Jul 19, 2020
3 min read
My grandparents had 7 children; 3 of them died.
Parenthood in colonial India
My mother was born when India was still a British colony. My grandparents worked for Mahatma Gandhi. My mother grew up on his ashram.
According to my mother, until she was 5 years old, she never walked. Her father carried her everywhere. While this is an exaggeration, she was deeply beloved by her parents.
