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Date: 31st December, 2005
Place: Kolkata
Monica was a little unwell in the morning, which was a bit of an inconvenience. Anupam arrived at around noon with some medicine for her. The plan for the day was to go to ‘Science City’ , but instead we went straight to Monica’s Mum’s flat. On the way, we saw a poor chap with leprosy, a truly horrible disease. The skin on his hand had gone, leaving the flesh raw and exposed. At the hotel, there was a donation box for leprosy relief, and I made sure that we put a chunk of change in there. Apparently the disease is quite difficult to catch, it needs a depressed immune system.
We popped into the flats of Monica’s aunties today, seeing Shejomashi (third aunt) and then Boromashi (elder aunt).
Shejomashi was quite concerned that I was not to be bitten by mosquitos, and so fanned me for the whole time I was there!
Back at the hotel, we were not really up to partying the night away - we had a long day of travel ahead, and we were both a bit under the weather. A loud party at the back of the hotel did not keep us awake. Vey boring, but very necessary.
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