RE: Portraits and Scenes from Kolkata, India

how confidently they present themselves, without worrying about the usual what-ifs

Yes, and they are right doing so as what-ifs, common in European countries, are usually ridicuous speculations imo.

while he collects them as valuable possessions, maybe

I had a thought he might collect gargage around him to look mentally sick so that people or cops don't disturb him.

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