It wasn’t long before I realized I was in awe of the man my little friend had turned into. He was intelligent and easygoing with a contagious sense of humor.
The Ring
Childhood is like a dream, but a teenage girl deprived of basic necessities came to know that her father was the only one who love her the most.
Howrah Bridge ( Rabindra Setu ) Kolkata
I was curios to visit Kolkata only to see the Howrah Bridge and get it confirmed that it has no pillars at all. Finally visited in 2014 & wrote about.
AFTERNOONS of INTIMACY.
As a child I spent my afternoons, cuddling in my grandmother’s lap, under the mango tree,Both my grandmother and I eagerly looked forward to these afternoons of intimacy.
Nostalgia
Gran always narrated bed-time stories of her childhood. It wouldn’t be incorrect if I referred to her as a female Tom Sawyer. Her anecdotes always sent me to a magical world
Children Of The Non Believers
The fifteen year old girl’s mind was crammed with questions and her heart was heavy with the burden of choice. A severely painful numbness slowly developed into a feeling
The light has gone out of my life
My grandmother showed me the way of life. She was stubborn but not impolite, sometimes orthodox in her views but not thoughts
Lucky and Me
I was gifted a binoculars on my birthday and I decided to take it during my bird watching trips around the neighbourhood. Lucky accompanied me on all these trips
Two sisters
The mother lost her privilege to see the girls and lost her Parental rights. The girls were taken away from the mother.The System took the girls to the orphanage.
Red Frock
Amu had so many questions for Savitri. Savitri was quiet. She was well aware of her financial condition. She was illiterate and doing household works