Manikyam

Manikyam was our maid servant at home. She was working since my brother joined in that house. She was a tribal woman .She was dark, chubby woman with round cute face. Her voice was very sweet. She was married . Her husband was a rickshaw puller. He was a drunkard and beat her everynight. But SHE would never express her dissatisfaction against her husband. She was always happy.She was also working at some other doctors house. She had a daughter who was crippled and mentally retarded. I never saw that child. That doctor used to give that child medicines free of charge.So as a gratitude Manikyam used to work there more and stay there for more time.Doctors wife was also a good lady.Manikyams husband used to suspect that she was doctors keep.But actually there was no such thing but he used to beat her on that pretext.

At first she used to come to work sincerely and discharge duties without my following up.But as time passed by she understood my lenience and if I did not observe she would say that she has completed the work fast and go away. I used to give keys with the owners so that if she came late she would clean the house and utensils . But she would not clean the floor properly but said she did so. Soon she started absenting for days telling lame excuses. Once I scolded her for her behaviour and said something in English in flow. She got offended because she could not understand English and thought I actually used foul words against her.But IN reality it was not so.