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The first haircut.
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Looking inside.
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Two words for everything.
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Bhajans and rotis.
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A quiet start, every single day.
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Dadi, Dada, Nani, Nana: names that say who you are to me.
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Dana: giving a little of what we have.
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One cloth, no stitches.
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A hard shell, a sweet inside.
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Two languages, one child.
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Cousin-brothers and cousin-sisters.
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Krishna, Radha and a handful of gulal.
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Pheras.
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Starting fresh.
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Sitting still with a busy mind.
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Paratha in a lunchbox.
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A kalava.
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A friendship made under a tree.
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Thank-you before the first bite.
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Love, measured in rotis.
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Food that came back from Bhagwan.
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The language of her lap.
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Prahlada's night.
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Saptapadi.
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Japa in the kitchen.
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Vasuki around his neck.
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Night lamps and old fears.
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Every hurt to a creature is a hurt to Ma.
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One sweet, many hands.
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Golden, warm, in the lamp and in the roti.
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So the stories can find you.
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One thali, one time.
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The baby shower, Indian style.
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Songs for Bhagwan.
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Seeing in the dark.
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Bringing the lamp in.
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A name on every breath.
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Ten days of a guest in the house.
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The sound before all sounds.
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