"Is it Bhombol?" " Father?" " Did you make the phone call?" "Call who?" " I told you about my student ...who is an Eye Specialist now." "Would he give you free consultation because he was your student?" "At least he would consider some concession." "I have told you father, give me some time and I will get you your specs." "What do you want?" " Here, take 2 tickets, 1 yellow and 1 black." "Why have you taken papa's pen?" "Oh!" "Leave my hair" " How many days left for your exams?" "11/2 months did you take lessons from father today?" " Yes." " How many hours?" " 2 hours." "Did you get some scolding?" "What is the use studying?" " Why?" " After all you'll end up in a kitchen like your sister-in-law." " Poor fellow!" "That's all we do." " What?" " Working in the kitchen." "Domestic science." "You're neglecting an earning member, it is long time since I've come and you are giving me tea, only now." "What to do, I had boiled water but forgot that there were no tea leaves, which I had to borrow from our neighbor." " You went borrowing tea, but why?" "What to do?" "We had ran out of tea and you would blow up the house if you do not get your tea when you are back from office." "You don't bother about prestige..." "Anyway, tea is also not good." "What else can you expect from a miserly neighbor." "What was father telling you?" " The same, his specs." " Poor thing!" "Every evening he has to sit on his crosswords." "Burn out some money  spoil his eyes." " He needs to do something to keep himself busy." "He can still take up tuitions, if He wishes, we need money, he is fit with your regular nursing." " I would never let him take tuitions." "Put my veil on." "Even I don't like the idea, but our family..." "Hey!" "Did you get tobacco?" "Didn't I reminded you?" "I'll manage that but you tell dad to wait." "He listens to you." "Have this medicine, dad." " How many more days do I drink this potion?" " Should keep your self fit." "What is the use in keeping up this Sick body?" "It can't do any work." "At least you can walk around meet people have a chat session." "I've tried but... these chat sessions are useless, it is either gossip or slander on others." "Kolkata has changed so much." "It's beyond my imagination." "Will you tell Bombol?" "About your specs?" " He does not listen to me these days." "Even you do not listen to me these days, always reading in evenings." "Will you have some water?" " Yes." "Your eyes have turned red" " Yes, my eyes bother me." "Let me get some cold water to treat your eyes." "You get up, or you will develop back pain." "I will cook the fish." "How come you're cooking the fish?" " Your favorite dish, my son." "My favorite dish, mama, don't let her spoil it, you do it yourself." "After all we eat Fish, only 3 times a week." "Ok, I shall cook it." "Even Your wife cooks equally good." "Ok, mom, you do it, I shall cook both times tomorrow." "Going out?" " Yes, to meet my student." "And try getting the balance fees." "Get me some change from my coat pocket." "What is the cash Position of your home account?" "I have money enough to meet expenses for 3 more days." "Two months fees of the child is also due." "I know." "Listen." "You told me about borrowing some money from your brother Abhani." "They themselves have serious Commitments both of them are working." "Both means?" " Husband and wife." "Will come back around 6.30 p.m." "Don't pull." " Am I Pulling?" "Or is it you pulling?" " Hey Bani!" "Let the child sleep in this bed itself instead of carrying him after he has slept." "He must be very heavy, isn't it, sister-in law?" "I hope you do not feel cold, Burn a lamp under the bed." "Listen, come here." " Mother, papa is calling you." "What happened, where are you?" " Coming." "Why are you yelling?" " Do you have some money?" "No, I gave you only a few days back." "Don't you have some more?" " Where will I get money from?" "You know who has the money in this house." " I thought you might have some old savings." " That is old story, what is wrong with you this new vice you have developed, always asking for more money." "One day, I'll be lucky and win the crossword." "Don't tell me those childlike fairy tales." "Why?" " They make no practical sense, Have we ever got enough money, living out of our son's income, a burden to him." "If only we had not come to stay with them, they would not have had any problem, you seem ...to ask for money, more money." " What to do?" "We have a right to stay with our son, I have born with the destiny to be a school master only, thus I will have to bear with poverty, this is the rule that you spent your life sweating over, building your pupils life and building up their knowledge" "...and they become judges and magistrates and you end up staying where you were." "On the one side, I feel proud over it while at times I am jealous." "I also think that there is some injustice in this whole issue, Gods distribution is not equal." "How is your health now?" "If Only I get lucky on the Crossword I will leave everything and go, go straight to cape Comorin to have a look at the bridge build built by the monkeys as stated in our epics." "Are you going away?" " To get you some money, but for the last time." "People become a millionaire by doing a beedi business but a graduate bank employee goes bald worrying about his finances." "What're thinking about, what's it?" " What is your friend's wife?" "Why do you suddenly ask this?" " Tell me, what is she doing." "She is a teacher." "How can I become a teacher?" "Why teaching, I cannot do any job." "No, I cannot become anything, How can a fool like me get a job?" "Who told you to take up?" " Cut this, I can make out your remarks." "What did I tell?" " Don't you feel that I should also take up a job?" "Tell me." "Isn't it?" "The advantage of staying in these localities is that you don't have to buy your own radio, the neighbor's radio is enough." "You tell me honestly whether you want me to take up a job or not." "No." " What no?" " No, I Don't want you to take up a Job." "If you were not so beautiful then I would've let you take up a job." "Beautiful women like you would be a distraction to other colleagues." "There is a saying in English that a women's place is at