I am not sure if it’s my age or growing up in a small town in Bihar; I enjoy reading writers like Satyajit Ray, Kushwant Singh, and Ruskin Bond. The way they narrate their stories, the incidents, and simplicity in writing. It takes me back to my childhood days and memories.
It’s like someone with his story taking me back to memory lane. I spend hours thinking and resonating with our fun days of childhood.
After moving out of Bihar in 2000 for senior secondary, the world has been different for me; I am at the cusp of modernization and part of new India, and It took me a few years to adjust.
The love for my village, town is still intact. With time we all have changed.
I have witnessed mass migration from the village. It is almost deserted now; only oldies, kids, and wives live there. Festivals like Holi or Diwali are no more the same.