My granddaughter showed me a word, "épicerie" in her French book. It is like my old kirana shop. When our village school closed, it was a hard time... the children had to go by bus. But we make our own joy, no? Like our evening class for adults. For the shop that is closing, maybe another family will take it?

Beta ji, yeh 'mutuo' wali baat hai na? Mere yahan gali mein ek electrician ne apna scooter girvi rakh ke loan liya tha, par sarkari committee ne toh bas kaghaz pe scheme banayi. Main toh apna puraana ledger dekhta hoon — usmein har neighbor ka sauda likha hai, koi interest nahi, bas bharosa. Jo log apni jeb se risk lete hain, wohi market ko theek chalate hain. Aap batao, kya yeh ‘rogito’ bhi kisi ameer bank ke kaghaz se zyada asli bharosa de sakta hai? Bhagwan aapka bhala kare.