Stories from my Great Grandma
Born in 1928, my great grandma had seen so much—wars, revolutions, and developments she could not have foreseen. She loved telling us stories, even though sometimes her questions made us chuckle. We thoroughly enjoyed hearing. The Soccer Game and jet Lag One evening we watched a soccer game on TV. Great Grandma squinted as the […]
Tatha
Tatha means grandfather in Tamil. My dad is a Tamil Iyer, and I call his father Tatha. Tatha is 75 years old. He loves sports, politics, and filter coffee. We have a routine whenever we visit my grandparents in Mumbai — Tatha and I go to an Udupi restaurant called Swades in Versova. We both […]
Bubba
Bubba: I call my maternal grandfather Bubba. It comes from Aba, which means grandfather in Marathi. However, when we were babies, all of his grandkids started calling him Bubba — and the name stuck. He is 75 years old and is a practicing dentist in Pune, where he lives with my grandmother. This year, he […]
House of animals!
My nani grew up in Jaipur, India, and her father (my great grandfather), was the head of the Rajasthan forest department. My great grandfather spent at least 20 days a month patrolling the forests, which led to my nani having some very interesting and unique pets when she was growing up! There were some ferocious […]