Letting go of Ganapathy
This is a short story based on one of the famous festivals celebrated all over India. The story is seen through the eyes of a school boy who looks forward to this festival as much as he looks forward to the holidays associated with it.
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The cool breeze still carried with it the memory of the recent monsoon. The sky was bright and the sun didn’t seem to be going to work today. Wisps of grey and white clouds sailed slowly across the sky which every now and then would darken suddenly, without warning, only to cry a few drizzles of farewell before the sun came out from its rain-shelter and sent people scurrying off for cover.
Strange, he thought, that people ran for cover from the sun. People ran for cover from the rain. Sometimes, on dreary summer months when it didn’t rain for a long time, they held prayers at the nearby temple to appease the gods. And whether by the prayers or the natural cycle, when it did rain, even then people ran for cover. These grownups were always running away from things.
This morning however, they were running around to get ready to bring Ganapathy home. He loved this festival... To read the whole story of 'Letting go of Ganapathy', buy at Amazon or with Paypal.
This is a short story based on one of the famous festivals celebrated all over India. The story is seen through the eyes of a school boy who looks forward to this festival as much as he looks forward to the holidays associated with it.
Read an excerpt:
The cool breeze still carried with it the memory of the recent monsoon. The sky was bright and the sun didn’t seem to be going to work today. Wisps of grey and white clouds sailed slowly across the sky which every now and then would darken suddenly, without warning, only to cry a few drizzles of farewell before the sun came out from its rain-shelter and sent people scurrying off for cover.
Strange, he thought, that people ran for cover from the sun. People ran for cover from the rain. Sometimes, on dreary summer months when it didn’t rain for a long time, they held prayers at the nearby temple to appease the gods. And whether by the prayers or the natural cycle, when it did rain, even then people ran for cover. These grownups were always running away from things.
This morning however, they were running around to get ready to bring Ganapathy home. He loved this festival... To read the whole story of 'Letting go of Ganapathy', buy at Amazon or with Paypal.
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