The Interview A short story by Anirudh Deshpande III In the Kripacharya College, Professor Aftab Hasan Mehboob, notorious for selecting, supervising and recommending long-legged young lady research students, had interviewed Sameer the previous year. Mehboob took his name seriously and caressed female colleagues and nubile students with a pair of large watery innocent eyes. There was evidence that a doctoral student had slept with his wife some years. This happened when he was abroad on a four-month summer fellowship meant for a single person. The relish with which his wife had packed his bags had aroused his suspicions but he