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I am an ordinary Indian woman who truly believes that life is quite extraordinary! I am an Oral Surgeon by training, presently on long maternity hiatus. My small world revolves mostly around my children and family . Writing for me is therapeutic; for it bares my soul to the rest of the world...
But what caught her attention was a the small girl sitting in shadows at bottom most corner of the page. Her hands were tied with handcuffs as paints lay all around her…
"My husband has not abused me physically but his sense of control and command over my daughter’s and my life had become like chains tied around our feet."
Aparna went weak in her knees. The thought of her daughters all alone in the house in this situation, and her mother in dire need of medical attention was enough to send a shiver down her spine.
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