Aaji #FridayFotoFiction

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I saw her in the park every day, a lady in her mid 60’s everyone called her “Aaji”. A crisp cotton saree, hair neatly tied and a book in her hand. An English magazine like Women’s Era or Femina or a heavy duty novel like Ayn Rand.

She buried her head in the book and the mystique world, oblivious of her surroundings. She smiled at all but hardly spoke a word. I was in awe of her.

After 3 months, I met her daughter who told me that her mother couldn’t read English. I was in a state of shock. She always wanted to study but circumstances were not in her favor. She keeps buying books and gazing at the pictures fondly, taking in the smell hoping someday she can devour them all.

I had a plan. My tiny tot, the feisty 5 year old who was looking for a student with whom she could play teacher teacher. I approached Aaji and requested her if she could be the student, just to keep the child happy. Aaji smiled, a smile which conveyed a 1000 words.

(180 words)

Aaji means grandmother in Marathi

Linking up with @twinklingtina & @Mayuri6 #FridayFotoFiction

 

 

 

Published by Akshata Ram

Chartered Accountant, Story Teller, Dreamer, Voracious Reader, Blogger, Mommy to a little munchkin, Shopaholic, Day Dreamer.Passionate about my career in the corporate world and aspire to break the glass ceiling, at the same time nurture my passion for writing. My niche area is short stories, I also write on parenting, sexism, life's experiences, micro blogs and flash fiction. I have won the best Parenting blog post at mycity4kids.com the largest parenting website in India, 4 times and several of my posts have been published in the #MostPopular category on this site garnering millions of views. I also write on Bonobology, Rivo Kids, Women's Web and Youth Ki Awaaz. My blog has been chosen as the Top Indian Blogs for the years 2018-2019,2020 by TopIndianBlogs website and found a place in the prestigious Top 22 Indian Literary Blogs in 2020 @TopIndianBlogs.

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