Our creed, so far I can remember, was to chant Chonaldo's name all day, speak in archaic Bengali and play as much football as possible. We tried to convert some of our classmates, but I don't believe we had much success. Ronaldo, too, fell at the last hurdle – under mysterious circumstances.
Last month, when I was at home in Calcutta, I was rummaging through old school books and found a portion of the Divine Scriptures. This I now present without further comment.
1. | Gabli is a pet name; his real name was "Abhishek Ray number 1" (there were two Abhishek Rays in our class). |
2. | Thus anticipating Pirelli's ad campaign casting Ronaldo as Christ the Redeemer. |