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thousands in the earlier generation had sacrificed everything — socially,
financially and emotionally —did they do it so that the younger generation could
forget about the nation and the society and just ponder over their individual,
little problems? Worst of all, he thinks, the idea appearing suddenly making his
mind jump up in fright, if this is the state of affairs in his own family, the family
of Heeruben who had been imprisoned for burning imported Manchester cloth
in 1914, then what about the rest of the families in Adenwala road…in
MatUNGA…in BOMBAY…in the REST OF INDIA! With that his hand
involuntarily jerks the rope and the national flag goes up, fluttered green and
orange stripes against the azure sky and the family a little surprised, runs,
rushes, dawdles and walks over to form a skewed, irregular square facing the
flag and the small gray compound fills up with “Jana Gana Mana” as spectators
from nearby apartments look out of the window at the small gathering.
(To be continued…)
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