 |
By Latika M
The new age nannies.They gathered in the park in their dhotis, turbans and long silver beards. Neither the scorching summer heat nor the biting winter chill posed an obstacle to their get-togethers. These retired Punjabis sat on the bench telling tales of their hometowns and counting the number of days before they could return to India, all the while keeping a mindful eye on their grandchildren who see-sawed and took turns on the swings nearby. The men were here on tourist visas, sponsored by their children who now had children of their own and preferred live-in babysitters to paying exorbitant day-care prices, and held no qualms about uprooting their parents.
No comments:
Post a Comment