The Burmese woman pored over the hard dark face of her saviour for sometime. It was a meeting of far-flung cultures: sub-Saharan Africa versus the Indian sub-continent. A young colonized African fighting under the British flag to liberate Burma from the clutches of the Japanese! She heaved a sigh and pulled a ring from her middle finger and said, “Put this on always. It will protect you. You are bold and courageous. But the day you would take fright, it will be over”. She passed away...