home." "You believe in this?" "I am very conservative like my father." "A housewife should stay in The house and not roam around." "Are you listening?" " Yes." " I'll take up a job." "Did you hear me." "I'll take up a job." "Really." "Why should you bear the burden of this family, all alone?" "I shall share it with you." "You're working so hard, attending office, taking tuitions and whatever you earn, you are handing it all over to me not keeping a penny for spending on yourself." "I am so near you and I could not make out your problem earlier." "This can't go on like this, I should do something." "Yes, I shall take up a job?" "What do you say?" "Oh!" "Why are you disturbing my sleep?" "Brother, the water for your bath is ready." "Brother the water for your bath." "What are you reading?" "Looking for a cinema?" "Do you need to go today itself?" "Why can't you go 2 months after my exams." "What is written here?" " Wanted a girl who can keep her mouth shut." "I am going to take up a job, don't tell any one." "If any one comes to know..." "What will you do if I say?" " Run away from here." "What?" " I don't know." " I'll Tell you, take up a film star's job." "Lots of make up and lots of glamour, and in every movie and we'll go to Mumbai to watch your Hindi movies." "Daughter-in-law!" " Look in the kitchen, there is something burning." "Listen here." " What?" " Come here for a moment." "This might suit you, wanted a smart  attractive women as a sales girl." " Sales Girl!" "Does not mean a hawker." "Do you remember my starting salary?" "Ok, then." " What?" "Ok." " We shall apply for this job." "I'll get a application typed at office." "You can sign it in the evening and we shall post it." "I've to sign it." " Who else will sign, Lady Mountbatten?" "How do we spell Mazumdar, with a J" " No, with a Z, Z for Zoo." "Who is going to the zoo?" "Change your shirt." "Who's going to the Zoo?" "You, mother, and me and your aunt..." "When?" " 2 Sundays later." " Why so late?" "Your fathers pocket is empty, now." "Don't go for your interview with Betel leaves in your mouth." "Why?" "Its redness is not liked." " Ok." "If they call me for the interview?" " You have to go." " I know that." "Then what is the problem?" " What Shall I tell everyone at home?" "Tell them you're going to your parental house." " Shucks." "It wont be a very improper to say that." "The boss in the office is like a father  a provider like your parents." "I'll leave now." "Hey!" "Is your father at home?" " Yes." "How are you, your English crossword?" "You might be good in English but to win in crosswords, you need more of commonsense." "I am not qualified but I have Used my common sense and won it." "Does someone ever win?" " The Prize money is shared." "Even five or six people may get it." "See you would not believe but I have made it." "Doesn't it look doubtful?" "Look at the lettering patterns." "SN Ganguly?" "This does not seem to be his signature" "Let us phone up and verify." "The signature does not match." "Earlier also, we had similar problem but you passed the cheque... but the amount was small." "The call letter has arrived." " Is it?" " Interview is day after." "Wednesday at 10 o' clock." " Get prepared." "Will you come with me?" " What shall I do there?" " Where is the office?" "Mission Row and the person concerned is." " Wow!" "A Bengali." "I am nervous, what will they ask me?" "See, we will talk later, I am working." "No listen!" "Tell me what will be the questions at the interview." "They will ask you where does brother tree live." "What?" " Brother tree and You'll tell them on the tree top." "Here is the letter." " Where are U Going?" " To give this to father." "Let me see the letter." "What's this, only Rs.100 as salary?" "You should have asked for more." "Shut up." " What letter?" "Show me." "Show me the letter please." "What'll I do now?" " Bell the Cat." " Cat means father, isn't it?" "Will you have tea first?" " Let me tackle the main issue." "Will you not talk to mummy?" " That is a minor obstacle." "Spray under the bed, also." " Oh!" "The spray can is empty." "You want to talk to me?" "Arati is taking up a job" " What?" "Taking up a job." " You mean, Arati is taking up a job." " Yes." "She has got a good job, she had applied  attended the interview now the appointment letter has arrived." "Has to join from next month." "It is a sales girl's job thesalaryis Rs.100per month." "What is this, the daughter in a job?" " I am trying for a part time job once I get that she'll leave." "I've thought it over." "It is not possible for me handle the family burden all alone." "You might say that once you had handled this large family alone mummy did not have to work, but those days were different and it ...is not the same these days." "Things have changed  we cannot ignore it." "I've taken this decision after giving a thought." "What is Arati's opinion?" " She wanted to take up a job, herself." "She'll leave the job when I get a part time." "Even Arati has changed." "Have you also got something to say?" " I have become a stranger after coming to stay with you." "Cold war has started." " Is that so?" " Do you know for how many days will this war continue?" " How many days?" " Till you get your first salary and buy father, his specs." "What happens if anybody says Something, I am hurting so many sentiments." " I hope you're not feeling bad about the whole thing." "." "Me?" "I have only one worry." "After seeing others at the interview about dressing for an office environment" "Let me know what you need..." "I shall take an advance  get you those" "What, is that Ok?" "Sis-in law is not at all eating." " Why is she icing you, to get something out of your first salary?" " Why're you jealous, it is a long time since both of you've had a meal together, probably first time after marriage." " Where is Pintoo?" " In the other room." "He must be angry with me" " Go  see yourself." "I am getting up." "Why only Pintoo, there is some one else angry too." "Mother, do you know what Bernard Shaw has got to to say about working women?" "Oh!" "This silence." "You're angry my darling son, listen don't get angry, I'll get you nice toys, please don't get angry, listen Pintoo!" " Go away." "If