‘Every message has its intrinsic value.’

It was compulsory to write a letter in English for every boarder in the school, but he did not have the clear expressions in English, and he had to write a letter to his mother — his age was ten. The small town Indian boy had no idea how to tell his nonreader mother about how much he had been missing her. But the beloved son wrote the letter with his tears, and poor English.

Dear Maa,

I am learning you every day. I not want to live in this hostel. My tear...