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After we returned home early in the morning, the kids did not see us. Mom and I have respiratory problems, so a poor Brahmin woman used to work in our home. She came at 7.30 in the morning and gave us one instant coffee. Then she cleaned up the place. ...

“Mummy Aunty, Mummy Aunty,” called the kids from below. Right then Salma (name changed) was there with Mom. This girl is the first child that Mom brought up before we were even born. Salma’s maternal grandfather, who lived with her and her mother, was admitted since the last 15 days ...

A couple of days before Janmashtami once, Dolly’s grandmother called, “Hey, Mummy Aunty, come down.” When Mom went to the ground floor to see what happened, she saw Dolly eating butter. There was so much butter on her face and hands that her grandmother said, “Your Dolly is stealing butter ...

One day the 2 kids were playing a lot of mischief at our home. Suddenly, Mom, who had her back to them, turned and called them, “Dholak Ronie (Sic).” They looked at each other and giggled. Then they went back to their mischief. Another day, Mom had made some sweet ...

Continued from Part V When my Mom returned home after talking to them, Dolly also came with her and said, “I won’t go home now forever. I will stay with you.” When that mischief-monger lady left, Dolly, catching hold of Mom said, “That woman is gone!” They were standing on ...

Billions of children are born on this earth. Everybody remembers the birthday of people in their own families. But there are only a few people, whose birthdays are remembered by people outside their families. Even less number of people are remembered on their birthdays after their death. Such a legendary ...

One day, Dolly came running to our home and put her arms around Mom’s legs and started crying. When she was pacified by Mom and made to sit on her favourite stool in our home, she said, “They are calling me bad and dirty. They also say that I am ...

My Dad had some work in Chennai, once. Before leaving he wanted to give Dolly a chocolate. Mom went to fetch her. At that time, she had just finished her bath and was wearing a towel around her little body like any older person would. When she saw my Mom, ...

I loved the way Dolly called her brother as, “Bheiya” (sic). I told her one day to call me, “Bheiya” and she complied. But immediately she asked, “Now shall I call you Dolly?” Her world was restricted within the circle of her brother and her only! She would go to ...

When I am at it, I decided to continue talking about Dolly. There were 3 coconut trees in the premises of our building. Once, the society decided to remove the well-formed coconuts from the trees, which they did every few years. Dolly was standing in between the coconuts calling my ...