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All the sweat was flowing down the deep wrinkles on her face. She was removing rotis (bread) from all the waste she collected, probably for the stray animals. Seeing her, I offered a small amount of money to reduce my helplessness. She accepted, and in return, I got a lot of blessings from all the male members of my family. ***   He asked if he could take a picture of the notes since he was struggling to understand that subject. I said yes, and while carrying my 200-page notebook, he insisted on carrying it. The rationale was that it was too heavy for me to carry it.  *** We were sharing a bench when a candidate started sharing their election agenda that they would constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for sexual harassment. He laughed and said, "All are educated people. Who would do such a thing here?!"  *** He was sitting in 20-year-old girls's rooms and sharing jokes. I went to get the lunch. While waiting for the food to arrive, instead of going back to my...