A TALE OF TWO CHILDHOODS - A Nostalgic Recollection of My Innocent Childhood
Reflections from a Life Abroad...... I grew up in a village called Chack Ahmad Yar, near the Indo- Pak border in Jammu region, in the early eighties. I remember those peaceful Sunday mornings that signaled the beginning of my days. Back then, I would join a ragtag gang of boys in front of the village’s small flour mill. The flour mill of Sardar Labh Singh was our hub, a rusted outpost near the central well and the Gurdwara Sahib. It was a place where the elders of the village would gather to share stories and discuss their daily lives. Among those elders, there was one man, Sardar Balwant Singh, who was known to all as the village’s self-proclaimed “BBC London.” With his booming voice and dramatic flair, he would share his prophecies of war, future battles, and world events, captivating his audience with every word. The men would sit around him, listening intently, while some nodded along with the conviction of a true believer, while others...