we delay further we cannot board the tram, let us go." "Let us go." "Mother, I am going." " Ok." "Mummy, what will you get me?" "Whatever you want." "What are you thinking, smart and attractive?" "What is the time?" " 9.30, why?" "It is Plntoo's bathing time." " Don't worry he'll not miss his bath." "I know." "Feeling nervous, what is this, you're grown up, how can one feel nervous at this age?" "It has happened once before." " When?" " Our marriage." "I am more worried about Pintoo's Mother than Pintoo, can you sustain with your job carrying all these emotions." " Let us see." "We were interviewed on the same day, what silly questions." "I came once before." " I am busy right now, you want to open an account." " Yes, I came for that." "I heard some rumors about the Banks," " Bengali's are rumor mongers and specially after the Jagadatri Bank issue." "You don't feel confident then don't open an account." " Now that you say, I'II." "What account do you want to open, savings or current?" " See, I I don't have much capital." "After completing the training, job would be to sell this machine." "I don't think that this machine will find a market in houses." "...you have to target upper class." "Your market will be divided into zones." "Each one of you'll be allotted one zone." "You'll go to each house in your zone and talk to the housewives about our machine." "You may ask me as to what guarantee there is that all housewives will meet you or not, in fact there is no guarantee." "In fact canvassing sales persons are not liked by housewives." "Imagine that in the middle of an afternoon nap you'll knocking on their door disturbing their sleep." "So be prepared for some verbal abuses." "There is nothing you can do about these, they are part of the job." "So there is no point in getting irritated, just keep your cool." "I believe that if you're able to weather this and enter the drawing room of the house for a face to face discussion with the housewife then this machine and your efforts will bring about some successful sales." "Hello!" "Mukherjee here, yes Mrs. Mazumdar, please hold on." "You are Mrs. Mazumdar, call for you." "Hello, how is your job?" " I'll pick you up in the evening" " I am disconnecting" " Why?" " I am disconnecting." "Sir, how are you?" " I've met you after almost an age." "What's this?" "You've grown up." " C'mon." "You've grown in fame and age." "Had I seen you on the road, I wouldn't have recognized you." "But I would've recognized you." "C'mon." "Sit." "Sit on this throne." "You used to wear specs during my school days." "Isn't it?" "Yes." "I lost it while traveling, a few days back." "After that, I didn't get the opportunity to get a new one." "I've been telling my son For a long time, that one of my student has become a famous ophthalmologist." "But he doesn't seem to listen to me." "Where do you stay?" " I stay at Kalighat." "At the banks of the Ganges." "I'm just waiting, dear." "Waiting with one leg in the grave." "Waiting for the final call." "Lot of boys from my batch are here." "Anupam Roy Choudhury, The very famous barrister." "Bibash Chakravarty is the Port Commissioner, a good job." "Nabendu has become a doctor." "All are your students." "Why are you crying?" " Son, I am very poor, see, I have no income." "Why should you feel for that?" " I am ashamed about it." "In fact, I feel uncomfortable telling this to you." "Why should you feel ashamed, after all, it is just a pair of glasses for you, nothing big." "You don't have to pay me anything." "You have a right to command us, you taught us and made us eligible." "You are saying this, but would everybody feel the same way." "These pair of glasses would be my fees to you, sir." "You have said aptly, yes it would be my fees, yes my fees." "Is madam at home?" " Who're you?" " I need to meet her." " Come in." "Sit down here, I shall inform madam." "Why are you kids making all that noise, you know some one is sick." "Come on, go upstairs." "Hello, sorry I am disturbing you." " No it's alright, I kept you waiting." "Yes, what is it?" "Is this handmade by you?" " Yes, but it was a long time back." "Tell me, why you have come?" "I am coming on behalf of firm to promote this machine." "Machine!" "Is it electrical?" " No." "Knitting machine, good, you know with kids around." "This you can easily all by yourself." "Mummy, please come." " Coming, darling, please wait." "My youngest child is Sick." " What happened?" "Cold and cough but from yesterday the temperature has gone up." "Have you tried Homeopathy?" "Homeopathy, you know at times, I mean..." "Can we knit different patterns in this machine?" "Yes, you will see some samples Illustrated in the last pages." "Oh yes, now I see." "How much does this cost?" "Don't worry about the price, it would be very negligible for you." "I suggest that I come another day and give you a demonstration." "Mother, sister is not listening to me." "Ok, I shall come on Wednesday, around same time." "Unless I see it work, to decide about it, hope you understand." "Ok, see you on Wednesday." "I had heard about this machine, but you've never seen it before." "Your name  address, please." "Mrs. Sinha, 6/1, Alipore Park Road." "First I could not understand anything, the man called me inside." "Said he'll call his wife" "I also followed him." "You know that one Cannot make out in such circumstances." "You could not make out but anybody else in your place would have." "Even you would not have made out..." "How was the man to look at?" "How to look at?" "Say" "Oh!" "Just tell us whether He was good looking or not." "I cannot tell you all That and it was very dark." "Very Dark!" "At that time of the day." "Do you think people keep their doors and windows open." "Ok, what happened after that?" "After that I went in and sat down in the drawing room." "It was a wonderful room, colorful carpets and all." "Please come to the main topic." "I sat down and the gentleman went in." " To call his wife." "I kept waiting  after some time he came back and sat before me." "Where did he sit, how much distance?" " Will you shut up?" "Did you not ask him about his wife?" "No, I kept waiting and waiting, But his wife never turned up." "The man kept on looking at