Batala’s (Miss) Universe Harnaaz Sandhu
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. Conversely, it is only an interesting thing that attracts controversy. And, yes, by all means the crowning of Harnaaz Sandhu as Miss Universe was surely an interesting development by any measure. And that is the reason why it courted controversy. The moment the Batala born girl was catapulted into a position of eminence and fame, social media was abuzz that she was a product of Chandigarh. That she was born and brought up in the city. Now, this could not be any further than the truth. Minutes after the first social media post hit her senses, and nearly pulverized them into submission by the sheer fallacy it carried, Dr Satinder Kaur Nijjar rushed to put things into a proper perspective. She and her husband Dr Satnam Singh Nijjar own Nijjar Hospital in Batala. And that was where the (Miss) Universe came into being.
The Nijjars took time off their busy schedules and started digging out the truth from the hospital records. Finally, after hours of effort, they finally struck gold. They had found the copy of the birth certificate of Harnaaz. Now, it was the turn of this document to start doing rounds of social media. Dr Satinder vividly remembers the day Harnaaz was born. The birth certificate is now one of the couples most prized possessions. “Harnaaz has achieved an exalted status. She will have to work hard to maintain the desired standards. After all, nowhere has it been written on her birth certificate that life would be easy!” said Dr Kaur. And, by the way, Dr Kaur, nowhere has it been written on the birth certificate that life would indeed be fair! Are you listening, Miss Universe?
