After harsh words, Smita leaves the apartment angrily. Auntie doesn’t remember her, and her son is now a lawyer with three sons. Now, Pushpa’s Auntie opens the door, and Smita realizes her mistake. She’d lived here before she left for America at age fourteen. Papa would want to know how it had changed. Everything about India bothers Smita as she heads for Spencer Road, where they once lived. And she’ll meet with Meena, who speaks up for her rights, and maybe with her older brother, who is ugly about the case.įrom her taxi, she sees ugly new skyscrapers, older buildings needing paint, and millions of people. Smita will cover the story Shannon had started and also cover the verdict when it comes. This is a re-do of a hip replacement, and she’ll be the first surgery the following day. Smita goes to the hospital to visit Shannon. She’s tried to forget this city, but here she is again, driving to her hotel, the Taj, across the street from the Gateway of India. “Honor” by Thrity Umrigar is the story of Smita Agarwal, a foreign correspondent who is met by her friend Shannon’s driver, Mohan.
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