NOBODY LIGHTS A CANDLE Anjali Deshpande 21 By the time Adhirath made Chetilal go with him on his bike to Nachahtar’s farm it was dark. Lights began to wake up here and there. For a while birdcall reached such a crescendo it began to seem like a racket and then all was quiet. He heard the sound of hooves. “Neelgai,” said Chetilal. He could not see the animal but it felt like a walk in the forest. He thought he could ask Cheti to lend him his cot. Nachchatar lived on a farm with several rooms in a row that