We're going to Mexico!

 'Jachhi amra Mexico' was a song that was often sung by one of Antara's batchmates at Asansol AG Church. She studied in the other section, Section B, Antara no longer remembered her name. She had sung the song during their Bengali Language class, otherwise there was not much interaction between the two sections. 

'Jachhi amra Mexico'/We're going to Mexico familiarised Antara with certain Latino terms. She had already studied about the 'sombrero' hat in school. The song also mentioned 'nachos' and 'tacos', what was still not part of the cuisine of India.

When Kolkata approached Hollywood for help with global Communist intrigues, there were several things to expect. It was known that Hollywood would avoid German intelligence at all costs, given the causes Hollywood was trying to revive were not favourable to Germany.

Hollywood would also get naval intrigues up and running but without using Navy personnel. As some might know, Hollywood had intelligence desks comprising Merchant Navy officials, to attack democracies worldwide.

Kolkata had approached Hollywood with a problem: what to do with those that used intelligence from multiple sources? The UK-based Indian diaspora had been unable to help, they didn't know what Bank of England thought of the matter or if there were exceptions for currency-holders. 

"Well, if England was against polygamy..." the diaspora Indians let it drift from there.

ii. Hollywood liked Mexico. Mexico stocked up on intelligence from Pratima Tagore and Rani Mahalanobis. When Hollywood stars felt anxious, when they needed anti-US propaganda, they rushed to Mexico.

It was Mexican intelligence that had suggested that for Antara's ultimate humiliation, her in-laws would have to become the mightiest force in Washington DC and London. That way, Antara would get crushed by the very institutions meant to serve her.

iii. Mexico liked returning favours, especially to India, probably for MN Roy and the Mexican Communist Party. It was cooperation between Mexican and Italian Communists that had suggested an 'au pair from London' bride for a prominent Indian political family. 

"It would keep the Tagores relevant in the Indian political scene. Anyway, what was there to Indian politics except a couple of British handlers back in London?" Hollywood had agreed, the British 'foxes' supported the Nazi Holocaust, not its victims.

iv. If Communist movements in marginal countries like Mexico and Italy united against hapless countries like India, the fate of individuals like Antara was bound to be doomed.

April 30, 2025.