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1、Q&AakaSlumdogMillionaireVikasSwarupFormyparents,VinodandIndraSwarupandmylategrandfather,ShriJagadishSwarupPROLOGUEIhavebeenarrested.Forwinningaquizshow.Theycameformelatelastnight,wheneventhestraydogshadgoneofftosleep.Theybrokeopenmydoor,handcuffedmeandmarchedmeofftothewaitingjeepwi
2、thaflashingredlight.Therewasnohueandcry.Notoneresidentstirredfromhishut.Onlytheoldowlonthetamarindtreehootedatmyarrest.ArrestsinDharaviareascommonaspickpocketsonthelocaltrain.Notadaygoesbywithoutsomehaplessresidentbeingtakenawaytothepolicestation.Therearesomewhohavetobephysicallydr
3、aggedoffbytheconstables,screamingandkickingallthewhile.Andtherearethosewhogoquietly.Whoexpect,perhapsevenwaitfor,thepolice.Forthem,thearrivalofthejeepwiththeflashingredlightisactuallyarelief.Inretrospect,perhapsIshouldhavekickedandscreamed.Protestedmyinnocence,raisedastink,galvaniz
4、edtheneighbours.Notthatitwouldhavehelped.EvenifIhadsucceededinwakingsomeoftheresidents,theywouldnothaveraisedafingertodefendme.Withblearyeyestheywouldhavewatchedthespectacle,madesometriteremarklike'Theregoesanotherone,'yawned,andpromptlygonebacktosleep.MydeparturefromAsia'sbiggests
5、lumwouldmakenodifferencetotheirlives.Therewouldbethesamequeueforwaterinthemorning,thesamedailystruggletomakeittotheseven-thirtylocalintime.Theywouldn'tevenbothertofindoutthereasonformyarrest.Cometothinkofit,whenthetwoconstablesbargedintomyhut,evenIdidn't.Whenyourwholeexistenceis'il
6、legal',whenyouliveonthebrinkofpenury(poverty)inanurbanwastelandwhereyoujostleforeveryinchofspaceandhavetoqueueevenforashit,arresthasacertaininevitabilityaboutit.Youareconditionedtobelievethatonedaytherewillbeawarrantwithyournameonit,thateventuallyajeepwithaflashingredlightwillcomef
7、oryou.TherearethosewhowillsaythatIbroughtthisuponmyself.Bydabblinginthatquizshow.TheywillwagafingeratmeandremindmeofwhattheeldersinDharavisayaboutnevercrossingthedividinglinethatseparatestherichfromthepoor.Afterall,whatbusinessdidapennilesswaiterhavetobeparticipatinginabrainquiz?Th
8、ebrainisnotanorganweareaut
