PART 2
PART 1 After exam I went to Mumbai at my uncle’s place. He is my father’s elder brother. My uncle- Amar Kaka a pediatrician and his wife – Maya Kaki is a radiologist. I also have two cousin brothers- Sahil and Sagar. Both were elder to me and as children we didn’t have anything in common. My grandmother stayed with my uncle. Maya Kaki was a working woman and grandma preferred Mumbai. Frankly, I never liked Mumbai during my childhood, nothing against the city. My childhood memories of my uncles’s place at Malad blazingly feature my grandma trying to teach me how to make round chapatti and perfect tea. No wonder I returned within a fortnight. Mum and Chachi had become very close friends during this time. Like any good Indian neighbors, they had started exchanging special recipes. The summer is always busy for my mum as she has to prepare her stock of mango pickles, papads and other yummy items for an entire year. Mum had made her special veg pulao and I was once again se