Chasing Nirvana and Other Stories

by Rafaa Dalvi

“The public needs to be enlightened about the true face of our elected leaders.” “I was born at night but it wasn’t last night. You think you can bullshit me? I thought people wanted equality. Now they want enlightenment as well? Do they also want to make a great cocktail, recite a Rachmaninov piece, and do the full Kamasutra? I’m going to tell this just once. I’m not running this story. In fact, no news channel will run this story. None of us can afford to be on the bad side of either the government or the opposition. The government may change every five years but we have to carry on. Understand one thing. They pay your salary. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Let this story go. Now, go home and relax.”