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Andy's story : Early Recollections

Chapter 1

April – 1982
Early Recollections…

The rectangular drawer of the old wooden chest seemed to have got jammed in an awkward way and was refusing to slide in smoothly. The little boy who was pulling it with all his might wasn’t too pleased with this sudden interruption in his enthusiastic rummaging of his grandfather’s chest of drawers. He paused for a while from his struggle to straighten the drawer and crouched to peep inside. His eyes lit up as he peered closely into the dark cavern of the drawer and seemed to find what he was looking for. He stretched out his hand into the crevice trying to grasp the contents which lay hidden in the far corner of the drawer. His fingers brushed across a stack of papers of different feel. The little boy continued to run his fingers through the stack, but he could only make out that the papers of different sizes and textures and some of them were tied up in bunches by cloth strings. So engrossed was he in his process of discovery, that he didn’t hear the faint sounds of footsteps that had come into the room by then.
“Andy! ….what are you doing there?” a voice sharply called out, startling him suddenly.
The little boy quickly glanced over his shoulders to find his mother standing a few steps behind him, inside the room. He quickly withdrew his hand from inside the drawer and looked sheepishly at his mother.
“Did I not tell you to go and take rest in your room? And instead of that, what are you doing here?” Andy’s mother said, looking at him, her voice somewhat firm.
The boy stood up as his mother came forward. He expected to be caught by the arm and be marched off to his room, which would have already had its curtains drawn to block out the daylight so as to make it conducive for an afternoon nap. But he stood at the spot intently watching his mother.
“And why are you rummaging these old and dusty drawers again? Haven’t I told you not to play with these things… see, you have jammed the drawer now!”
Andy’s mother continued her scornfulness toward her son, as she bent down and with a thrust and jerk straightened the drawer and slammed it shut in the chest. Brushing the dust off her fingers, she caught hold of the boy’s arm marching off with him to the adjoining room for the routine afternoon siesta!
It was a summer afternoon and the house lay silent, with its occupants mostly asleep in their respective rooms. The occasional squeak of the ceiling fans could only be heard as they furiously spun, making the rooms cooler. Lying beside his mother and his eyes transfixed on the ceiling fan circling above, Andy lay wide awake! He was so close to his discovery today. His mind wandering over to his favourite web of thoughts…his Saheb-dadai!!
The more he thought about this man, the more intrigued he felt. By relation, his great uncle, but Andy felt directly connected to the man even though he had never seen him. But there was no dearth of stories about him in the family and Andy just loved to hear them over and over again! And his curiosity was readily satisfied on lazy afternoons and sleepy nights by his grandmother and grandfather and sometimes by his father too!
This less-seen but much spoken of character in the family was called by more names than one! To Andy’s father and aunts he was their loving ‘Guli-kaka’while an elder cousin sister of Andy had coined the name ‘Saheb-dadai’ for him, as he lived in far off England which for the children was always the land of ‘Sahebs’! Guli-kaka carried a different aura about himself in this otherwise quiet and orthodox Bengali family and the way he was revered and spoken about, truly lent a dash of colour and enigma to his personality. And it was this aspect that had charmed the eight year old Andy. He longed to find out more about this man who had travelled the seas like Sinbad unleashing his flamboyant adventurous spirit!
 There was another reason why Andy felt specially attached to his ‘Saheb-dadai’ and that was his own name: Andy! It was certainly an uncommon one for a name in an orthodox Hindu family and sounded quite out-of-place at times. But he had learnt from his grandmother that it was Saheb-dadai who had christened him with this name and as per his wish the name stayed forever. The story of his birth had already become legendary in the family and Andy loved to hear it over and over again from his grandmother! The aura around the legend was about not him being born but that the occasion was the last time that the family saw Saheb-dadai amongst them! And something that everyone in the family spoke of was how Saheb-dadai had himself carried the newborn child from the nursing home in his arms to the family house, christened him with this very uncommon name and then returned to England soon after.
