Not long ago, a woman was preparing pappads in her kitchen. She was well versed at making pappads and took orders from others as well. One day she made the soft ata with soaked moong dal, added salt, jeera, lasoon paste, hing, haldi and kneaded the mixture well.
Then she rolled out the dough into paper thin papads. She then pasted them onto the kitchen walls to leave them to dry. But suddenly her hubby came into view and mistaking him for the wall, she pasted one pappad onto his face!
He, absolutely annoyed, gave her one tight slap across her face.
The sound was so loud like a big 'thupp'.
She profusely apologised but he wasn't happy.
As all men are.
'tune jaanboojke mujhpe pappad lagadi...Ye le tu bhi thappad'
Well..that's how 'thappad' came into being.
From that day most men remind their wives about the incident that happened once upon a time to that poor man and so even if the wife hasn't applied pappad to his face even then he just gives her a sound thappad ..just in case she tries to play games with him!
Thappad has become very famous in India after that incident.
It happens in colleges too. A girl and a boy much in love finally 'thappad' each other after finding out that the other mate had been going out with a wafer thin pappad of a guy/gal all the time.
Inspector Daya always gives the murderer in the episode one big thappad in the end. And THAT makes him talk! He finally confesses to the murder.
Everywhere you go, thappad follows you too. Teachers love to give this special treat, especially when you don't do your homework.
Dad lands one lovingly across your stubbled face as you wait for his response to your innocent query,'I want some more pocket money.'
So you see, thappad has become a very useful communication device. One need not waste time speaking unnecessarily. Just raise one palm, bring it down hard on the nearest face..and resume your work.
One thappad is worth more than a thousand sharp words.
But please don't give it to me..
for all I wrote above especially the pappad story is..
utter nonsense!
