A discovery that triggered a ghar wapsi of a gentler kind. The set was stitched by my paternal grandmother in her teens in the 1950s. Broken toys, unwanted utensils and keepsakes kept tumbling on till we stumbled upon a priceless artefact: a fragile and fraying set of ashta chamma, the Telugu version of the popular game Ludo.Īshta means eight and chamma means four. They were followed by old journals, full of rumblings and ramblings of teenage angst. The depths of the attic were combed and first emerged old magazines and comics. The novelty of new Netflix shows and Zoom webinars wore off, and an earnest search began for an alternative to the oldest quest of all: to pass time. Once the lockdown became a part of our lives, aching eyes sought a diversion from the tinted hues of smartphones and laptop screens. The days seemed long, but curiously the weeks flashed past fast. A return to summer holidays and endless ennui. The initial days of the lockdown were bliss.
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