me." "Ogling at you?" " Yes those typical ogles." "Then I gathered courage and asked him whether his wife will come or not." "You silly, asking such silly Questions." " Stop pulling her leg." "Then the man said that he had no wife and that he was a bachelor." "Oh god!" "After that what happened, what did you tell him - listen I'll tell you." "He looked at me and said that you are also not married, there is no vermilion on your forehead." " Then what did you say?" "Wait." "Tell it in Hindi, please." "That is why we have sent you." "You have done so much for us, We shall treat you with sweets." "Miss Symonds came here a while ago." "I think she was representing all of you, is that not so?" "If you all have any collective grievances it is better that one person..." "If the grievances and requests are reasonable then I would have no objection is sorting it or agreeing to it." "I cannot understand, you are 5 persons." "Out of the five, 4 persons are Bengalis and only one is an Anglo Indian." "Instead of one of the Bengali coming, why did the only Anglo Indian girl come to me as your representative?" "What extraordinary quality did you find in her, to make her your leader?" "Do you all think that she has been able to smartly bargain and outwit me to get the commission for all of you, no Mrs. Mazumdar, I would have given it in the normal course to all of you, probably in a month or two." "All of you need not be grateful to Miss Symonds for this matter." "I had to be very rude to Miss Symonds because I did not like her approach." "If you would have approached me, Mrs. Mazumdar, I know it would been more polite, more decent." "In future will you remember this?" "If you all have anything to discuss with me, you represent the group." "If you come it will benefit both, your group and myself, understood." "Can I take leave now" " Ok you can." "How are you finding the work" " I'm enjoying it." "Even I have started liking, I mean your work." "Even some customers have sent letters praising you  your work." "Mrs. Mazumdar, sign here," "Why don't you knit a pullover for me in that machine you are selling." "Let me see" "Miss Symonds." "We can exchange our notes if you want?" "Common I'll take some old notes" "Are you happy?" "What is this?" "What will I do with this?" "O don't know how to use lipstick." "Wait!" "Don't apply too much, only a little." "Give me a tissue, I can't use my hanky." "What's the matter" "Oh a pistol, and what is this?" "Open it and see." "Hey Bani, listen." "Take it." "Papa please wind up the key for me." "The key is behind." "It seems that you have spent your whole salary." "This is the salary and this..." " What is that" " Commission" "Commission, do you know and understand all this?" "I told you about that Anglo Girl." "She fought with Mr. Himangshu and got us the commission." "Yes my boss" " Oh I see" "Give that to me." " Himangshu you mean Mr. Mukherjee." "You know what the boss told me today?" " What?" "I will not tell you." "My boss told me that my work is very good." "Mother." " Yes?" " Here is your tobacco, is it your brand." "I got my salary, today." "So I went shopping and thus I got late." "Why buy this for me?" "Why are you saying like this, mother?" "You don't have to think about me." "Bhombol's father is an old man." "He has spent his entire life, studying and teaching." "Today he is unemployed." "It would be better if you all looked after him. " "Today is father's birthday." " Yes, darling." "His happiness is my happiness." "Today, I got my salary, papa." "So bought some fruits for you." "Today is your birthday. - You can leave the fruits but I will not take money." "I would be happy if you take the money." "No, daughter in law, you can't change my mind so easily." "I am too old to change my views, you do what gives you happiness I'll not stand in your way, but don't expect me to share your happiness I cannot do that, I will not be able to do that." "I am leaving the fruits." "Mama!" " What, darling?" " Grandpa is not looking at my new toys." "Show it to him again, he will surely see it." "Listen, where did father get his specs from?" " He got his specs!" "Yes, I saw a pair of specs on his table." " It must've been his friends." "Where will father get his specs?" " Is that so?" "What else can be the fact?" "You think so, I am tired of thinking all these." "Did you pay the fees?" " No." "I'm going to take a bath." "When will we ever have a fan in our room, yes probably in a month or two." "Don't you think so?" "The rate at which you are earning your commission we may buy a fan but why a fan, probably an air conditioner." "I was telling Mr. Himangshu that I was scared of going to his room its so cold there that I may catch cold or fever." "You know what he said." "What did he say?" " You've knitting machines, so knit yourself a sweater which you can wear while coming to my room." "Your Boss seems to be of a jovial character." " But he is also strict." "He does not like sluggishness in our job." "At times, he can be rude." "I must come and meet him one of these days." "Why don't you come?" "We leave office by 10.30, you come after that." "Does he behave rudely with you also?" "Rude to me?" "Oh no, my job is always perfect." "What great work do you do?" "Listen, I reach my office by 10 O' clock, sign the log book and plan the day's activity." "Noting down the addresses to be visited going from house to house, fixing up appointments with the housewives taking the machines and giving demonstrations." "Then selling the machine and collecting the cash." "Then the reports and..." " Then the commission." "You should see me working, you won't be able to recognize me." "At home?" " What?" " Will I be able to recognize you at home" "Are you not able to recognize me now, tell me truly." "No." " No, you look a little strange to me, a little stranger." "Can't you recognize this?" "It is the same, your housewife." "Hello!" " Is it Manash?" " Yes." " Subroto here." " Tell me." "You have remembered me after a long time - no not at all." "I need favor from you." "From a friend in need." "Tell me the need and the favor." "I want you to get me a job - but you already have a job - yes in addition to that, I mean a part time job for