Every year during the summers Heer’s cousins visited them in Kathmandu. This year just like every other year Heer was very excited to spend time with them. She was most excited to play with them and unwrap the gifts they brought from Delhi. Her cousins got her the best comics…
Nani’s sister was very intimidating, she barely spoke to kids and even when she did, she either gave them candies or was only interested in ensuring they didn’t dirty her house. Heer was indifferent to her but she still loved going to her house. She called her Badi Nani, and…
Sunday started on a rather sad note. Nani and Lakshmi were drying clothes on the balcony when a crow brushed past Nani’s head trying to attack her with its beak. Thanks to the weird squiggly bun that Nani made everyday after her bath, she did not get hurt badly. Heer…
Heer was extremely excited when she returned home from school. No, it was not the rajma chawal that she could not wait to devour, but it was the announcement that was made at school. They were going to select three kids to participate in their class’s annual play. Heer had…
It rained all night, filling the streets with puddles of water, croaking frogs and slithering snails. Heer, like most children her age was not very fond of the rains and neither was her Granny, whom she called Nani. Nani and Heer loved spending most of their time outdoors –watering plants,…
We bought a house “Incredible” they said “at such a young age”. “We won’t have to worry about the mould or the chipped off paint at least” We pondered, “The EMI is higher than the rent, but at least it’s ours”. It has a balcony in every room. Huge…
Growing up I ate white steamed rice everyday for lunch. My grandmother who lived with us, Served me hot steamed rice as soon as I returned form school. Always accompanied by a curry cooked by my mother early in the morning before she left for work. When I was living…
Every saturday my Nani and I went to the Gurudwara. A beautiful white building, Immaculate white flooring, with grand double stairs. I would sit with her for five, Then step out to play with the kids in the garden outside. She always sat there praying to god. I never asked…
Han Kang’s Human Acts is a jarring yet moving revelation of what people are capable of inflicting on others and of absorbing themselves. Known for her ability to touch upon subjects which are often too difficult to talk about, Kang takes you through a painful journey of time, beginning with…