BADE THAKUR   The gatekeeper Buddha Singh looked at the clock on the wall. It was already 11 p.m. So much of the night had passed, but the MLA sahab had still not returned from his field visit. Buddha Singh was awake waiting for him to come. To overcome his lethargy, he lit a beedi. When this too did not remove his lethargy, he got up and started walking around the lawn. Just then, the headlights of a car fell on the gate. The gatekeeper Buddha Singh quickly opened the gate. The MLA sahab had returned. The car came to