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English that he was R. K. Nirash, local representative of TCI. Obviously he was not awaiting us: he just happened to be at the airport on other business.
When, however, we explained that we had expected to be met. with a hotel reservation, but had no voucher, not even the name of a hotel, he said he would take care of everything. Within half-an-hour we were sitting over tea with Mr. Nirash in a comfortable hotel room, working out under his guidance our program for the next three days.
To this day we can hardly believe our luck, first in just running into Mr. Nirash, then in finding him to be another guide of superlative quality. He was an orthodox Hindu, and next dr.'' he told us that he had made a small offering to Ganesha, the jovial elephant-headed "remover of obstacles,” and said a prayer for better weather.
The morning, nevertheless, w as overcast and sunless. The rain had stopped but the open space on the other side of the road under our windows, a public park I think, was still flooded. At 10 o'clock Mr. Nirash, with a
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