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Bela Kaul lived
the first 10 years of her life in Dehra Dun, India surrounded by stories her
grandmother weaved. She spent her teenage years in Hong Kong and has been living
in USA for the past 29 years with her husband of 28 years. They have one
daughter.
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Beyond
Boundaries
Her greatest
gift, the Pashmina shawl I always keep close to me, keeps me close to Ammaji. On
the days I miss her most, I disappear in its warm threads. The soft threads made
from hairs of a goat of special breeding, of higher land, of hardy nature. The
fabric is plain in appearance, even dull, the color of mud. A one-inch border of
muted red, green, and yellow embroidery revolves around its edges. This simple
cloth may not be much to look at but on many a cold nights it has warmed me. On
the long, lonely evenings when my thoughts wander back to my home in the valley
with Ammaji, my Pashmina has given me healing comfort. The smells it carries -
hint of faraway lands, of spices foreign to this land of lakes, an aroma of
Ammaji’s youth and a reminder of my time there and
here.
Raman took a sip
of his tea, notebook still in one hand. He leaned back on the sofa without a
word, took a final gulp of the tea, put the cup back on the tray and tugged the
string that marked the last written page.
Dimple’s eyes
cast down.
Raman read
aloud.
March
25th, 1986
Today I learned
that she might have glaucoma. Her eyesight is getting weaker. One day she might
lose it completely. Is that what a journey, such as Ammaji’s, climaxes to?
Darkness? She carried the torch for us all. She’s been our guiding light all her
life. And now, in the twilight of her years, she has darkness to look forward
to. Life is just not fair.
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