WHY DON'T WE WRITE OUR STORIES 'JUST LIKE THAT'?
“All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” ― Leo Tolstoy W hen my wife and I conclude our morning walk around 6.30 or so in our housing complex, we invariably stay back to listen to some enchanting stories from one of our senior-most members, Mrs. Bhadekar (we fondly call her Bhadekar aunty). She is a great story-teller… and her stories come from anything and everything that happens around her. Sometimes it involves our own members, maids, security, house-keeping staff or gardeners… sometimes it involves someone from outside… Government, politicians, religious matters, education, sports, fusion, TV, films, drama, her childhood days… a bit of gossip, a bit of philosophy a bit of anxiety, a bit of fun and mischief… there is no permanent enemy, there is no black and white… a lot of grey shades in between… Those 15 to 20 minutes are glorious. Bhadekar aunty is a story-teller… an...