photograph above. His hands have long and slender fingers giving a strong impression that he could be an artist. Nails are well manicured. To the other hand he tied some sacred threads for good luck and they also indicate he is a deeply religious man. His cheeks adorn a 2-day-old stubble which brings boyish charm to his face. I am sure he must have thought “Today is Sunday…why the hell should I shave”? Or he may have thought that a 2-day stubble may give his face a different tough look. Observe the hair again – it looks as if deliberately and carelessly trimmed – Salt and peppery and very spicy. Very few will have that kind of a salted artistic hair. The smile is so beautiful it looks as if he is advertising for the Colgate toothpaste…very even, white. These teeth indicate that he is a man of principles, essence and discipline. Let us call him as Mr. PV
Let me come to the last man in the photo…he looks young and inexperienced and fresh. The red and grey stripes half-sleeved T-shirt gives the man still younger look. He is sporting a thick full grown black beard and moustache. He is fair in complexion and pops inherent Monalisa smile on the lips. This smile makes me think he might have been related to Monalisa. There is smile yet there is no smile. Light arched eyebrows and very dark hair. His personality indicates that he is a sports lover. Let us call him as Mr. SB
All the three people are looking intently at the camera. On their fair boyish faces there is an enigmatic smile. I don’t know what they were looking at. I don’t know what is making them so happy. I don’t know what made them smile so nicely. I also don’t know what they would eat at the TMH on a rainey June Hyderabad Deccan evening?? Bonda or Hot Idly with filter coffee? But all said and done, the photo is attractively captivating. Even if I didn’t want to look, it made me look at it. It made me smile. It made me choose who has the best smile.
Though the three men are great, though the three men’s smile is captivating, though the three men have that intensity in look that it can floor anybody and though the three men are attractive, I must humbly state that I am a God-fearing romantic… and I swear in the name of God I only prefer WOMEN and not (WO) MEN. Have no fear sirs. Enjoy your evening at the almost 100-year-old classic beauty called TMH.

