A Country Called Childhood: A Memoir PDF
Preview A Country Called Childhood: A Memoir
ALEPH BOOK COMPANY An independent publishing firm promoted by Rupa Publications India First published in India in 2022 by Aleph Book Company 7/16 Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002 Copyright © Deepti Naval 2022 All rights reserved. The author has asserted her moral rights. The views and opinions expressed in this book are those of the author and the facts are as reported by her, which have been verified to the extent possible, and the publisher is not in any way liable for the same. The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from Aleph Book Company. ISBN: 978-93-90652-62-4 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. To Mama and Piti … Memory rushes back at times pulls me by my finger eggs me on, and says come, let’s go … inside those dark chambers where you stood in the light rejoicing in a life yet to unfold … Contents Half-Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents A Note about the Book Prologue: The Dance of Songs SECTION I: BEGINNINGS 1. Sinister Sadhus and Baleful Bats 2. The House by the Mosque 3. Republic of Mochistan 4. Nheri Aayi! Nheri Aayi! 5. The Walled City SECTION II: AN UNLIKELY PUNJABI FAMILY 6. Bauji and Bibiji 7. Mama 8. Exodus from Burma 9. Piti SECTION III: A COUNTRY CALLED CHILDHOOD 10. The Blue Frocks of Diwali 11. The Madman of Manali 12. The Frontier Mail 13. The Nuns of Sacred Heart Convent
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