Lying on a mat, snuggled close to his grandmother, on many a moon-lit night, Andy would request her to recite this story once again. His grandmother, whom he and other children of the family fondly called ‘Mum-mum’, would then lovingly smile at him and start her recital of the tale probably for the umpteenth time! Often as she brought the tale to a close, she would let out a sigh and say:
“I wish he would come back once again to see you grow up! How much we all miss him… and I am sure he misses us too…” Her voice would trail off and taking a glance at the wrinkled face of his grandmother, Andy would probably see her eyes moistening.
“Tell me more about my grandfathers Mum-mum…” Tugging at her arm Andy would cut through her thoughts and say.
And that would embark the duo upon a voyage of family stories. While for his grandmother, reciting these tales would be steeped in nostalgia and the frequent anguish of times and people gone by; for Andy it would be simply fascinating to hear about his lineage and imagine those times which he would never have a chance to witness! For him, it was his only window to catch the past and he simply loved the story-telling skills of his grandmother.
“Your grandfathers were three brothers you know…  Sailen, Jiten and Satyen!”  Mum-mum continued, looking up at the dark starry night-sky as they lay on the mat on the terrace.
Andy knew about this fact already; his own grandfather was Jiten an accomplished professor of Sanskrit and author of many books. Andy loved listening to stories and doing all kinds of word activities with him sitting on his bed! Andy also knew that his grandfather’s elder brother Sailen had passed away just few months before he was born. Sailen was a doctor and a much revered man in the social circles that the family mingled in. He was Mum-mum’s husband and ever since his early childhood recollections, Andy had seen a large framed photograph of him seated on a chair, kept in the central square lobby of the house. And Satyen was the much loved ‘Guli-kaka’ of the family and his ‘Saheb-dadai’!
“No No… I know all that! Tell me from where you had left off the earlier day!” Andy hurriedly interrupted his grandmother.
Mum-mum smiled at him and looking at the night sky seemed to recollect the thread of the story. She had a fantastic skill of weaving tales out of the history of the family and its characters.
“You were saying about the many concerns that Saheb-dadai’s letters would not reach his brother from across the seas due to the World War that had disrupted life in many countries across the world” Andy impatiently said, trying to connect the lost threads of the story to his grandmother.
“Yes, that’s right..” Mum-mum continued in an enthusiastic voice.
“But fortunately it was mainly the stream of letters in the mail that kept Saheb-dadai in touch with his family back here. And amongst all, he loved his brother Jiten the most and hence they used to write letters to each other very often. Jiten was also very sad that his younger brother had left the home and gone so far away and often felt concerned for him. Adding to the concern was the disturbing news that came in sporadically from various parts of Europe and Jiten knew that his brother often frequented those war-struck parts of the world.”
“What did they write in these letters, Mum-mum?” Andy asked innocently.
“Oh they used to write a lot of things. Saheb-dadai used to tell his brother where he was and the situations of the place, how he was managing his work, his stay and travels. And Jiten also used to write back keeping his younger brother informed about the family here and how much all of us missed him…”
“You must read some of those letters when you grow up. Your grandfather has kept most of them with him.” Mum-mum said.
In the next few hours, Andy listened intently to his grandmother’s story as the character of ‘Saheb-dadai’ gradually unfolded in his imagination till he was softly lulled to sleep!

