On a routine train journey past sugarcane fields, Jyothi Vinod takes a small detour to revisit happy times.
It takes courage to be kind. Most people fear to go all the way with their kindness, either because they feel they may be taken advantage of, or they feel the recipient won’t appreciate the gesture. Jyothi Vinod tells the story of a boy who helps his parents understand themselves and their intentions in a clearer, larger perspective.
Mr. Agarwal, confined to his wheelchair for twenty years now, is a constant attention-seeker from his wife, who, because of his condition, has remained his sincere caretaker. The days are thankless and long and the years pass by, until Mrs. Agarwal’s daughter-in-law, Shefali, intervenes. Jyothi Vinod writes an interesting story on the warm relationship that a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law share.