1/12/2024 0 Comments Collapse blast facebookI have not been able to take her skating yet but hopefully, during the Diwali vacations this time I can. But now her grandparents are scared she may fall and hurt herself. My brother (Ashok) was a green belt in karate. He recently bought her a pair of roller skates. (Express Photo by Sohini Ghosh)Īshok’s brother Anil, 33, who dotes on his niece, works as a labourer. Her grandparents – Maa (Baluben) and Bapu (Jesingbhai) look on. Harshi loves to draw, proudly bringing out her school drawing book in a jiffy. Ashok’s parents have had little time to process the grief of losing their son. She is having trouble in reading on her own and we can’t even help her with her studies,” says Jesingbhai. Both Ashok and Bhavna were our breadwinners. We don’t know how we will take care of her. We don’t know what will happen to her once we pass away. We are afraid we are not doing enough or doing something wrong. “She is our responsibility now and we are so scared. Enrolled in Class 1, her grandparents worry over her every move. Harshi doesn’t talk about her parents or the incident unless asked, say her grandparents. Godrej almirahs in the Chavda’s household are taped with newspapers in the hopes it would be less of a reminder of Harshi’s late mother.
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