For the fourth time, I checked my phone to see if the driver’s details had arrived by SMS. Nothing. I hurried back to the kitchen to add the finishing touches to the saamai payasam I was preparing for my mother-in-law’s 20th death anniversary. The naivedyam had to be ready before we left for the temple. We also had a few errands to complete on the way, so...
Urmila was running late. She needed to complete the cooking within 10 minutes and start packing the lunch boxes. One for her father in law, one for her brother in law and another for her husband. But the cooker was too obstinate and refused to open. Her mother in law Padma usually was the one who cooked everyday. Urmila usually helped her cut vegetables and her daily...