Yeti Obhijaan

Kakababu...

Look!

He seems injured...

He has been gutted from inside.

Wh-what is happening? Do you have any idea?

I think there's been a landslide somewhere, that's why...

Selenarctos thibetanus.

What toss?

Selenarctos thibetanus.

Run! Run!

Also known as Ursus thibetanus thibetanus.

I can't understand what you are saying. There's been a landslide. People are running away...

Latin.

The literal translation is Asiatic Black Bear.

Bear?

Yes, fool. Look!

No sign of landslide there.

There must be a bear on the prowl. That's why everyone is running away.

-Okay. Then let's get out of here... -No, no, no...

We will continue on our path.

We have to return to the hotel. Haven't finished packing yet.

It's not Bombay or Delhi that there will be a flight every half an hour.

This is Thyanboche... Where eagles dare...

But Kakababu, it's a wild bear...ferocious... you saw what it has done to the other guy...

Yes, but he didn't have this.

Anywhere I go, this is a bare necessity and...

If this with me, then the possibilty of a bear hug is quite low.

Haha...Come on...

-Kakababu, it's a wild bear... -Don't worry. Let's go...

-Wild bear, Kakababu... -Come...

Whose motto is only winning Whose only weapon is his incredible brain

So many obstacles and attacks along the way Were smashed with just a crutch

Whose motto is only winning Whose only weapon is his incredible brain

So many obstacles and attacks along the way Were smashed with just a crutch

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like the rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like the rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

-Kakababu...Kakababu... -Hmmm...

Where did this tooth come from? Why are we carrying it? Please, tell me.

I'll tell you later.

You should curb your appetite now. You've had enough adventure, haven't you?

No, no. Its not that. When you first told me...

Hey...do you want to go to Mt. Everest?

Huh?!? Where?!? What?!?

You were a fish out of water at the mention of Mt. Everest...hahaha...

What are you saying? Of course, I am surprised. This is not Tiger Hills.

Mt. Everest, Kakababu! It's the highest peak in the world!

29,028 feet high! Unbelievable!

Believable...But it will be wrong to do so. 29,035 feet.

I had told you before also that the Himalayas grow two and a half inches every year.

Just like "Complan Boy". Its time you went beyond your school's textbooks.

Hmmm...that I will do. But where are we starting our climb from? Nepal or India?

I didn't say we will climb. I said we will go.

Oh no... We won't climb?

We will climb if we have to. Let's see...

Okay, now tell me what's common between wireless and Mt. Everest?

What?

Jagadish Bose discovered wireless. But the credit was given to Marconi.

And in a similar way, Radhanath Sikdar was the one who discovered the peak, but...

His boss at the Geological Survey of India, Sir Everest, became immortal...

You know, we have a strange colonial hangover.

Science, literature...whatever discipline it might be...

If it's a new thought or achievement, it has to be foreign.

So, you are telling me, our new adventure is on Mt. Sikdar.

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like the rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like the rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Kakababu?

-Is that an avalanche? -Avalanche.

Snowslide.

It destroys numerous villages at one go.

In fact, that's where we went day before to meet the sherpas.

Lucky break, right?

Logic unlocks all the questions One cannot deceive and hide from it

The one who believes in black and white Can finish every sin all by himself

Logic unlocks all the questions One cannot deceive and hide from it

The one who believes in black and white Can finish every sin all by himself

Wars across the horizon are yet to be won Raja is taking the field thereby

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like a rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

Never afraid of falling, fighting or even dying Just like a rustling of gusty wind

Will see the end of everything whatever that costs The sole reason of all his adventures

You didn't sleep?

Well, I am actually still sleeping.

People sleepwalk and I pretend to be an astronomer looking through my binoculars. Idiot!

Its not that. I didn't see you downstairs... That's...

Stop asking stupid questions and check if you can see anything.

Nope. I don't see anything.

The moonlight is making the snow glitter.

-Kala Patthar where you can see Everest from... Yes... -Yes, that side...

Okay, don't look straight. Look to your right.

-Right side... -Towards the black rock...

