The entire village is heading toward the school. Today is the fifteenth of August; the flag will be hoisted at the school.The village doesn’t have much love for the martyrs, but since something is happening, the whole village is going. There’s plenty of time and nothing much to do — where else would people spend their time?So, whether it’s a street performer’s show or Independence Day, people participate with great enthusiasm.After all, this is the kind of day Kareem’s washed kurta-pajama comes in handy. On regular days, repairing bicycle punctures darkens his clothes just like his hands and feet.Vaidyaraj ji