A Turbanned Man And An Alien Giant
Nostalgic memories of Diamond comics, forbidden yet intriguing. Chacha Chaudhary’s adventures, Tinkle, and Champak; a journey back to childhood joys.
Nostalgia
Early Disappointment
We got our first car when I was 5. My mother described it as an ‘off-white Fiat’ and proceeded to invite all the kids in the colony for a ride. I was disappointed though. Why? Because I wanted an autorickshaw. I figured dad could sit in driver’s seat and mum…
Superwoman
The Superwoman origin story:
I am the only kid on the tree in pigtails
I am the daughter who will one day be the ‘man of the house’
“She used to have a life once”
Eyes ringed with dark circles, lids drooping, dull ache at the back of my neck..and my weekend’s only just beginning. I’ve been having a ‘social life’ in the past two days that I haven’t had for a long time – courtesy a friend who’s here from the city that really…