I have never seen so many\n people in the bazaar. Bunting, in the form of rival posters and leaflets, is\n strung across the street. The tea shops are doing a roaring trade. There is\n much last-minute canvassing. For the first time I learn the names of some of\n the candidates.The chaos and urgency of an Indian election comes to a sleepy\n town in the mountains. In the bazaar of a town that he thought was heartless,\n the author comes across the most beautiful human being he has met yet. One\n unhurried morning at a small branch of a bank, a magic oil is handed out.\n Read these stories and more that bring to life the drama, joys and\n heartbreaks of life in small town India.