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/ 25 June 2004

Strangers in suburbia

Joshika’s sari and henna-laced hands belie the busy lawyer that she is from Monday to Friday and sometimes Saturdays. This is not a place where she feels in control. Despite attending numerous weddings and having been duty-bound in the planning of many more, she doesn’t know the ins and outs of the prayers and ceremonies that must be performed with ritualistic consistency. She is better off in the office, where she always knows what to do.