A walk in the park

English and Marathi writer Shanta Gokhale shares a story about a family during the coronavirus lockdown, and how a wife will stop at nothing to protect herself and her husband.

At 80, Jayantrao Chowdhary is spry. No hair on the head, just a monk’s fringe. So what. Dentures. So what. No paunch. Now that’s more to the point. Yoga from age 15. He can still do the padmaasan without effort. Ask Suman to do it. Tcha! Looks wiry but she’s all aches and pains. She bore him two daughters she will remind him. His contribution? Just seed and name. That’s one ace women have up their sleeves. But the fact remains. She can’t do the padmaasan. He can.

English and Marathi writer Shanta Gokhale shares a story about a family during the coronavirus lockdown, and how a wife will stop at nothing to protect herself and her husband.(Shanta Gokhale)