“Time is an illusion that passes way too fast!”― Ana Claudia Antunes My in-laws belonged to Thiruvalla, a small town in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala in India. The town has remained just the same for three decades, perhaps, it has remained unchanged for ages. It lies on the banks of the rivers Pampa and Manimala and is known for its characteristic narrow roads and rickety bridges on irrigating streams and rivers. It has beautiful paddy fields lined across the rivers and lakes and a highly-populated central area called Thiruvalla town that bustles with activities. The long road near my in-laws’ house leads to Mepral that leads to Azhiyidathuchira which has a century-old Government High School. My mother in law had worked here as a teacher for more than 35 years. She had joined the school as a primary teacher after her Teacher training and a Visharad in Hindi at the young age of 18. I had never heard her speak in Hindi at home, she and my father in law would often speak in M...
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