Rs.70 or Rs.75." "You see I'm running through a bad patch and need some extra money." "Who told you that you get Jobs over the phone - no this was just a warning call, I will meet you personally to discuss it." "Why don't you hang up the phone and come over now, its lunch time we can have lunch at your expense  discuss the whole thing." "Yes I will meet you but not today, please keep this in mind." "Do you think you can find me a part time job." "I can't assure you about the job but I can surely give you a packet of American Cigarettes." "These cigarettes, I got from my last assignment." "I will be seeing you soon, bye." "Pintoo, daughter-in-law, pintoo has fever." " Fever!" "He is here, sister in Law." " From when is he having fever?" "From the afternoon" " He was refusing to eat, but after long persuasion..." " He had something to eat?" " Now, mother has come my darling will be alright, let us go to our bedroom." "Feel his body, it is hot with fever." "I gave him some medicine twice in the evening." "He has been asking for his mother all evening." "He kept babbling 'when mother will come', why does she go to work..." "She is bad, she is naughty, we shall give her a spank  all that babble." "My darling son is very angry with mother, wants to spank her is it true." "Suppose, mother gets you a new toy." " What toy?" "What toy?" "That we can think and decide now." "Let me freshen up." "Shall we take him to the dispensary?" " Is the fever high?" "No, it will be around hundred only." " Shall I get the thermometer?" "Go, get a thermometer  tell them, I'll return it tomorrow morning." "You should get me a good toy." "Today I faced a lot of problem since the trams stopped plying did you get a bus." "Leave your job." "I am getting a part time job." "Today, I phoned a friend, he has promised to find me a part time job." "But that will be double labor for you." "But that was already discussed that I will find a part time job and you will stop going to work." "But..." " No more ifs and buts, Arati." "I've given a deep thought." "Have you thought about the money, the earnings?" "More than money, what we need is peace of mind in the family." "What toy will you get, please tell me." " I'll tell you, my darling." "Father has not talked to me for last 11/2 months, do you know that?" "I am keeping it here." "I have got a good job, are you probably not liking it?" "Your good job, do you know what it is doing to us?" "You're looking thin and pale, there're black shades under eyes." "I don't feel weak, see I've worked the whole day and I don't feel tired." "You really don't want me to continue with my job." "No I don't want, mother does not want, father does not want." "Even he, your son does not like it." "Will you displease so many Persons and continue to work?" "I'm not thinking about others I only want to know your liking  disliking." "Mummy, please tell me what toy you will get me?" "97.6 - does it mean fever - 96 degree does not mean fever." "Then how much does it take to mean fever?" "Pintoo's fever has subdued, shall I return this thermometer?" "Yes go and return it." "Will you give me a toy even if I don't have fever?" "Oh yes, please go and lie down." "Here, now sign this." "It is difficult to get a Job, but leaving it is easy." "Just a matter of a letter." "There is some problem in your Bank." "There is a big crowd there." " What?" "Good morning, Seeing that you are late... one minute." "Don't go there, brother Subroto, they have gone wild." "I have..." "I have..." " Mukherjee, what news?" "2.30, Ok and thank you." "Listen, first thing is that one of your colleague, Miss Symonds will not be coming today." "She had a demonstration scheduled at Royd Street, at 12 O' clock, a good customer, you will have to take up this assignment." "English, you can manage or if not use the national language." "She is a Jewish lady." "The second is that I have some clients, not immediately but in the near future." "There comes the accountant" " Why are you manhandling me, what have I done?" " You scoundrel!" "You've cheated us" " I am only an employee, why do you hold me responsible?" "He is acting innocent, bash him up." "Why beat him up, will we get the money from the bank, leave him." "I will have to employ some new sales girls, which means that the the nature and content of your job will be modified." "But, I am..." " Listen, Mrs. Mazumdar, don't use the word but I hate that word and find it a very useless word." "I am depending a lot on you, I want you to take up responsibilities." "You're capable of doing this." "I'm seeing you work for the last few months." "I want you to work very systematically." "I want you to become the group leader." "This way you do not have to go door to door." "Others will do it and you will have to co-ordinate and manage their work." "You'll oversee how they're working control the daily reporting etc." "But, Mr. Mukherjee..." " Mukherjee, Yes?" "I have already told you my call..." " That I won't take no for an answer." "Hello!" " Have you given the Letter?" " No." " Then don't give it." "I don't have a job." "My bank has closed down." "Don't give the letter." " We shall talk in the evening." " Everything will settle and become alright." "You don't worry." "I am hanging up." "I've written it down." "Mrs Benjamin Koel, 24 Royd street, 12 p.m." "What is it, Mrs. Mazumdar?" " The phone call, a few moments back it was from my husband." " That I guessed." " He has lost his job." "How is that?" " We never got any prior warning" " What happened exactly where?" " Bank, New Bharat Bank." "All these banks, Oh god!" "Give me a salary raise." "You were telling me that my work is good." "My future is good, etc." "At least give me a Rs.50 raise or else we cannot manage our family" "Mrs. Mazumdar, there is no doubt that you are efficient and that is why I wanted you to take up more responsibilities, but that will take a few months." "Further salary raise is something which will have to go through a process." "You have just worked for two months, only." "If I don't get Rs.50 more, I cannot manage." "I will have to find something some other means, some other way." "What other way are you contemplating, Mrs. Mazumdar?" "Are different ways or means