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‘It must be some of those letters only, that are stacked away inside the drawers’, Andy thought as he lay awake on his mother’s bed that summer afternoon.
‘I must read those letters which Saheb-dadai had written to my Grandfather, as Mum-mum had told me’. Andy stole a glance towards his mother and noticed that she was sleeping. He contemplated stealthily getting out of bed and into his Grandfather’s study to reach those papers once again.
‘May be I should ask Grandfather directly about the letters and he can read them to me’. Andy thought and mentally decided that he would do it once he got back from school the next day.
As he closed his eyes and snuggled closer to his mother, his mind wandered to imagine Saheb-dadai, sitting in an arm-chair in the drawing room of a quaint old house, down a tree-lined street, in a city called London, miles away! Andy tried hard to imagine…he had only heard the name ‘London’, that’s where his Saheb-dadai stayed, but young Andy knew nothing more about the place!
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Andy never quite got the opportunity in the following few days to get back to the search of his ‘Saheb-dadai’s’ letters. Something or the other kept coming by to stall his endeavour but that did not deter the young mind from pursuing his quest. He did ask his grandfather about it one evening, but his grandfather only smiled at him and ruffled his hair.
“You are too small now to understand all this”, his grandfather Jiten told him lovingly.
“But yes, when you grow up you must know about your Saheb-dadai, for he is indeed a man of great character and a truly inspirational personality”, Andy’s grandfather said softly, his eyes looking out of the window. “Wait, I will give you something!”
As Andy looked on inquisitively, his grandfather bent down and opened the same drawer which he was trying to open the other day! From inside, his grandfather took out a leather case and carefully opening it took out a small piece of paper, brown in colour.
After having kept the case back in the drawer and having shut the same, he turned towards Andy and extending his hand held out the small brown paper to the young boy. Andy took a few steps ahead and took the paper from his grandfather. It was a folded piece of paper, brown in colour and looked quite old and almost brittle. As Andy slowly opened the single fold of the paper, he looked down and saw that it contained a small photograph. The picture was a black-and-white one, almost as small as a postage stamp and was pasted to the brown piece of paper. The young man whose photograph it was needed no introduction to Andy: he knew him very well already … his Saheb-dadai!
Andy looked up to his grandfather and smiled broadly. Jiten put his hand around his young grandson and drew him close as he walked slowly towards the arm chair kept near the window at the other side of the room. Once seated comfortably in the arm chair with his grandson on his lap, Jiten looked at the small photograph on the open palm of the little boy and almost started speaking to himself.
“You know, I always used to keep this photograph of my brother Guli in my work-case. It has been there for many years, ever since he left home.” Jiten’s voice was almost a whisper and was audible only to himself and his dear grandson. As Andy listened intently, Jiten spoke along…
“Whenever I looked at his photograph, I felt that he was close to me. Our mother had passed away when we were very young, and Guli was only a boy then. He always used to be close with me and would ask me for everything. When he left, it was such a heart-burn for both of us, as we had never stayed without each other ever before that. But it was a big and bold decision that he took in his life…” Jiten’s voice trailed off as if he had got transported to those days of separation with his dear brother.
Andy tried to grasp whatever his grandfather spoke, but a lot of it remained outside his reach of understanding. However, somewhere he did not feel like interrupting his grandfather with his array of questions. It was as if he was also caught in the vibes of his grandfather’s emotions!
“When Guli left home there was utter chaos in our house and many people were saying a whole lot of things.
But Guli came to me and said: ‘Dada, don’t worry, I will return in a few years. It is just that this assignment which I have earned is so important an opportunity for me that I don’t want to throw it away. And when I return, all the people will be happily surprised!’ Honestly, I did not doubt his words, but somewhere at the back of my mind I was apprehensive that he may not actually return too soon.”
 “But I had felt very happy for my brother. He was an ambitious man with a lot of courage and someone who could almost write his own destiny by his own hands! And see, he has actually done that! Only that, his parting words on that day did not come true for us. So many years went by but Guli never returned…”
Jiten paused for a while and took a deep breath. And then smiling at his grandson, who was looking up expectantly at his face, he continued.
“But I have no regrets, though I miss him very much even today. And such a man has never come by in our family. Even though he has been away for so many years, we have kept in close touch as far as possible through letters. Even Guli visited us few times; the last time being when you were born!” Jiten lightly placed his hand on his grandson’s head. “He was delighted to see you! He has always loved your father very much and they share a special bond, the uncle and nephew!”
Andy looked down at the photograph of Saheb-dadai in his hand and it seemed that his great Uncle was smiling back at him, being very much a part of the story that was being retold! Jiten’s eyes fell on the photograph of his brother once again.
“Now I have grown old and do not go out anymore, so this photograph lies locked in my work-case since. So, you can keep it with you.” Jiten nodded to his grandson, who looked up wide-eyed. “As you grow up, this photograph will remind you about me and my brother Guli, one of the most courageous and inspirational members of our family! But you must keep it very safely and not lose it”. Jiten said to the young Andy who nodded his head as if to assure his grandfather.
“Dadai, can I ask you something?” Andy softly asked as he slid off his grandfather’s lap sensing that the Saheb-dadai story was over for the time being. Jiten smiled and looked at his grandson questioningly.
“I want to read the letters which Saheb-dadai wrote to you.” Andy put forth his request.
“But you are too young now and you may not understand everything. You can read them once you grow up a bit. And the letters are kept in my drawer only and will remain there.” Jiten smiled again and said, pointing to the dark brown chest of drawers that stood at the corner of room across the bed. Andy nodded his head and glanced at the picture of Saheb-dadai in his hand and smiled at his grandfather.

