It all started several years ago in a small town by the beach, called Mangalore. No one could have imagined the nastiest of cartels to operate in this calm and quiet city with simple people going ahead with their mundane lives! But the organization was starting its operations right here. It was late afternoon on 13th October, 1985. The Don Mom landed all the way from Nigeria. She was loaded with ideas on how to convert a city into a Mafia Gang Den! She strategically moved as she observed each and every potential business associate, area of operation and conversion of wealth into reality!

Realizing the Dream Team

Don Mom studied a lot. She went to the most elite universities all over the world but kept her base strong in Mangalore. Her initial years were spent there and there was no way she was going to let fate wipe that away from her. She returned after two decades to establish herself as the Mafia Queen! She had spent way too many years operating solo and needed to build a robust team. She trusted no one so had to find the only man she did! The Don Dad! With her eye on her target, she approached him and he was waiting for her to show her true colours too. It was long overdue. He was done with her escapism and wanted to know if she had it in her to prove her worth. It was time!

They struck gold as soon as they got together. They created the real DON!! It took intense training but by his eighth year, Don was ready to set the pace of their cartel. They operated in everything immoral and painful. Collections, delegations, construction, more training areas of operation, regular events, they had it all covered. There was no escape. But most dangerous of all was their method of increasing their clientele. They targeted everyone; Young, old, married or single, sad or handicapped, even the bad guys. They knew exactly how to work on the neuro-linguistics of people. Both, the king and queen worked under the alias of Don Mom and King Don! They blended into commoners as simple people. With their global reach it only easier.

For a particular consignment Don Mom and Don had to travel to Naihati, 24 North Paraganas, West Bengal. That’s where the first Gang leader was appointed. It took a lot of discussion but with Don’s advanced sense of judgement, they brought in the best future team leader. She was bred by low ranked peddlers and goons who had no identity of themselves or her family history. Ana Kumari Sanyal aka Nirupa Roy became their first real canine recruit. She was fantastic; Very tiny, beautiful and covered in fur. But she did have the sharpest claws and teeth and loved the smell of fish, chicken and mutton.

King Don was also on the look out of his recruit as he didn’t completely trust Don Mom. She was forever favouring Don to stay in his good books, luring him with whatever he wanted. Be it dips in the Ganges or do his homework for him with her left hand to make it look authentic! Either way, King Don found Leo who was abused by an alcoholic step dad and enjoyed blowing cigarette and weed smoke in his face. Leo didn’t have a last name and was infested with flee when King Don overpowered the mean stepdad and rescued the young boy. They christened him as Leo Kumar Sanyal. That was a big move for Don Mom and Ana Kumari Sanyal wasn’t happy to share her name with the furry canine!

Don Mom accepted him but was a little sceptical. She wasn’t sure if this sudden entry would prove beneficial to the cartel. But nonetheless, Leo was in a bad shape and needed urgent assistance. Ana, the sexy babe didn’t like him at first but his caring nature made her want to know him a little better. He flirted with her; they spent some quiet time together and felt a different emotion for each other. They confused it with love but it turned out to be lust. Ana went through a name change to re-establish her identity as Ana Shrimati Sanyal. She was pregnant and was very upset with Leo who was beaming with pride. Ana and Don Mom teamed up and sent Leo to exile. This was a big blow to King Don and Don as they lost a prominent member of their team. Don called him Sir Leo as he had marked his territory all over their belongings, speakers, sofa and everything with a simple lift of a paw!

Don Mom had noticed behavioural changes that were keeping Ana from performing her daily functions of sniffing leaves and playing with children. It was her way to socialize, stay cute and continue growing their cartel. The very reason she was hired and groomed! Don was losing faith in the organization as a whole. One of their projects of establishing a residential school also flopped as Don Mom was getting too emotional and was drifting into indulging in mommy hormones. Plus the boring annual exams were putting pressure on him. Don mom was hooked to her phone reading up and watching everything about dog-childbirth. Ultimately, Ana and Don Mom went to get an ultrasound. Their hearts melted when they saw the tiny fur balls in the make. Don and King Don also softened after this epic turn of affairs!

