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Little Mounds Of Affection

by Sneha.S.K.
(Mumbai)

Lakshmi, need to ask you this - Is this true/a piece of fiction. Cause if it is true, then you are very lucky. Very touching and what a perspective of life! Loving hands to feed and nurture one lovingly!

Aah...the feeling of a loved one. Always find a connect with your writings!

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Nov 23, 2011
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Sweet memories
by: khushboo khilwani

Sweet memories are always fresh in our mind for lifetime ... and elders are so important in life coz they love and care for us the most ... Great!

I fear after i get married i am going to miss my family so much.

Thanks for sharing.

Mar 20, 2011
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Thanks Geetashree
by: Lakshmi

Hi Geetashree,

I'm glad to know that my post reminded you of your childhood days, and your mamaji who introduced you to the writers world. What a wonderful thing he has done!! Those special moments are real pearls in our life, and they will remain with us forever!!! Thanks for sharing your experience.

Mar 20, 2011
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Thanks
by: Lakshmi

Thanks Anonymous for reading this article and entering your valuable comments. They mean a lot to me. I'm glad my article made you remember your childhood days. Your remarks "I don't think there is anything as tasty as those rice balls!!!" is really true!!! I fully agree with you!!
Sorry for the delay in responding.

Mar 19, 2011
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A BEAUTIFUL SLICE OF CHILDHOOD
by: Geetashree Chatterjee

Your post reminded me of my childhood days. My mamaji was a great story teller. It was he who introduced me and my cousins to world writers like Maupassant, Alexander Dumas, etc. When he would visit us we would encircle him and coax him to tell a story. He obliged us willingly. But as soon as the climax would near he would either lit a cigarette or ask my mother to prepare a cup of tea and would not continue with the story till he finished his tea or smoking. Those few minutes of the break would be the greatest irritant of our lives. On one hand we would be dying to know what happened next and on the other also enjoy the suspense as well as my mamaji would just smile to himself and prolong the intermission endlessly.

Oct 13, 2010
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Moving story
by: Anonymous

Hi Lakshmi
This piece brought tears to my eyes as I remembered my mother making rice balls for my sister and me and it still tastes yummy when we have it even after we have grown up. I don't think there is anything as tasty as those rice balls!!!
Thanks Lakshmi for such a beautiful piece and keep up the good works.

Sep 07, 2010
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Thanks Naina
by: Lakshmi

Thank you Naina for reading and commenting. I'm glad to know that you liked it. All grandparents share their immeasurable love to the grandchildren in their own way.

Sep 07, 2010
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Touching
by: Naina Nair

The perspective is really good. I enjoyed reading the story. I am sure many people from Kerala will share the sentiment.

Aug 30, 2010
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Thanks for the comments
by: Lakshmi

Yes Anonymous. Even now kids wait for such rice balls from their loving grandparents, and it's a pleasure for the grandparents to make and give them, with lots of affection, is still seen at least in some families.

Aug 30, 2010
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Great write u!
by: Anonymous

Dear Lakshmi,
What wonderful pecei thught this was a short story and as i became absorbed I realised it was a first-person narrative. Do they make rice balls like that any more?

Jul 14, 2010
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A lovely story.....!
by: Gita

I loved the story.... I missed the affection of a grandfather..... I haven't even seen him. You're really lucky!!

Jul 14, 2010
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Thanks Vimala
by: Lakshmi

Thank you Vimala for the comments.
Without the last sentence it would have gone as a fiction.

Jul 11, 2010
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nostalgia
by: Vimala Ramu

I liked the last sentence which explained why the lines sounded so intimate. A very sweet piece,Lakshmi.

Jul 11, 2010
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commendable
by: Anonymous

memories are what life is made up of......

Jul 10, 2010
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It is,,,
by: Lakshmi

Yes Sneha. It is one of the most memorable days of my childhood with my most loving grandpa. Even after so many years these days are so fresh in my memory.

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