(To be continued...)
                                                                                                                         

From Blog to Book … The Journey of 'Friendship Calling'

“What started off as a whimsical blog-post, spiralleditself out into a novel!” This is probably the simplest way I can sum up my literary exploit of the last year. And things around that have kept my life upbeat and happily busy in the last six months.
“Friendship Calling” was released on 4th November 2013 by Notion Press Publishers on some of India’s premier online bookstores and a few days later on global platforms as well! The personal story which me and my close buddies had treasured in our hearts for years, the tale which we always wanted to tell to the world, was finally out for everyone to read!
The date for the release of the book was carefully chosen. 4thNovember: a very significant day in the life of one of my close friends, Kaushik, who occupies a large part of Friendship Calling and may also, be called the ‘hero’ of the story!
Working with a professional publisher was itself a new learning for me. Understanding the nuances of book publication, repeated edits of the manuscript, cover theme and design, author-bio and book-blurb - apart from learning new jargons and concepts, I also had a decent insight into what goes into a book apart from the writing!
The run-up to the Book Launch was exciting, as we planned periodic teasers, sample chapters, character releases, all on platforms like Facebook, Google and the likes! And the funny part was that during this time I was touring in England and Ireland, so every week, these releases came out from Manchester, Dublin and London! Also, after a midnight walk down the streets of London one night with my friend, I remember sitting at the deserted Thames riverfront with him, recounting the story of Friendship Calling to him! Little did I know then that a few months later the Book would be read by people and book clubs in that part of the world!
Post the launch of the Book on the auspices of Diwali, excitement surged! The publisher’s dynamics changed and focus shifted to marketing the book. But I was happy in my own way as my primary reason for the book was achieved with the launch itself. My friends and I wanted the unforgettable stories of our college days to be etched forever, we wanted Kaushik to be with us forever, we wanted to tell our story to the world; and Friendship Calling did all of that for us!
Frantic activity soon picked up its tempo as we saw a Facebook page being created for Friendship Calling and ‘likes’ coming in and being tracked and milestones celebrated on the social network. Copies of the book got distributed to known and unknown circle of friends and very soon, sales started picking up on Flipkart, Amazon, Bookadda and other online bookstores where the book was made available. Reviews started coming in from those who by then had read the book. Happily, the range of reviews was healthy and they gave me the first taste of ‘public feedback’ on my writing! In the months that followed, Friendship Calling got reviewed and appeared in a couple of prominent National Dailies, The Hindu and The Times of India, apart from some book-blogging websites.
In the midst of all the hype and hoopla, what touched me the most was the feeling that the book was being read by so many people…our story had reached the hearts of so many readers…and will continue to do so…the journey had begun!
With Friendship Calling now well on its way, it was time to return to the blog which had laid low in the interim. I had picked up significant learning and feedback in this new journey in these six months and that gave me the boost to continue with my passion of writing and blogging. An amateur author still yet, but with a satisfying start-up, my blog is now back in a new avatar!
So, what am I writing these days? Ah, the idea that sparked during a discussion with Atul Uncle in the sun-room of his beautiful house in Ardee, Ireland! Another fascinating story that lies buried in history and old suitcases, scattered in diaries, notes and photographs, a thrilling tale that spans decades and continents…something from my very own family!
Yes, it’s a great idea to tell that tale to the world… so, “Family Calling…” in sometime may be!!


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