Lost in my weird thoughts,on the way back from a cousin's place some day, I happened to see this small hut alongside the road, full of these things. I went in to have a chat with this man, mixing some color behind the tent. “Namaste” I said and now this man, hands dripping with red paint smiled, showing of his teeth pretty much of a similar color though! With a typical UP accent he answers few of my questions probably wondering my quest! I don’t blame him! Some hindi sher he offers, which in short meant “survival makes you go places”, well, I smiled this time, sarcastically at myself and asked him whether he can let things be there just the way they are, till I return with my camera.
“Chalo theek hai…aajao!” and that’s how I took a few shots for my hard drive! The sun went down pretty fast and I asked him, “Bhaiya, kab tak ho yaha? And he giggles “bas yehi hai ek saal se toh” and the last picture justifies why I was there, that time, though I must have passed by a hundred times!!
