In the centre is Mr Falls. He was lovingly referred to as Jammy Falls. I've never forgotten how while taking detention class he would call the Anglo-Indian boys 'Anglo-Indian bastards'. Later, when I recalled this, I wondered how a person earned a living working among a community that he was so bitterly against! Years later I understood it better when I happened to work with a relative of Mr Falls. He hated the British because he can recall how his father was not allowed into a public library wearing a turban. The other thing was that certain pews in church were reserved for the English people. Mr Falls passed away while still a member of the college staff - RIP. Mr Falls really had the staying power! Perhaps, he would have lived longer had he not hated so much!
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