so easy to find that you just choose one or the other at your convenience." "This is a request from me that you will have to keep." "Mrs. Mazumdar, you are too impulsive and such impulsiveness may not always give you desirable results. " "I know and I apologize for that." "I shall do something." "In fact, I'll instruct Mr. Nogen, but then you will have to keep it strictly confidential, especially none of your colleagues should come to know." "I shall keep it onfidential and no one shall come to know." "I promise you." "One more thing, tell your husband not to take up his next job in some useless bank." "Or else I'll have to go through this, once again." "You are an in-charge of a department in a large bank and still you did not get a warning of such a big disaster." "You told me that the position is sound  made me open an account." "Now, I have lost Rs.2000." "I will make good your loss." " I am not asking for the money." "Rs.2000 is not big money for Me." "My real concern is for you." "You should have talked to your seniors and then you would have known the real position." " It is only my seniors who told that the bank's position is sound, it was not my word or opinion." "Just sitting in a corner  doing your work is not enough." "You should mix with others, talk to them." "You should be smart." "This age is for smart people." "Only smart people can survive." "What do you say, sir?" " No, I feel that our opinions have no value these days." "We have become backdated." "Oh dear girl, listen to me." "I never thought that you will have to go through so much sufferings." " What sufferings, papa?" "Oh!" "I am very disappointed." "This new development." " Don't worry for this papa." "He is not responsible for this, he didn't lose his job because of his mistake." "This is a passing phase." " That I can understand, but sending you out to work..." " Who sent me..." "...to work?" " Nobody sent me." "I am going out of my own will and honestly, I'm also liking it." "But now this sudden development..." " Get back to the room papa your tea is getting cold." " Sister in law!" "What is it?" "Get my name removed." " What name?" " From the school get my name removed." "Are you mad, your wrote your exams well." "You got good grades and now you want to stop your studies?" "You expenses are mounting." "What will you do if you stop your studies?" " I will work like you." "I made a mistake presenting you a sari." "You are still a child." "What I shall do, you tell me." "Will you do whatever I ask you to do - yes" "Go to the kitchen, there are a lot of vegetables and fish, cook them." "Shall I?" " I will be going out to work and you shall do the cooking." "Will somebody criticize my cooking?" " No, nobody will criticize." "Today, I went to meet that friend, the one who had promised to give me a part time job." " What happened?" "He said that nothing can be done before one month." "Shall I give you good news?" " Good news?" "I have got a salary raise of Rs.50." "Very good." "The wife is having a prosperous time while the husband is doomed to disaster." "Somebody has come to meet you." " Who?" " An old man." "He is sitting and waiting for you." " Ok." " Don't take long." "We have to go to the show." "The show is at 10.30." " Ok." "How are you, sir?" " Anupam, here, let me see you." "I have changed a lot isn't it?" " No, you can be recognized." "Sit down." "Now, tell me what the matter is." "I got your letter on returning from court yesterday." "Whom did you get my address from?" "The address was given by one of your classmates, I met him a few days back." " Who?" "Pranab, the Eye Specialist?" "Some time back I had gone to him for consultation." "He runs a good practice." "He is doing well  even you're doing equally well." "It's your era now." "You are the future of our country and your success gives some satisfaction, solace to this old man's heart." " How is your health?" "My health?" "Oh we are no more." "We are an exhausted force." "We are physically and mentally drained." "Like a man with his back bone broken." "But I am alive, by sheer will power." "My own son, if he does not look after me, then you should." "After all, you are also like my sons." "I've always looked at you all like my sons only." "All of you have become so famous some credit should go to me also." "Don't you think that I've some contribution towards this or not." "Tell me." "Are you hinting at some financial help?" "I would prefer not to use the word 'help', Anupam." "Did Dronacharya ask for help from his disciple Ekalavya?" "Would you please excuse me for a moment." "Asking for some money I presume?" "The Bengali community is like that." "Who is this gentleman?" "He was our teacher, would take out the cane every moment." "How much are you giving him..." "I thought its Rs.100" "You must be crazy." "I don't need fish, mother, you are unnecessarily hurrying yourself." "Its ready, dear." "Here you are." "One of my colleagues is not coming for some days and I've to to do her work also." " Thus I'm telling you." "Hard work all day and thus you must eat well." " Sister in law!" " Did you eat spinach?" " Yes, I ate." " Did you like it?" "You have passed." "Only passed!" " Yes and with distinction." "Shall I dismiss the services of the servant maid?" "Why?" "How will you manage, you see I cannot help you." "I come back late." " See, we have not paid her wages, that is why." "Listen, you're free, why don't you take out some money from my purse." "Where is the money?" " In the purse, It's in the left hand side draw." "You don't have office, today also." " No." " Why?" " Holiday." "Why mother does not have a holiday, today?" "Mummy's office is bad." " Mummy's office is bad?" "Hey, did you get the money?" "One 10 rupee note  seven 1 Re notes." "Here you are." " Ok." "Maid servant!" "The hell did she go?" "Here you're, I am calling you for a long time to give you the wages." "Mother, papa said that your office is bad." " Is that so?" "Bye, I am leaving." " Will you not use lipstick on your lips?" "Mother, what did you throw away?" "Listen, do whatever you want, but don't misunderstand me." "Papa, is mother angry?" "How are you?" " Ok, please sit down." "What happened to you?" "Are you