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1、Q&AakaSlumdogMillionaireVikasSwarupFormyparents,VinodandIndraSwarupandmylategrandfather,ShriJagadishSwarupPROLOGUEIhavebeenarrested.Forwinningaquizshow.Theycameformelatelastnight,wheneventhestraydogshadgoneofftosleep.Theybrokeopenmydoor,handcuffedmeandmarchedmeofftothewai
2、tingjeepwithaflashingredlight.Therewasnohueandcry.Notoneresidentstirredfromhishut.Onlytheoldowlonthetamarindtreehootedatmyarrest.ArrestsinDharaviareascommonaspickpocketsonthelocaltrain.Notadaygoesbywithoutsomehaplessresidentbeingtakenawaytothepolicestation.Therearesomewho
3、havetobephysicallydraggedoffbytheconstables,screamingandkickingallthewhile.Andtherearethosewhogoquietly.Whoexpect,perhapsevenwaitfor,thepolice.Forthem,thearrivalofthejeepwiththeflashingredlightisactuallyarelief.Inretrospect,perhapsIshouldhavekickedandscreamed.Protestedmyi
4、nnocence,raisedastink,galvanizedtheneighbours.Notthatitwouldhavehelped.EvenifIhadsucceededinwakingsomeoftheresidents,theywouldnothaveraisedafingertodefendme.Withblearyeyestheywouldhavewatchedthespectacle,madesometriteremarklike'Theregoesanotherone,'yawned,andpromptlygoneb
5、acktosleep.MydeparturefromAsia'sbiggestslumwouldmakenodifferencetotheirlives.Therewouldbethesame2queueforwaterinthemorning,thesamedailystruggletomakeittotheseven-thirtylocalintime.Theywouldn'tevenbothertofindoutthereasonformyarrest.Cometothinkofit,whenthetwoconstablesbarg
6、edintomyhut,evenIdidn't.Whenyourwholeexistenceis'illegal',whenyouliveonthebrinkofpenury(poverty)inanurbanwastelandwhereyoujostleforeveryinchofspaceandhavetoqueueevenforashit,arresthasacertaininevitabilityaboutit.Youareconditionedtobelievethatonedaytherewillbeawarrantwithy
7、ournameonit,thateventuallyajeepwithaflashingredlightwillcomeforyou.TherearethosewhowillsaythatIbroughtthisuponmyself.Bydabblinginthatquizshow.TheywillwagafingeratmeandremindmeofwhattheeldersinDharavisayaboutnevercrossingthedividinglinethatseparatestherichfromthepoor.After
8、all,whatbusinessdidapennilesswaiterhavetobeparticipatinginabrainquiz?Thebrainisnotanorganweareau
