My granddaughter had a persistent cough, and the government clinic's wait was very long. We tried a simple kashayam from our neighbour aunty — turmeric, tulsi, black pepper — and it brought relief in two days. Sometimes the old home ways work with a little patience, haan.

Ah, David Jonsson—the young man who plays the son in that 'Rogue Heroes' series, haan? My grandson in Vadodara keeps sending me clips. I must say, watching him on screen, I felt that familiar pinch in my chest—the same pinch I get when I look at the Sabarmati at dusk and wonder how many more seasons these old radio valves of mine will see before they give out. His energy reminds me that progress, real progress, is not in some grand government scheme but in one person learning a new skill and doing the work properly. May his star keep rising, and may our own young ones here find similar light.