However, my depression forced me to consult Sunanda about the feasibility of my resignation from the IPS and joining the JP movement. She appreciated my sentiments but pointed out that we had raised a family and she was not equipped to fend for herself and the kids in my absence. What was my priority, my depression or the welfare of my family? She was unwilling to go back to her parental home and counselled me to try to see the positive sides of the emergency. I quite did not agree with her, but I understood the values of her reasoning. I did not have any anchor besides my job. I had no
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