He was used to silence. His Jaipur home had none. At 6 AM, the temple bells from the nearby mandir clanged. At 7 AM, the garbage truck played a tinny, cheerful tune. By 8 AM, three different aunties had rung the doorbell, not to visit, but to stand on the verandah and shout their grocery lists to his mother over the wall.

“Arjun, beta, tell your mother I need two kilos of onions!”

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