#MonalofSushness : Day 12. Monal of four loved to hear stories. Her Babi, father, told her stories of valour and loyalty and honesty from World History and Roman, Greek and Indian Mythology, Her Mamma recounted stories from her own childhood. Some of these real life stories amused Monal to bits and she wanted to hear them again and again. There was one that she did not even wish to think […]

   (Artwork by Ashwin Pandya) It was the December after Monal turned six. There was excitement. There was war. The newspaper “Amrita Bazar Patrika” was eagerly awaited everyday. Monal of six in her little mind understood that there was trouble over her mother tongue Bangla. During the cold winter nights, sharp at 8 pm a siren was sounded. She learnt a new word and heard what it felt like too. All […]

                                                                                     (Artwork by Ashwin Pandya) One of the difficulties Monal of three faced was her lack of ability to convey to her Mamma some of the things that she wanted […]

                                                     (Artwork by Ashwin Pandya) She loved the smell of old books and diaries. All of eight, Monal chanced upon a long pressed piece of paper from her Mamma’s brown diary which sort of read that her grandma had committed suicide along with her lover. It was […]