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1、Q&AakaSlumdogMillionaireVikasSwarupFormyparents,VinodandIndraSwarupandmylategrandfather,ShriJagadishSwarupPROLOGUEIhavebeenarrested.Forwinningaquizshow.Theycameformelatelastnight,wheneventhestraydogshadgoneofftosleep.Theybrokeopenmydoor,handcuffedmeandmarchedmeoff
2、tothewaitingjeepwithaflashingredlight.Therewasnohueandcry.Notoneresidentstirredfromhishut.Onlytheoldowlonthetamarindtreehootedatmyarrest.ArrestsinDharaviareascommonaspickpocketsonthelocaltrain.Notadaygoesbywithoutsomehaplessresidentbeingtakenawaytothepolicestation
3、.Therearesomewhohavetobephysicallydraggedoffbytheconstables,screamingandkickingallthewhile.Andtherearethosewhogoquietly.Whoexpect,perhapsevenwaitfor,thepolice.Forthem,thearrivalofthejeepwiththeflashingredlightisactuallyarelief.Inretrospect,perhapsIshouldhavekicked
4、andscreamed.Protestedmyinnocence,raisedastink,galvanizedtheneighbours.Notthatitwouldhavehelped.EvenifIhadsucceededinwakingsomeoftheresidents,theywouldnothaveraisedafingertodefendme.Withblearyeyestheywouldhavewatchedthespectacle,madesometriteremarklike'Theregoesano
5、therone,'yawned,andpromptlygonebacktosleep.MydeparturefromAsia'sbiggestslumwouldmakenodifferencetotheirlives.Therewouldbethesamequeueforwaterinthemorning,thesamedailystruggletomakeittotheseven-thirtylocalintime.Theywouldn'tevenbothertofindoutthereasonformyarrest.C
6、ometothinkofit,whenthetwoconstablesbargedintomyhut,evenIdidn't.Whenyourwholeexistenceis'illegal',whenyouliveonthebrinkofpenury(poverty)inanurbanwastelandwhereyoujostleforeveryinchofspaceandhavetoqueueevenforashit,arresthasacertaininevitabilityaboutit.Youareconditi
7、onedtobelievethatonedaytherewillbeawarrantwithyournameonit,thateventuallyajeepwithaflashingredlightwillcomeforyou.TherearethosewhowillsaythatIbroughtthisuponmyself.Bydabblinginthatquizshow.TheywillwagafingeratmeandremindmeofwhattheeldersinDharavisayaboutnevercross
8、ingthedividinglinethatseparatestherichfromthepoor.Afterall,whatbusinessdidapennilesswaiterhavetobeparticipatinginabrainquiz?Thebrainisnotanorganweareaut