63 days of gestation and Ana Shrimati Sanyal was in labour. She with the help of her resident novice nurse, Don Mom using nothing but a kitchen scissor delivered more recruits! Freshly baked but mishap occurred. There were 2 casualties. Don Mom had to wipe out all evidence of the still birth child and the other one which died after a few moments of bonding with Ana. Don would have broken down during his 2nd standard final exams if he knew. Looking at Ana’s strength and femininity, Don Mom bestowed on her the new title, Gang Mom. She had to nurture the 4 new members and make them the best of themselves. The bloody battle to receive all recruits concealed inside their amniotic sacs were done between midnight till early morning on the 6th of March 2024!

King Don and Don took a while to accept that Ana had changed. She wasn’t her old self. She was nesting and finding solace in religious music and spirituality. There was a major shift in the dynamics of the cartel and it’s operations. The exams were also done with and there were tiny babies all over. Leo sent a picture of himself from exile too conveying his blessings. Ana’s father in law, Leo’s new dad also had taken her for the second scan a day before the birth. Things were changing. The mission statement had to be reconsidered. They were changed people and their visions in life too had a paradigm shift. From all things painful and cruel, they were spending more time reading about what comforted new born babies with paws. New cushions and blankies were kept aside and there were more toys and detergents purchased. However, Don Mom was worried that her years of effort were fading!

The naming ceremony wasn’t extravagant but was in itself a very auspicious event. The Gang Leader was named Ovan Singh. He looks almost identical to his father except that he has the character of his mom. Ovan Singh reports directly to the Don understanding the requirements of the cartel. Don isn’t seen in public and no one knows his real identity. Only Ovan Singh does but to the world he is the real Don. Everyone thinks that, He, Ovan Singh is the mightiest one who is running the show but in reality all he does is continues being the loyal canine of his favourite human, The Don. His other favorite thing to do is to try catching the wagging tails of his furry canine siblings, the other gang members. He also, only at the age of 46 days has found a few dried Money Plant leaves from the terrace garden and has chewed them up. He has officially taught the gang how to chew up newspapers and party in mess.

Next in line is Tilaq Charan Yadav. He is born with a prominent tilak on his forehead and instantly became the closest associate to Ovan Singh. He takes instructions from his Bhau, Ovan Singh and commits all heinous crimes. Murder, conspiracy, loot and numerous such dark crimes are done by this furry canine called Tilaq Charan Yadav. The moment the general public hears his name, they shiver in fear. He maybe the tiniest of the lot, and doesn’t understand what food and water means unless Don Mom places it exactly inside his mouth; It doesn’t matter if he’s not to furriest among them all, he knows exactly how to follow the victim around the house. He maybe just about 46 days old, but he knows exactly how to murder hate and loot hearts!

The only lady in the newly formed gang is Alka Leo Sanyal. Her real name is Alchemist though. She and Tilaq Charan Yadav look very similar, except, she doesn’t adorn the tilak on her forehead. She is the best conspirer and leads the victim to believe that she’s an innocent little furry princess who’s lost in this cruel world. When the rich and the famous bachelors fall pray to her seductive eyes and casual demure, she makes an excuse to step aside and that’s when Tilaq Charan Yadav quickly replaces her. The victims being so intoxicated with her words and aura wouldn’t notice the change and that’s when they’re attacked by her furry brother, Tilaq Charan Yadav, leaving them a popper, poor and damaged!

Last but not the least is Undertaker. He is the pseudo-priest of the gang. Any casualties caused by the gang is taken care by Undertaker. He processes the last rights and recycles the dead leading them into the eternal journey of nothingness. His power and spiritual awakening cleanses the souls of the meanest demons roaming around freely on this heavenly planet. A single lick of this softest pink tongue can transport a human into the world of the oblivious. His secret prayers and the touch of a single paw has the powers of all the billions of human created Gods of redemption. When he’s not sharing the auras of purity and fixing the universe, he chews on Don Mom’s jandals and lies upside down on his back barking in his sleep, which is by far the most adorable thing witnessed by any human.

This is only an introduction; the rest is left to imagination. There’ll be a lot of narratives with real life stories which will take shape in the near future. Fur balls and humans have only recently uncovered their potential of a complete life together. Watch the space, and more shall follow.

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