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  Family   Tathagata Mukhopadhyay (1) My fever had increased. Just a few days ago I was caught in a jam with my scooter. And then, came the rain with its full fury, giving me little scope to take shelter under a nearby shop or a flyover. The traffic was immovable and the rain merrily bathed me from tip to toe. I could feel rivulets of rainwater flow through my chest, my back and even inside my trousers. The next morning I woke up with a temperature and a wicked body ache. The old injury of my hip joint was making it worse. I had gotten this way back while trying to teach Ronnie – then a little boy – the tricks rappelling in Lonavla. The injury has not healed. Some injuries never heal… Mumbai, this year was having more rains than the weathermen had predicted. It had started, as usual, in June and continues even though it's almost the end of August now… I tip-toed to the bathroom to douse my face with a splash of water. I looked at myself in the washbasin mirror. That unshav...

Umashashi - A Love Story

Umashashi – A Love Story Tathagata Mukhopadhyay -              Hey mister … mind if I sit here? -           Not at all, only if you trust me. -           My Ammu told me never to trust a man. All men are alike. -           Then, perhaps, you should find some other place. There are many benches on the platform. -           Yes, but either somebody is sleeping or they are empty. I am scared. And you look harmless. -          Hmmm, now that you are already seated beside me, I suppose I can presume that you are not scared of me. -           Scared – no, a bit apprehensive, I must say. -           From your clothes and looks, it appears you come from a w...