More on the concept of a "giver", although incidental. When I found the sketch in its dusty and discolored state, rescued by my mother from one of our giant book cases, it brought back memories from high school days when 20 paise was still in circulation and perhaps fetched a little something, however small. It was also an acceptable alms to be given to the poor beggar woman out on the streets. It has been a while since the Reserved Bank of India stopped minting such a tiny fraction of a currency, yet the condition of a woman and a mother has remained much the same. She now roams the streets adorned by large bill boards advertising Coca Cola and Red Bull. Even though she remains equally illiterate, she can perhaps distinguish a Mc Donald's from KFC. Hence, I thought I will rejuvinate the dusty forgotten sketch from my high school days to this new identity that she has assumed : )
2 comments:
very much interesting red coca-cola mother India and that 20 p coin
Thanks Tathi!
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