Rajesh (Hindi) (01:00:47:00) I only studied until the 6th grade. I didn’t continue my education beyond that. (01:00:50:00) (01:00:51:00) Then I started working. (01:00:53:00) (01:00:55:00) I started by selling cups of tea (01:00:56:10) (01:00:56:15) and have done almost all kinds of work. There isn’t any job I haven’t done. I have done everything. (01:01:00:17) (01:01:01:17) Masonry, carpentry…. (01:01:04:00) (01:01:05:09 ) …worked in packing and at a mutton shop. (01:01:07:16) (01:01:08:11) Worked in housekeeping. I have done everything. (01:01:12:15) (01:01:12:15) I came into this gardening field, worked in a catering company. (01:01:14:20) (01:01:15:20) I have done everything. (01:01:17:00) (01:01:19:00) I have worked hard all my life. Sometimes I just feel like taking a break. (01:01:24:00) (01:01:24:15) I wish that I could just sleep in. (01:01:27:04) (01:01:28:00) Do no work. (01:01:29:21) Pravin (Marathi) (01:01:42:15) I studied until the 10th grade in a municipality school in Byculla. (01:01:49:00) (01:01:51:15) When I was a kid I dreamt of one thing - becoming a cricketer. (01:01:55:15) (01:01:57:05) I’m a very good player. (01:01:58:20) (01:02:00:05) For the next two or three years I only played cricket. (01:02:04:04) (01:02:04:20) Then afterwards we weren’t financially stable, so I had to start working. (01:02:09:00) (01:02:11:15) Our job is to water the gardens. We water in the gardens on the dividers of the road. (01:02:10:10) Rajesh (Marathi) (01:02:25:15) My grandmother told me that my parents were killed in the Jogeshwari riots in 1993. (01:02:32:00) see “bombay 1993 riots” for details (01:02:36:20) I don’t remember anything about them. (01:02:39:00) (01:02:41:10) My mother was a Hindu and father was a Muslim. (01:02:47:10) He actually says “Maharsatrian” and “Mohammadian” but this essentially means they were Hindu and Muslim. To be accurate you could use what he actually says. (01:02:47:20) When both of them died, we couldn’t find anybody from my father’s family to look after us. (01:02:53:10) (01:02:53:15) My maternal uncles wanted to send us to boarding school. (01:02:57:00) (01:02:57:10) But my grandmother said since we were her daughter’s children, she would look after us. (01:02:59:20) (01:03:00:10) They looked after us, but they would not accept our names. (01:03:04:00) (01:03:04:05) So our uncles gave us new names. (01:03:06:05) (01:03:06:15) Earlier my name was Razzaq Abdul Sheikh. (01:03:08:00) Interviewer (01:03:08:00) And what is your name now? (01:03:09:15) Rajesh (01:03:09:20) Rajesh Arun Jadhav. (01:03:10:20) Pravin (Hindi) (01:03:25:10) I used to drink. Gave it all up. (01:03:28:00) (01:03:28:20) Now I just chew tobacco. (01:03:30:20) Interviewer (Hindi) (01:03:32:00) Why did you quit? (01:03:34:00) Pravin (Hindi) (01:03:36:00) I became poor, so I quit everything. (01:03:38:00) (01:03:41:10) I used to work in a company, but the company suddenly shut in 2010. (01:03:46:00) (01:03:47:00) It became a big problem. 2011 was a terrible year in my life. (01:03:52:15) Rajesh (Marathi) (01:04:01:05) I first met my girlfriend at my sister’s place. (01:04:08:10) (01:04:08:20) Then we started talking. (01:04:11:00) (01:04:12:00) She used to stay in Chembur and I stayed in Mankhurd. We talked on the phone for two or three years. (01:04:18:00) (01:04:19:20) Then our families found out and they got angry. A few people said don’t get married as it was an inter-caste marriage. (01:04:25:00) (01:04:26:10) Aside from the caste difference, her family used to think boys from Mankhurd are not good. (01:04:33:00) (01:04:34:10) I even went to her home to ask her mother for her hand in marriage. (01:04:36:20) (01:04:37:00) I told her that I love your daughter and would like to marry her. (01:04:39:20) (01:04:40:05) Her older brother asked me what my plan was. I told him “I want to marry your sister.” (01:04:44:20) (01:04:45:15) I told him I already have a job. (01:04:47:20) (01:04:50:15) He didn’t ask anything more and left the room. (01:04:52:15) (01:04:52:20) But her mother still refused. (01:04:54:00) (01:04:55:00) The next day my girlfriend gathered all her documents and came to join me in Mankhurd. (01:05:00:01) (01:05:01:10) Then we eloped and got married. (01:05:03:20) Pravin (Marathi) (01:05:12:15) I used to have a girlfriend. (01:05:16:20). I think he says “affair