Pappu: Pappa, Pappa. You had worked in Govt of India and in a state government for 36 years, did you ever come across such tough austerity measures- No travelling by First Class when going abroad, no fresh purchase of cars, no holding of meetings in the five stars hotels, 10% cut in non-plan expenditure, no creation of new posts etc. etc.
Pappa: Dozens of times. In fact it used to be a yearly exercise.
Pappu: Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose (The more things change, the more they remain the same)
Pappa: Yes Pappu!
