He wakes up on his own. He doesn’t have a watch but they all wake up at the same time, 4.30 in the morning at the call of Muezzin. He washes his feet, hands and face with ice cold water, arranges his prayer mat neatly on the mud floor of his hut, and prays to [...]
The maniacal bus drivers never stopped the bus, even at the designated bus stops. They only slowed down the old, rickety and monstrous vehicles. One had to push people aside, make their way to the exit and then jump off before the driver slammed his foot down on the accelerator pedal. I guess I pushed [...]
“Rahul bhai? Can you call me back when you’re free. It’s really important”. “Alright”, I said to my younger brother. An hour passed by and I remembered that I had to ring him. I picked up my phone and punched in his number. He picked up at the very first ring. Without wasting any time, [...]