I’m not fond of long vacations. Work keeps me engaged and happy. This is the first time I took a long holiday (one full month) in Kerala. I needed it. One of the first persons I met after returning to Delhi (whose afternoon sun reeked of malice and vengeance in stark contrast with the monsoon that drummed a relentless yet enchanting rhythm on the roof of my brother’s car as he drove us to the Cochin airport) was the boss of a commercial conglomerate in the national capital. I met him this morning, two days after I reached Delhi. Why didn’t I meet anyone in these two days? People seem to be hiding themselves somewhere on the campus. Did I smell fear on the campus? Not even the children played in the courtyard of the staff quarters as they used to do till late into the night in summer. Why weren’t my colleagues coming out of their homes on their usual evening walks, I wondered. Even those who dared to come out did not seem to dare to start any communicati
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