I The night before my great-grandmother died alone in her tharavad in Paumba, my mother told me about how possessed crows fly towards heaven. We almost never discuss the supernatural, so when news of Big Amooma’s death reached Mumbai the following afternoon, it left a strong impression. I’m not saying that Big Amooma was waiting for a good cue to die. But I suspect it would be just as arrogant to say that the way these two events happened, one after the other, was nothing of significance. I was there. It felt significant.
Devaki: 1919 (1920?) – 2019
Devaki: 1919 (1920?) – 2019
Devaki: 1919 (1920?) – 2019
I The night before my great-grandmother died alone in her tharavad in Paumba, my mother told me about how possessed crows fly towards heaven. We almost never discuss the supernatural, so when news of Big Amooma’s death reached Mumbai the following afternoon, it left a strong impression. I’m not saying that Big Amooma was waiting for a good cue to die. But I suspect it would be just as arrogant to say that the way these two events happened, one after the other, was nothing of significance. I was there. It felt significant.