an outcast in his village.
Gopal's village is just 35 miles from Calcutta. It is well connected by rail and road. It takes less than an hour and a half by bus to reach Calcutta from Magrahat. The situation prevailing in a place so close to Calcutta may be taken as an indicator of the state of affairs in the remote rural areas of West Bengal.
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