Ma:
Must have had great deal of optimism,too. To not be afraid. A certain innocence and trust. Says something about Kolkata in those days, too. Not a city that seemed dangerous to a young girl coming to study from many miles away.
She had the capacity to endure a great deal. Her hostel on Harrison Road, had no fan. She endured it without complaint. There used to be no fish, on most days. That too, she didn't mind.
In those days her father sent her a lot of money. 100 rupees per month. But she had no luxurious ways.
She still refers to that time as the best time of her life. Free, she says, I was free.
And after marriage, a life of being caged and imprisoned.
Must have had great deal of optimism,too. To not be afraid. A certain innocence and trust. Says something about Kolkata in those days, too. Not a city that seemed dangerous to a young girl coming to study from many miles away.
She had the capacity to endure a great deal. Her hostel on Harrison Road, had no fan. She endured it without complaint. There used to be no fish, on most days. That too, she didn't mind.
In those days her father sent her a lot of money. 100 rupees per month. But she had no luxurious ways.
She still refers to that time as the best time of her life. Free, she says, I was free.
And after marriage, a life of being caged and imprisoned.
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