How to Catch a Crane?
I am reminded of a short story. A gentleman asked his expert friend, what was the best method of catching a crane. The expert friend replied, "just go when it is dark, put some wax on the head of the crane, when the Sun would rise afterwards, it would melt the wax which is sure to fall into its eyes. The bird would be blind and you can catch it."The gentleman asked, "then why not catch it at the very beginning when you go to put the wax?"He replied, "if it were done so easily, then where was the master's feat, i.e., ustadkiustadi."
This is not my story - this was a story recited by Sardar Hukum Singh in the Constituent Assembly 67 years ago when this mysterious residuary entry 97 in List I of Schedule 7 to the Constitution was discussed.