I understood for the first time why she had been insistent on hastening the plans for Ananta’s marriage. Though she died before the wedding, her natural maternal wish had been to witness the rites.
{FN2-5} A customary gesture of respect to SADHUS.
CHAPTER: 3
THE SAINT WITH TWO BODIES
“Father, if I promise to return home without coercion, may I take a sightseeing trip to Benares?”
My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me,
I understood for the first time why she had been insistent on hastening the plans for Ananta’s marriage. Though she died before the wedding, her natural maternal wish had been to witness the rites.
{FN2-5} A customary gesture of respect to SADHUS.
CHAPTER: 3
THE SAINT WITH TWO BODIES
“Father, if I promise to return home without coercion, may I take a sightseeing trip to Benares?”
My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me,
