Ratho

I enjoyed the restraint with which Ratho Babu was characterized, and the mileau was very nice.

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To be fair, Ratho Babu also brought tobacco for him, but Jayanto knew better.

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Jayanto waited for Ratho Babu to start talking his usual spiel.

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Cunning old Ratho Babu always brought presents for Suhash and Bakul.

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Ratho Babu, chaha? gushed Bakul, and ran off to make tea even before Ratho Babu had finished nodding his head.

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Right now he contented himself by spitting on the grass again, just as Ratho Babu came up.

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In their village, nobody talked back to Ratho Babu; nobody took advantage of his mild manners.

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Ratho Babu persisted with patience and some reproach.

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Ratho Babu was a big man who owned four auto-rickshaws in Bhubaneswar.

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Ratho Babu always arrived on the first week of every month.

BENEATH THE SHADE OF COCONUT TREES • by Rumjhum Biswas 2009