We Bought a Zoo Page #6

There is no ISD here, but you can get

connected through Mizwa village.

By the way, there is no bank, no bond,

and no registry in this village.

I apologise, for the trouble

earlier today.

That's ok. You live abroad, right?

- Yes.

I too happen to know some English.

What can I do for you?

Very good.

Look Mohanbhaiyya this is my school!

I'm impressed, Chikku!

It was in 1942 that

the slogans of the 'Quit India Movement'

were first heard in Bombay.

From Bombay to Lahore (in Pakistan),

Lahore to Peshawari...

the Indian revolutionaries and the

British soldiers were locked in conflict!

Blows were dealt in succession,

bullets were whizzing and ricocheting.

But through all of it our protests were

on, and we never raised our hands!

I got hit by a bullet on

the shoulder as well.

Then they arrested us and

threw us in prison

... we kept protesting- Inquilab zindabad!

(Long live the Revolution)

Dadaji, did you have a beard then?

- I wish I did!

Then the bullet would have got stuck

in my beard and got lost!

I... am... going!

I... am... going!

We... both are... going!

We... both are... going!

We... all are... going!

We... all are... going!

Very good! Kamala, now you repeat...

I... am... going!

It's you!

I must have misunderstood your

directions and got lost.

Excuse me! This is a school

and a class is in progress.

I'm sorry.

Mohan bhaiyya this is Gita didi.

And didi didi, this is Mohan bhayya...

He has come from Aamkarica!

- Not Aamkarica, Chikku! America.

Chikku, what are you doing here?

I thought you had a stomach ache!

Amma asked me to show

Mohan bhaiyya the school so I just...

So you are Gita! Remember me?

I used to call you 'Gitlee'

when we were kids.

The children are

supposed to be studying.

I'm sorry.

Now I understand.

Mathematics, Geography...

Oh yeah, by the way...

...you forgot your 50 rupees

at the bookshop!

Thank you, will you please go now?

Yes. I'm very sorry.

I... am... going!

I... am... going!

Very good.

What's this?

This is a foot massager, that'll take

care of your aching feet.

There is no electricity at the moment.

- Why?

We have power failures quite often.

- Oh, when will it resume?

Nothing can be said for sure.

This happens 3-4 times a week.

Who are they?

Gita's parents Shanta and Jagmohanji...

Who started the school in Charanpur.

When Chikku was only five,

Jagmohanji passed away.

Gita was studying in a college

in Delhi at that time.

As soon as she graduated,

she came here...

...to help her mother with the

running of the school.

But Shanta's health was on the decline,

till a point when she sent Gita to the

Old Age Home to fetch me.

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