Wearing a bright sari and brighter bangles, her nails flashing tints of virulent pink, and feet reddened with alta, she loked like a fifty-plus woman trying, perhaps, to look a little younger. So, it surprised me to see her declaring loudly that she had actually seen over sixty summers.

Many bystanders around Chattami village

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First Published: Aug 26 2000 | 12:00 AM IST

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