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“There must be a mistake,” I said, but the voice on the other end was definitive in telling me, “No, unfortunately, we lost him.” There I was, standing and wondering what exactly went wrong that I had to land up in this situation at such a young age. Being from a Hindu traditional family and the clan of priests (Brahmins as they call it), every day till the 12th day there were different rituals that were carried out to rest the departed soul in peace!!!
It was only after all the people left, after a few days, that the full impact of what had happened hit me hard. Here I was, standing with my 4-year old twin boys, absolutely clueless about what the future would hold for me. Not to mention the barrage of questions from my boys - “Where is Bappai?” (Dad, as they fondly called him) “When is he going to come back?”
There were all kinds of reactions from people around me - love, support, help, sympathy, but also r…
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