The Tusk That Did The Damage (2015) - Plot & Excerpts
They came by the hundreds, they came with their kin, blocking the highway, shaking their fists and shouting at a pitch that pummeled the speakers of our twelve-inch television. Teddy and I were nesting in a mangy love seat with our tiffins of rice and dal. For the last half hour, Bobin had been filling out monthly reports, sickle-bent over Ravi’s desk. When the news story began, his gaze darted up. He hadn’t blinked since. The anchorwoman spoke in a breathless stream from which I caught one word—Sitamala. Bobin squinted, leaned forward, shushing me every time I asked for a translation. His pen hung in the air as if he were frozen whole, aside from his thumb, which kept clicking the tip. “A poacher was shot by forest officers,” Bobin explained, still squinting. “The same poacher who killed the elephant from the postmortem. There was some kind of scuffle …” Bobin paused to listen, his whole face scrunching up. “The officers say they shot him in self-defense.” “So why are the villagers protesting?”
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