As Dipu told me: “Krishna had 108 gopis*, but for Radha he was the only one,” ergo, “A boy can never be shamed even if he goes around with ten girls. He will also be praised for it. But it will be the exact opposite for a girl.” He told me of a girl, with whom he had had sex the very first time they met. He met her a couple of more times until he learnt that “woh doosre ladkon ko bhi life de rahi thi.”† She was that type of girl—he had no idea! So he had confronted her—hit her, hurled abuses at her—and then never saw her again. “She showed me her aukaad‡.” “No, no,” I explained. “I meant
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