-Do you see something moving? -Ummm, nope. There's nothing there.

No. There is nothing.

-What's on your mind? -Hmmm...

Nothing... You go back to bed... I will come down in a bit...

Good Morning! Open the door.

-Morning, Santu! -Good morning!

Morning, Uncle!

Good morning, Mingma!

Coffee?

Uncle... Santu...

Thank you!

-Pour some for yourself also. -I've already had, Uncle.

Mingma, how is the weather today?

The weather is fantastic, Uncle!

The sky is clear. There's not much wind. Perfect day to move ahead.

Then, should we make a move? I'll ask everyone to pack up the camp.

No, Mingma.

We'll have to stay here for a few more days.

As you wish, Uncle.

I'll go out for a bit.

Go.

Hey, why are you so angry? Let's go for a walk.

-Do you know Sherpas? -What do you mean?

My friend, Sherpas are brave people.

We do courageous things. We do not care about danger.

We can go for days without food. We can walk miles without stopping.

But camping here at the same place for days is okay for tourists like you...

But its not okay for Sherpas like us.

I can understand.

But don't worry. I'm sure Kakababu has a plan.

What plan are you talking about, Santu?

We've been camping here for the last 15 days.

Are we going to scale mountains or should we just continue our picnic?

Okay, listen to what I have to say.

You tell Uncle that we have to leave this place.

Uncle will not be able to because of his leg.

We can ask him to wait at the dome.

Get it? And we can take South Col to climb Chomolungma.

What? Where?

What you guys call the Everest.

Chomolungma... Fascinating!

What's this, Norbu?

-Tijuti. -Tijuti? What's that?

Fool!

Whatever!

Mingma! Oh, Mingma! Wait, wait, wait.

What's Tijuti?

Tijuti?

Tijuti is a little smaller than you.

What do you mean?

See. Tijuti is a little smaller than you. Miti is a little bigger than you.

The fully grown, biggest of them all, is a Yeti.

Yeti? Have you ever seen one?

No! I have never seen.

But I have heard a lot about it from my grandfather and his father...

I don't know if they have seen or not.

But there's an old man in the village who has seen one for sure.

It is furry like a bear...

It has long limbs like a monkey...

It has big eyes and huge teeth...

What?

We've not come here to scale the Everest.

We've come to look for the yeti, right?

Wow! Junior Archimedes!

Your very own "Eureka! Eureka!" moment.

It's a good thing you are wearing some clothes.

Come on, Kakababu! Tell me, to what does that tooth belong?

It belongs to a yeti, right?

It's the teeth, which is our identity...

The time has come to unravel history...

Then listen to this story...

Those three teeth that were scattered with the plate...

Only two were ever found...

Later, Professor Koeningswald gave one tooth to his best friend, Michael Shipton.

And he had donated the other one to New York's Museum of Natural History.

-And the third one is with you. -Smart!

And I got it from a famous anthropologist called Sir Arthur Rockbottom.

And he had bought it from an attendant at the club.

So, this tooth really belongs to a yeti?

-Put it down. -Yes, I'm sorry...

There is still some mystery about it, Santu...

According to Rockbottom, the carbon dating of this tooth reveals its age to be around 150 to 200 years old.

And it belongs to a gigantic half-ape, half-human creature.

Almost like Ghatotkach from the Mahabharata.

On the other hand, the yeti has never been described to be such a huge creature in the local folklores.

At the most, it is like Hagrid from the Harry Potter novels...

A hybrid between a bear and a monkey may be...

But yes, the feet are like human and the size is that of an elephant.

But instead of five fingers, it has only four.

Hmmm, understood. But why exactly have we come here?

And what do you keep looking for with your binoculars at night?

The last piece jigsaw piece.

-You remember Michael Shipton? -Hmmm...

He had a son, Caine Shipton.

Famous explorer...

He got the tooth from his father.

And considered it to be very lucky and wore it around his neck.

Round three years back he had come here for an Everest expedition.

But poor guy never made it back home. And his body was also not found.

Caine Shipton just disappeared under very mysterious circumstances.

-And the most interesting thing? -What?