Company of three

Day long out in sun your 'temporary' assistant has taken a good care of you. Looked after the 'saabji'. Valueing every suggestion as order.

Yes sir, yes sir, very good sir.

Day is about to be over. Its so fun, two of your ‘temporary’ assistants start talking amongst themselves in their mother tongue, completely ignoring your presence.

And you get time for yourself, rewinding and playing the cassette of what happened during the day.

A small window

Be it any state any place. People still buy liquor from a closed wine shop. There is always a small window which fuels the desire

@41° 1 pm. Sanchore, Rajasthan-Gujarat Border

Rajasthan to Gujarat Deserted National highway. Frequency of vehicles passing by one every ten or more minutes.

But there are people walking on sole (or soul) melting hot roads. Halting at scanty shadows of roadside bushes. Plenty of them.

Women in Pinks and Yellows, men in yellowish brownish Whites.

Schoolchildren balancing triple seat ride over a cycle.

And maintaining a safe distance from all these

 I see a schoolboy on his knees, proposing a classmet in filmy style....

Gulab to khilaten hi hain