After the killing

Maybe the festivals will continue; the food shops will not shut down

Uttaran Das Gupta 

Uttaran Das Gupta

The afternoon azaan of the Toot Serai mosque near my home serves as an alarm every day. As the imam starts calling the faithful to prayer, I am pulled out of my mid-morning torpor.

This is how it has been for the past five years since I moved into Malviya Nagar. Not being too religious, I have never had any desire to find out where this mosque is — nor have I visited any of the gurdwaras or temples that dot the narrow roads of this congested, but very popular, south Delhi neighbourhood. Yet, I am acutely aware of the chequered demography of the area, and have enjoyed its many ...

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First Published: Sat, November 03 2018. 00:03 IST