Nanda’s padava was one of the first to be swept away, and while his wife chased after it, he had hung back, standing under an upturned umbrella. 

A half hour later, she tip toed past the chowkidar’s chair as he stood in the garden, cigarette in hand, flirting with the cook.

Portrait of late Black actor of TV and film, Beah Richards by self-taught artist, Miss Lillie B. West courtesy of author Nikky Finney.