rediff.com: Hope & Succour: Gujarat, a month after the earthquake

March 8, 2001

70-year-old Babbiben agreed to leave her dangerously damaged house only after a swami, passing by, convinced her to do so. With a degree in law and well versed in several languages, the lady repeatedly said she had relinquished grain many years ago and survived wonderfully on water and fruits. She was finally moved to a nearby temple. But only after she collected her deities, torch and hearing aid in a plastic bag.

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