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Muttajji hooted with laughter. "Of course! Rock-solid too. It was the dam that
tamed the Kaveri. No more floods in the monsoon, and enough water for the

fields in the summer."

Ajji put her head around the door. "Are you talking about KRS, Amma?"

"Aaaan, KRS," Muttajji said, looking fondly at Ajji. "Your Ajji was my fifth child,
the youngest, but always the smartest. Do you know, twins, my children came

like clockwork, one every two monsoons. The day your Ajji decided to come
out, your Muttajja could not be found. Later, he told us that he had gone to

see Gandhiji give a speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan. He was so excited.
'Quit India!' he kept shouting the whole day, silly man, disturbing the baby.'

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