When I Stood UPfor My Classmate!

Based on a story set in the 7940s

Based on a story sent by

Anil Ekbote

Script: R.Nalini

Illustrator: Durgesh Velhal

Colourist: Umesh Sarode

"NEW SCHOOL., NEW CLASSJ?OOM. I SPOTTEOAN EMPTY SEA T ANO WENT THEJ?EBUT...

YOU CAN'T SIT HEQE !THIS IS QOHAN'S

SEAT!

HE DOESN'TKNOW HOW SMELLYIT GETS THEQE!HOOHOOHOOO !!

I WONDEQWHAT'S SO fUNNY? AQETHEY SAYING I SMELL ?

"SOON, A BOY CAME IN ANO SA T "BUT BEFOt<E HEOOWN TlMIOLY BESIOE ME. r COULO FINISH...IMMEOIA TELYSENSEO THAT THECLASS WAS HOSTILE TO HIM. BUTr THOUGHTr SHOULO INTt<OOUCEMYSELF ...

"I COULON'T SMELL A THING!I WONOEt<EOWHY THEY WEt<EASSOCIA TlNG MY BENCHMATE WITHSMELL ...

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"I THOUGHT IT BEST NOTTO ANNOY HIM, SO TOMY ETE~NAL SHAME ...

''..JUSTTHEN THE TEACHE12CAME IN "I FELT AWFUL BECAUSE I HAD LET MYAND THEBOYS FELL SILENT.., NEIGHBOU~ DOWN, I STOLE A GLANCE

AT HIM AND FELT WO~SE...

"A WEEKPASSED, I BEGAN TO ADJUST "ONE BY ONE THEBOYS STOOD UPTO MY NEW SCHOOL. THENONE DAY,.. AND ANNOUNCED THEI~AMBITIONS ...

BOYS, TODAYEACH OF YOUWILL STAND UPBY TURN ANDTELL THECL.ASS WHATYOU WANT TODO WHEN YOUGROW UP!L.ET'S BEGIN

WITHMOHIT ...

"THE TEACHE~ OION'T UNOE~STANO

THE ~EASON FO~ THE LAUGHTE~,

QUICKLY, SHE TU~NEO TO ME",

"N0800Y HAO EXPECTEO SUCH AN

ANSWE~, THE CLASS WAS TAKEN A8ACK.

THEN THE TEACHE~ FOUNO HE~ VOICE",

I~

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'\JUST THENTHE8ELL"ANG. THE80YS "AN OUT...

WHY fOQ GOO'SSAKE 010 YOU

HAVE TOSAY SUCHA THING ?!!!

ANO WHEN HE RETIRES IN A FEW MORE YEARS,HE WILL LOSE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE GIVEN

TO HIM. THE FAMILY WILL BE HOMELESSUNLESS ... UNLESS ONE OF HIS SONS TAICES

OVER THE JOB.

ANO HE'STHE ELOEST SON,.

NOW 00 YOU SEE WHY HEWANTS TO BECOME AGARBAGE COLLECTOR?

IS IT A WRONG OECISION ?SHOULO WE LAUGH

AT HIM?!

NO. NO ONESHOULO LAUGH.HE'S BEINGSELFLESS ANOCOUR AGEOUS !

"ANO FOf2 THE FIf2S T

TlMEISAW MY

NEIGHBOUf2 SMILE !"

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A LfSSON IN MUSICWriter: R.Nalini

Illustrator and Colourist:

Arijit Dutta Chowdhury

HAKUNA MATATA ...WHAT A WONOEf2FUL.

PHf2ASE ...

SWAQIT, STOPHOWL.ING ANOGET OOWNfQOM THETABL.E QIGHTNOW!

OAO, THEQE'SA TAL.ENT SHOWAT ABC CL.UB

TOMOQQOW ... I'LL.BE SINGING ...

YOU'QE NOT WASTINGPl2ECIOUS TIME BY GOINGfOQ SOME SILL.Y TAL.ENTSHOW ... IS THAT CL.EAQ ?