The Fountainhead

J.D. Jayachandran (M.A. Eng., M.A. Hist., M.A. Soci., M. Ed.), the headmaster of the ELM (Evangelical Lutheran Mission) Fabricius Higher Secondary School in Madras, South India, clears his throat with a cough and says in a weak voice: "I am told that he came back once to look at his old school, yes."

"When?"

"In 1998. But it was the summer holidays then, and everything was closed shut. So he had to turn and go back home."

"Did you make any effort to contact Mr. Narayan after that?" I ask. "I'm sure...