On Visiting Nani’s Home from Miles Away

Reflecting on the passing away of the last of my grandparents.

STORY-TIME: PART II— THE AFTERMATH AND MORE

The worst part of having an accident at home is having to entertain an unannounced guest right after the accident! Moments after the fire was doused and we heaved a sigh of relief, the doorbell rang. It was our distant relative. Hospitable as we are, we welcomed the guest as if it was just another…

STORY-TIME: PART I— THE ACCIDENT

There was a fire in our house recently. Not some little sparking in a switchboard or a tiny flame caught at the corner of a cloth, but full-blown fire; and that too in the least fire-friendly room a home can have— the kitchen.  The incident happened on a lazy Saturday morning. On the terrace, my…