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Feature: The Woman On The Train

It was the long, slow train from Karnataka to Bihar. When we got on, dawn was still breaking, so the moment the attendant got our bedding, all of us made our beds and fell asleep. We were awoken by sibilant hissing. For a moment I wondered if a snake had crept into the A/C compartment. But no, it…

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