Dried Tamas
Tamas has dried. There is no water left in it. It's complicated. People talk that the water level has gone down. Those who have bore water supply at their homes, tell that it takes hours to fill a 1000 litre tank. The earth is revolving and so are these talks that come back to us in some form. It's the month of March. The summer is about to begin. As I strolled near the dry bed of the river, I met these small kids. They have found a puddle of stagnant water. They are fishing. They have muddy feet. One of the little kid has a small yellow box. She has put up a net across two puddles and through which fishes are getting stuck while flowing. Silently sitting by the edge, she tilted the little box and showed me her live catch. Inside it there is murky water and 7-8 fishes are visible. "What are you gonna do with them?", I asked. She said she will eat them. She is wearing bluish bangles and pink lipstick. While I was speaking with other kids, I heard her laughi...