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pear more prosperousthe city throbs with the happiness of sharing space with the
megastars of Bollywood.
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We reach our destination in Goregaon. Maman's house is not the palatial bungalow we
had come to expect. It is a large decrepit building set in a courtyard with a small garden
and two palm trees. It is ringed by a high boundary wall topped with barbed wire. Two
darkwell-built men sit in the porch smoking
beedis and wearing thincoloured
lungis.
They are holding thick bamboo sticks in their hands. They cross their legs and we catch a
glimpse of their striped underwear. A strong smell of arrack radiates from them.
Punnoose speaks to them in quick-fire Malayalam. The only word I can catch is 'Maman'.
They are obviously guards employed by Mr Babu Pillai.
As we enter the houseMustafa points out a set of corrugated-iron structures beyond the
courtyardlike huge sheds. 'That is the school Maman runs for crippled children. The
children live there as well.'
'How come I don't see any children?' I ask.
'They have all gone out for vocational training. Don't worryyou will meet them in the
evening. Comelet me show you to your room.'
Our room is small and compactwith two bunk beds and a long mirr [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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