Sometimes in the epics, demons fall on heroes as they pass through forests– like the thugs who grabbed you, late night, from a bus stop– they took you to the station, gave you to the police, who tried to extract money from you and your family. It is an age-old racket– you had stolen nothing, they had no cause to beat you.Comments closed
During the pandemic, his family fled the city– now he’s back in school, but he’s far behind. His teachers know ‘inspection’ means ‘notebook scrutiny’, so they have him copy words he cannot read.Comments closed
when her family came to Delhi
she was denied admission,
and now she still can’t read,
which’ll lessen competition:
those who’ve had good schooling
get higher education–
those who haven’t, don’t–
our modern day Partition.
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