The poor have haunting eyes, especially the children who follow with their eyes the movement of the ice cream cart, and the slow movement of the jaws where a privileged person sits eating at a hotel table behind plate glass windows. The poor have grimy skin and hair reddened with the dust of the roads they walk on. They have emaciated limbs. When they speak, their voices lack modulation. The poor have no truck with government officials, members of the cabinet or even God. They keep their woes to themselves, wisely and with immeasurable dignity.
Madhavikutty(kamal das) from her column. Read the whole article.
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