Long years ago when I was still in school, I was entrusted to watch boiling dal while mom and dad went to visit the temple.
Only, I was reading a book seated in another room while keeping that eagle eye on the dal. But these are minor details that have no bearing
#twory At some point grey smoke began to appear from the kitchen, I hurried inside. Did you know that burning food creates grey lingering smoke and a stench that can put dead rats to shame? Did you know that burnt dal gets stuck to the vessel and takes

Our world has kept changing but we remain the same.
The changes are in the reach of technology, while we remain willing to adhere to the ways of the past.
In my book, The Violent Potter, I described the story of Sona. She's a harried teenager and she's on someone's radar. We are all easily on people's radars
- walk a path alone
- have friends or siblings who inadvertently create access
- house may not have good security systems
- young person staying alone
- whoever is in the house all day easily opens the door without checking who is at the door