ok, now?" " Yes." "Here, I have been asked to do all your work." " What work?" "The demonstration at Camac street, isn't it Thursday, today?" "Where was it yesterday?" "You remember." "What sorry?" "Say thank you, you will be getting all the commission." "What about today's sales report?" "Isn't it to be submitted?" "Will you come tomorrow?" "Here, take this." " What is that?" " Your salary." "Here, sign here." "If you can please come, tomorrow and give the sales report yourself, the boss will be happy." "Let me take leave." "Tell your mother that I am leaving." "You thought that I have come out for shopping." " Yes, that was the the first impression." "Sit down." "And now, tell me, what will you eat?" "I'll have tea." " That's all, only tea," " Get us two cups of tea." "So, you are a sales girl." " Don't joke about it." "We are doing well." "This is our product." "Even you have to buy one." " Is that compulsory?" "Why not?" "A rich friend's husband must help me out, it is a useful thing." "After all it's me." "The product is of course for your wife." "Will they not let women do any work?" "How is my friend?" " You never came to our house." "Your husband, I haven't met him till date, thanks to you." "Meet you!" "You know even I don't get to meet him very often." " Why?" "Why!" "Work." "He is a workaholic." " Has a busy 12 hour schedule." "Goes out at 6 in the morning and comes back at 6 in the evening." "Is he in service or is he doing his own business?" "Business." " What business?" " Import and export." "He is on his own." "Set it up all alone." " Is that so?" "I am working at my own insistence." "He would not let me work." "He says that if I work, people will think that he is not earning enough." "I said that who will say so?" " He said that everybody who knows you, knows your earinings." "Then he has agreed to let me work, but only for 6 months." "I have got 1 month left from 6 months, I'll leave the job." "I am not very conversant with this route." " Now, turn right." "Especially the area inside Kalighat." "You are unnecessarily bothering yourself" "No botheration, in fact I give lift to anybody I see on the road." "The fact is that when I see pedestrians, I feel guilty." "The other day I had an argument with my wife on this subject." " Why?" "She said that I shouldn't be giving lift to every Tom, Dick and Harry." "I asked why and the reply was that they may carry infections." "She also said that if you continue this habit, then I would stop..." "Please don't mind my saying so, but women have some mania." "Her mania is about germs, 3 bottles of Dettol per month." "Bhombol, has daughter-in-law told you that she will be late today?" "No, she has not told me anything." "She has never been this late all these days." "See, someone is honking, it seems a car has come." "Bhombol, are you there?" "Oh God!" "What happened?" "Hey!" "What happened?" " Please lie down slowly, sir." "Bhombol!" "Bhombol!" "What happened?" " Not get disturbed, nothing to worry." "He came to my chamber, Probably was not feeling well while climbing the stairs to my chamber he must have felt giddy and fell." "He has walked a lot in the sun and he has some pressure problem." "Nothing to worry, I have made out a prescription." "He has to take..." "Now, you look after him." " I warn you so much not to got out but you don't listen to me at all." " Now, I will have to rush." "Sir, I will take leave, please don't behave like a kid anymore." "Ok." " Remember, total bed rest." "I am his old student." "Meeting him after 25 years, is it not so, sir?" "The circumstances of course were..." "Ok I shall take leave, bye." "Listen." "Listen, I am not asking for fees, but I have a feeling that you're all probably neglecting him." "Otherwise with a grown up son like you, why should he go in search of a doctor all alone and that too in this condition?" "I'm not finding any justification for this act." "Anyway it's none of my business but couldn't avoid saying it." "Ok." "I take your leave." "Drive home." "Please wait for me." "For me to search and find this house." "Come out." " Thank you very much." "Why don't you come in?" " No, not today, maybe some other day and that too if I can find my way." "What happened?" "Who is that?" "Daughter in law?" "How much I have warned." "I told not to go out but he doesn't listen." "What if he would have would have hurt himself, some head injury or otherwise." "My specs have broken, the specs given by Pranab." "What happened?" "He went to an old students house, felt giddy and fell down." "How are you now, father?" " I have sinned a lot, daughter in law." "I will not die so soon." " Please, don't talk like that." "There is nothing wrong with me Physically, daughter-in-law, but but my mind is very disturbed." "You don't talk much." " I speak a lot against you, daughter in law." "I said that you have changed a lot." "Do you know what I have done?" "I went to the houses of my students and spoke ill of my son." "I have said that my son does not look after me." "You look after me." "Now, you decide what punishment you want to give me." "Tell me whatever you have got to say." "I shall take it all." "What punishment you know?" "You have to drink all those medicines and that too out of my hands." "You are very lenient, dear." "You will never make a good teacher." "Never." "Listen." "I've been late only for the past few days." "I'm not late daily." "Am I late daily, no, not at all?" "I am anxious for you only." "The factory you know... why is that so..." "I'll send the other car you finish your shopping and then come to my office around 5.30." "Yes, to my office... not even one minute, I promise you..." "That is all alright, for some busy executives... this much has to be..." "I had come..." " I recognize you, You are Mrs. Arati's husband, unless I'm wrong." "Yes, but..." "Your wife had your photograph in her bag." "The other she dropped it while taking out the sales report." "The Photo was taken in the zoo." "In front of a zebra." " No, it was giraffe." " Yes, a giraffe." "Your memory is very good." " That, in fact I saw the name Mazumdar and I have heard your voice over the phone once or twice." " Yes." "Arati has probably gone out." "They leave by 10.30." "If