All the Time

What was the happiest moment of your life?_x000D_ "When my daughters got married."_x000D_ What was the saddest moment of your life?_x000D_ “All the time.” (laughs)_x000D_ (Panni Lal Shah, Birgunj,...

Published23 June 2016

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