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Late hour confessions
Hindustan Times Delhi
|August 21, 2025
Proust questionnaire with a fellow citizen
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It is 10pm. The venerable Ata Ul, a labourrer, has already installed the mosquito net over his regular sleeping spot. He always sleeps in this central Delhi market, right outside a shop that gets shuttered by this hour. Sitting cross-legged, the soft-spoken gent graciously agrees to become a part of our Proust Questionnaire series, in which citizens are nudged to make “Parisian parlour confessions”, all to explore our distinct experiences.
Your favourite virtue.
The life I lead.
Your main fault.
Smoking beedi.
Your favourite occupation.
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