“I grew up in a town called Amalapuram in East Godavari district. So, my childhood memories include roaming in the coconut fields with friends and playing with my cousins in the summer holidays. Most of us grew up playing with cycle tyres. It was great fun running behind a cycle tyre. In the evenings, we would go to swimming. Village life meant that everyone would play in the fields, but once in a while, all of us cousins would gather at my grandma’s house and spend the entire night playing different games. My grandma would make all our favourite dishes and we would share it with each other. But when it came to games, the relationship would end. Everyone was fiercely competitive! Our fights would get crazy in no time and we would get scoldings from everyone, including relatives. My grandmother would act like she was fed up with us all but I’m sure she secretly enjoyed it! Now that I am grown up and have moved to city, I miss all that even more. Just talking about it makes me nostalgic – I might just go back to the village once the lockdown eases.”

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