with a girlfriend” but what he means is that he had a girlfriend; the word ‘affair’ is used differently in India (like ‘love affair’ not ‘extra marital affair.’) (01:05:19:20) She wanted to get married, but I asked her to wait. (01:05:23:20) (01:05:24:15) Then company where I was employed and most successful shut down in 2010. (01:05:32:10) (01:05:34:00) My boss and the 200 crore company, we were all bankrupt overnight. (01:05:38:10) (01:05:39:15) Her parents, then, married her to someone else. (01:05:43:10) (01:05:47:15) I was in this situation for a year. Then my family chose a girl for me. (01:05:52:05) (01:05:52:10) I didn’t want to get married, but my parents kept insisting. (01:05:59:00) (01:06:00:10) So I married her. (01:06:02:10) (01:06:03:05) I was with a girl for 7 or 8 years, and then I separated from my wife within one and a half months. Within the first five days, I knew married the wrong girl. (01:06:11:20) Interviewer (Hindi) (01:06:17:05) How did the problems start with your wife? (01:06:19:25) Pravin (Hindi) (01:06:21:20) Actually, she never wanted to stay. (01:06:27:00) (01:06:27:10) She just wanted to marry someone, then cause disputes in a month or two, and get divorced and separate (01:06:34:00) (01:06:34:10) That was what she and her family had planned. (01:06:37:25) (01:06:39:15) Because of that the problems started after one and a half months after my marriage. (01:06:44:20) (01:06:45:10) Now I have been stamped as someone who was married. This is one of my biggest problems. (01:06:50:15) Rajesh (Marathi) (01:07:01:00) I used to dream about studying a lot and becoming a policeman. (01:07:05:05) (01:07:06:05) But conditions at home meant I could not study further. I could never buy school books. (01:07:14:04) (01:07:17:00) I want my daughter to be an engineer. (01:07:19:15) (01:07:20:15) As an engineer she would be financially independently and would not need to rely on her parents. She must not depend on anybody, and should be earning herself. Like I stood by myself, she should too. (01:07:34:00) Interviewer: (Hindi) (01:07:43:00) Do you like Bombay more in the night or in the day? (01:07:45:05) Rajesh: (Hindi) (01:07:45:20) For the last 6 months, I prefer it at night. (01:07:48:20) (01:07:49:00) Calm atmosphere. (01:07:50:15) (01:07:52:10) And you are a little away from home too. (01:07:53:25) (01:07:54:10) At home there’s always a little bit of disagreement. (01:07:57:15) (01:07:58:00) Right now I am not able to spend time with my wife, that leads to minor arguments. (01:08:02:18) (01:08:05:05) It’s better to just walk out if there are any disagreements, and let things calm down. Everything is ok on its own then. (01:08:12:20) (01:08:14:20) Whenever I am home, my daughter insists I take her for a ride. (01:08:19:20) (01:08:20:05) She will say, ‘let’s go out, Papa!’ (01:08:21:20) (01:08:25:00) I love spending time with my daughter. (01:08:27:07) (01:08:27:07) No matter how tired I am, when I am with my daughter, I feel free. (01:08:32:00) Pravin (Marathi) (01:09:02:20) Most people don’t know how much work happens in the night. (01:09:07:15) (01:09:11:05) Like watering these gardens or supplying milk, newspaper, vegetables, fruits. (01:09:15:20) (01:09:17:15) These are all daily essentials. People who deal with them work at night. (01:09:23:10) (01:09:25:20) These people are invisible to Mumbaikers. They don’t know who does these jobs. (01:09:32:00) Interviewer (Hindi) (01:09:50:00) Will you marry again? (01:09:52:05) Pravin (Hindi) (01:09:52:10) First I will buy a house. (01:09:54:05) (01:09:55:20) If I don’t buy a house I won’t get married. (01:09:58:05) Interviewer (Hindi) (01:09:59:10) Where will you buy a house? (01:10:00:00) Pravin (Hindi) (01:10:00:20) Here in Mazgaon. (01:10:02:20) (01:10:06:05) I am certain about this. (01:10:08:15) (01:10:13:00) Now, I stay at my parents’ place. (01:10:16:20) He actually says “room” but what he means by room is a house/apartment. His family has 2. They are basically tiny apartments. If we write “room” it will probably confuse the audience. (01:10:17:15) I will have my own house. Once I buy it I will get married. (01:10:21:10) (01:10:24:05) It doesn’t have to be big, a small one is fine, but it will be mine. (01:10:29:15) (01:10:30:00) Then nobody will interfere. 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