Man who never falls ill as he's always inhaling turmeric dust
February 20, 2013  16:32
It's the first and, perhaps only, time I hope for a power-cut; because, when M.A.Akbar's marundhu (medicine) mill runs, I doubt I can hear anything he says. So, I fix to meet him during the load-shedding (12-2 p.m.). Outside his shop at Bazaar Road, Mylapore, sacks of rose-petals, vilvam and orange peel dry in the sun. Inside, sitting on a bench covered with newspaper, I listen in'.
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