Mother shook me gently. ‘Get up, Raju! It’s Ganesh Chaturthi today. We must go to the temple.’ ‘Oh! So, you’re going to make modaks, aren’t you, Mom? I love them!’ Even at twelve, I still loved Ganesh Chaturthi. Mom smiled. ‘Yes, yes. I’ll make plenty of them. You can eat as many as you want. Read more…

Mahima Miss put on her stylish glasses and turned to the class. The children in VI A gazed back at her. ‘Today, we will write a letter,’ announced Mahima Miss. ‘To whom?’ inquired Ganesh, who sat on the last bench. ‘”To whom” is incorrect English,’ said Aarti. ‘It should be “to who”.’ ‘To which to Read more…

Meghana was excited. She was going on a picnic with her cousins the following day. Ten-year-old Meghana was obsessed with everything foreign. Lately, she had become pretty conceited as well. She had little regard for Indian culture. Her mother had often tried to knock some sense into her but to no avail. ♦♦♦ The next Read more…