Slumdog Millionaire
By: Rajbir Deswal
We met him in Mcleod Ganj. In the main market. Close to the Namgyal Monastery. By the side of momos vending stall. He was wearing branded ankle boots. Dark, cow-boyish hued. Loosely laced. Worn out. His T-shirt was also branded....
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