Chapter 31:
Mihir entering Anjar home, scrutinized every nook n corner, to find its Bandhej's growth. His close observation to her Room specifically, his imagination of her lonely nights, teary eyes, sleeplessnights, her command to guide people build a life, identify their own talent, value their skills build something which gives food, respect, name and help lead a meaningful life.
He just entered the room in her absence, but as promised to himself he will never enter her territory without her permission whether its in her presence or absence, he truly lived by his words. He didnot occupy without her will or permission in her absence.
He is affected by the pujari's world she built a life for people here, she is helpful, kind but she was not happy, never shared her sorrows, somewhere these words pierced his heart.
He felt so proud and happy to find her renovating Temple, the free meal service, the devotion she had, above all she gave life to the poor, skilled,trained them, help them understand life is beyond your household, and how working independently can help them grow economically, her grass route connections, her connections with the locals,her hardwork to hunt talented, skilled people, uplift them utilize their traits in better way, make them understand is the marathon of a task at the grassroot ppl. Her hardwork, dedication, constant strive to learn something unknown, her simplicity, her ability to build trust among unknown ppl, her efforts physical and mental ability to learn and build a cooperative for the people, by the people, to the people conceptually has been made into reality. It's not easy for anybody whose life has gone on a toss, has nothing, when she has no shoulder to cry upon, say her sorrows, she became the one for others. Isn't it amazing personality, her sorrows looked small infront of others, and she did the right choice of lending her ideas brainstorming locals, be their Kaki. Kaki is her entitlement earned by her affection, her teachings, association with people.
Mihir would fall in love with this Tulsi more than ever, at the same time he realized how lonely, unhappy even after being around people. Pujari's words would definitely touched Mihir's heart she worn MS and Sindhoor always, that means somewhere he feels she had atleast not hated him, but missed him, felt betrayed by him.
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