Rajamma, a resident of Natham, looks at her burnt house with vacant eyes. The more she looks at it, the harder the tears fall. Every part of her house '" each brick painstakingly collected -- is a small fountain of memories for her, reminding her of the backbreaking work done by her late husband at the local landlord's house. Now, all that is in the past.
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read Meena Kandasamy's piece for rediff.com: Why I want to ask disturbing questions and say the unsaid.