The morpankhi wala

Into a cab driver's inner life

- Mayank Austen Soofi

This driver keeps a morpankhi, peacock feather, in his cab, tied to the back of his seat, facing the passenger. "So that my customers feel good while in my taxi," says Digvijay Nath Shukla. There have been instances of riders taking away the morpankhi. "I then buy another one." This afternoon he 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.

The principal aspect of your personality. My struggle for the well-being of my large family.