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A Beer, A Watermelon, and Mumbai

A Beer, A Watermelon, and Mumbai

Manto once wrote of drinkers as masters of their own fragile sorrow, trading life’s unyielding hardships for the fleeting relief of intoxication. My first drink, a beer shared in the summer of 1997, wasn’t sorrow—it was innocence, camaraderie, and a naive sense of achievement. But in hindsight, maybe it was the same transient illusion he spoke of—a momentary escape wrapped in youthful exuberance.

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