you would have come a little earlier then..." " Then, I shall leave." "Please sit down, sir, get a cup of tea." "What is the hurry, you are free now." "Is it not so?" " Yes, but..." "Your native place is Pabna." "See, I have a lot of information." "Which village?" " Pabna, I mean in Pabna township itself." "I am from Sirazgunj." "Birds of the same feather." "Your office is very good." "Your wife, is she liking the job?" "Ok, but the strain is little more." "That is temporary." " But she gets late getting back home." "The fact is that she has an Anglo Indian Colleague." "Don't mind but our ex-rulers have created a clan." "Very difficult." "The girl is absent for the past few days." "Says that she is sick." "The real fact must be something else, you know." "Your wife has to take up that work load, also." "Otherwise there is no question of overstraining." "But I must say one thing about her." "But you would know her better than me." "So, I should not be telling you about her, but she is very efficient." "That day, when you had this mishap, she immediately pressurized me for an increment." "She is a little impulsive." "Even you must have noticed." "I could not refuse her." "If somebody is work conscious then we have to meet some of their legitimate demands." "Have you ever thought of Husband  wife working in the same office?" "No, I mean." " I have thought about it and I don't approve of it." "If I've to do something for you then it has to be in a different place." "But, I have not come regarding my employment." "Don't you need a Job?" "That, of course, I need." " Then?" "Then what is the problem all about?" "That is very kind of you." " What is so kind about this, I have a job and you don't have one." "May be, I have some capability or Influence which you do not have." "The real fact is that you are also from pabna and I am also from Pabna." "That is all." "Straight and clear fact." "You do one thing." "Meet me again in the evening." "Say around 5 p.m. Will it be problem?" " Not at all." "In the mean time, I shall finish my engagements and make a few phone calls for you." "What do you say?" "Ok, let us go." "You had come, this fact, shall I tell your wife?" " I'd prefer not." "What happened?" "Your services have been terminated." "You saw me..." "He didn't believe you." " No" "Keep this." "What have you told her?" "What have you told her?" "Have you insulted her?" "Said something about her character?" "You have come to fight with me for that Anglo Indian Girl?" "What did you tell her?" " Don't be so excited, Mrs. Mazumdar." "Did you not insult her?" "Whether I insulted her or not, I'm not bound to tell you, Mrs. Mazumdar." "You do not know anything about her and still insulted her." "You also dismissed her." "Look here, Mrs. Mazumdar, what I tell or what I do to my employees is my business and mine alone." "She might be your employee but I have worked with her, worked with her for four months." "She is my friend, I know her and I have been to her house that she was sick, I have seen with my own eyes." "Miss Symonds, how friendly you are with her, I don't know but can I ask you as to how much you know about Anglo Indian Girls?" "I do not know any other Anglo Indian girl, but I know this girl." "After knowing her, I wish to tell you that she does not deserve to be insulted." "I did not insult her." "I did what she deserves." "The day I realized that a Bengali girl, I mean you." "I am dismissing her only for your sake." "The day, I realized that you can handle her job I decided to dismiss her." "One day, I hired her out of obligation  today I fired her since I am relieved of that obligation." "That is all." "Why are you you interfering?" "What do you gain?" "Your own position, and you are jeopardizing it yourself." "Would she have done so much for you?" "Your Anglo Indian friend?" "You mind has gone bad." "You have no right to say anything about her character, especially when it is not true." "This is injustice." "It is wrong." "Mrs. Mazumdar, your words would be more apt if said from this side of the table and not from that side." "You are exceeding your limits." "I feel that you should apologize to her." "Would you be ready to do that?" "Are you ready for that?" "Mrs. Mazumdar you are not able to understand..." "I am busy now." "You don't understand that this Attitude of yours may seriously affect you." "You refuse to apologize." "You don't understand that if you lose your job, then?" "Then I would be very happy." "Here, take this." " What is that?" " My resignation." "Change the date." "Arati, what happened?" "What happened?" "You don't get angry." "Please don't misunderstand me everybody misunderstands me, but you should not." "But what happened to you?" "I have left my job - left your job!" "Mr. Himangshu dismissed Edith." "Without knowing and without any rhyme or reason, he dismissed her." "She cannot marry now." "I felt very bad about the whole thing thought it to be gross injustice that I..." "You are angry with me." "I know that you are angry with me." "To whom will I go to?" "Arati, please do not cry." "I am not angry." "Listen, I am not angry." "But one can't also be happy on such news." "You know our condition." " Yes, I know  also know that I've made a mistake." " No, and please don't keep saying that again." "You have stood against injustice, is that a mistake?" "I could..." "Could not have done that." "I would not have that courage." "In the process of earning our living we have become cowards but you did not become a coward." "Is it a small thing?" "Why should I get angry at you Arati?" "I am feeling scared, very scared." " Why are you scared?" "I I am with you." "You are with me?" " Why will I not?" "You have moved away a lot from me." "Please don't move farther." "This is the time you have to remain strong." "How can we manage if you break down." "Please don't cry, Arati." "Arati please!" "Such a big city." "So many types of jobs." "Will one of us not get a job?" "Let us try." "My belief is that both of us will get a job." "Today, in this moments of misery, not knowing what fate has in store but I am feeling very elated, feeling very good." "Now you are not nervous any more?" " See foryourself." "Let us go." "Let us go."