Whistling Past The Memories
The Author relives treasured memories of her childhood days through her character Swara and gives a glimpse into the nature of things that will unfold in the future episodes
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 13 – My musical notes
Swara loved listening to Carnatic music. Born in an orthodox brahmin family, she was introduced to Carnatic music at a young age. Her mom wanted her to pursue a career…
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 12 – School
Swara was still lost in the memories of her school days. She began writing again: ‘By the time I was in the third standard, I had accepted the fact that…
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 11 – Daddy’s little brat
Swara was in touch with most of her classmates from school, thanks to social media. They had a whatsapp group and she enjoyed chit-chatting with them. In her childhood, however,…
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 10 – About a well that ended well
Swara started writing her next childhood memory ‘In one of my previous episodes I have mentioned that the house where I spent my childhood had a big front yard. The…
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 9 – Thrissur Pooram
Today, Swara wanted to write about her memory of the famous Thrissur Pooram. ‘Having spent most of my childhood in Thrissur, Kerala, it is indeed a shame if I do…
Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 8 – Lost and found
A lot of people known to Swara had succumbed to Covid this year. The latest was her daughter’s school van owner, who she heard, had passed away the previous day. …