The decision to stay away from his family was a difficult one, but Gajadhar babu had to do it for the future of his children.Īlso Read | Home is where the work is: Writers and their workstations Gajadhar babu loved his family very much and, of course, sought love in return. The places he had been posted at had lacked proper schools, so he had sent his wife and children to live in the city. Gajadhar babu’s entire career had been spent at small railway stations. His younger son, Narendra, and his younger daughter, Basanti, who they lovingly called Bitto, were studying in college. He had got his elder son, Amar, and elder daughter, Kanti, married to suitable partners. He had built a house for his family in the city. In the worldly way, Gajadhar babu’s life was one that people called successful. That thought alone had made him strive and fight his loneliness. He had spent a large part of these thirty-five years alone and all that time he used to think about the day when he would be able to, finally, return to his family.
He was returning home after retiring from a job that had taken full thirty-five years of his life. Usha Priyamvada (R) with former President of India Pratibha Patil (L) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
