Anecdotes and Realizations

 "To Kill A Mockingbird". I have heard from multiple people how this book is their favourite and a must-read. This book did not give me clarity. It gave me questions to think about. It doesn't make me happy or instill faith in people, it disturbed me.  To Kill A Mockingbird touches upon those subjects which are taboo'd. Those subjects which society would consider best left alone and leave things as it is. This is because society is not ready to go through the humiliation and pain to undo what is wrong.  The story opens with tomboy Jean Louise "Scout" Finch who is six years old and her ten-year-old brother Jem Finch. Their single parent Atticus Finch is a lawyer in the small town of Maycomb. Their mother figure is a black woman, Calpurnia, who has a personal connection with the Finches. Scout dislikes school as it is holding her back from reading and tells that to Atticus. In the summer, grumpy Ms. Rachel's nephew Dill arrives who fits in with the Finches...

 Sinhagad has been a word I had been hearing a lot all my life. I don't remember it, but apparently I climbed it when I was younger. Pooja , during an interview, told me that ascending Sinhagad was one of her best achievements. It helped prove to herself that she was fit. When Parth mama suggested the trek, I hoped it would be one to remember too. I was initially skeptical to miss school , but a push from Mansi and my teachers' enthusiastic agreement convinced me. I didn't have shoes - realised I never owned them, only borrowed from Mama - so I wore Ajji's old shoes. They were a little tight. But they would be fine. My oh my, was I wrong!  So, I stayed up an hour later than usual and read up about Sinhagad's history. Initially built about a 1000 years ago in the Satavahana period, it was known as Kondhana. The Bahamanis and Tughlaqs played some passing the parcel and then the Mughals acquired it. Then , begins, the most famous story associated with it. That of Tanha...