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1、Q&AakaSlumdogMillionaireVikasSwarupFormyparents,VinodandIndraSwarupandmylategrandfather,ShriJagadishSwarup426PROLOGUEIhavebeenarrested.Forwinningaquizshow.Theycameformelatelastnight,wheneventhestraydogshadgoneofftosleep.Theybrokeopenmydoor,handcuffedmeandmarchedmeofftothe
2、waitingjeepwithaflashingredlight.Therewasnohueandcry.Notoneresidentstirredfromhishut.Onlytheoldowlonthetamarindtreehootedatmyarrest.ArrestsinDharaviareascommonaspickpocketsonthelocaltrain.Notadaygoesbywithoutsomehaplessresidentbeingtakenawaytothepolicestation.Therearesome
3、whohavetobephysicallydraggedoffbytheconstables,screamingandkickingallthewhile.Andtherearethosewhogoquietly.Whoexpect,perhapsevenwaitfor,thepolice.Forthem,thearrivalofthejeepwiththeflashingredlightisactuallyarelief.Inretrospect,perhapsIshouldhavekickedandscreamed.Protested
4、myinnocence,raisedastink,galvanizedtheneighbours.Notthatitwouldhavehelped.EvenifIhadsucceededinwakingsomeoftheresidents,theywouldnothaveraisedafingertodefendme.Withblearyeyestheywouldhavewatchedthespectacle,madesometriteremarklike'Theregoesanotherone,'yawned,andpromptlygo
5、nebacktosleep.MydeparturefromAsia'sbiggestslumwouldmakenodifferencetotheirlives.There426wouldbethesamequeueforwaterinthemorning,thesamedailystruggletomakeittotheseven-thirtylocalintime.Theywouldn'tevenbothertofindoutthereasonformyarrest.Cometothinkofit,whenthetwoconstable
6、sbargedintomyhut,evenIdidn't.Whenyourwholeexistenceis'illegal',whenyouliveonthebrinkofpenury(poverty)inanurbanwastelandwhereyoujostleforeveryinchofspaceandhavetoqueueevenforashit,arresthasacertaininevitabilityaboutit.Youareconditionedtobelievethatonedaytherewillbeawarrant
7、withyournameonit,thateventuallyajeepwithaflashingredlightwillcomeforyou.TherearethosewhowillsaythatIbroughtthisuponmyself.Bydabblinginthatquizshow.TheywillwagafingeratmeandremindmeofwhattheeldersinDharavisayaboutnevercrossingthedividinglinethatseparatestherichfromthepoor.
8、Afterall,whatbusinessdidapennilesswaiterhavetobeparticipatinginabrainquiz?Thebrainisnotanorganwe