Cycle of Cliches
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She takes one last look at the A4 size greeting card given by her colleagues and students before getting up for her last class of her four year stint in Assam’s most revered centre of excellence:
Best wishes for our coolest teacher, reads one of the compliments. Thanks for making learning so much fun, reads another. All the Best for your Leap at Greatness, reads another.
All these years, she has lived a life of queer dichotomy. With her students, she has perhaps been the most talkative teacher, while with everyone else, she has been the quietest of all. She knows though, that this isn’t a dichotomy, but a discreet skill, she has acquired in the company of her mother-in-law. The premoniti