I got a curious invitation from the nun at a convent school, over the phone, to inspect a toilet 'wall.' Turned out, she was too dainty to usethe word, but what she needed to excavate two squat toilets used by her wards because, as she put it, the mothers did not want theirlittle girls to use them after a year of squats by a crew of Shimoga labour. You can guess the social group of the families. The nun was honestand, more honestly, could I throw in a western commode for visiting guests ! Pawan the Coorgi and I spent a day locating a dealer of squat bowls. I wanted my name etched on them, but Pawan could not countenancethe thought. I found a plumber who also gave us the services of his best tile mason. In case you wondered, western toilets are not feasible becausethey need to be flushed clean and septic tanks cannot handle two hundred daily jobs.The native son who shepherds Swiss souls in Zurich sent along six million dollars for the new building. His name does not grace the edifice. I suggestSwiss German as an added language at Rachol.
