My solitary LIFE

First things first. There’s a difference between loneliness and solitariness – one plagues us, the other is sought after. And from a young age, I knew the difference. I felt the necessity to have periods of solitude. Belonging to a rambunctious extended Indian family was not always conducive to someone like me, who needed space and time alone.

When I was a kid in the 80s, my school finished earlier than that of my older siblings who were at secondary school, my parents arriving home an hour later than me. In that hour, I’d walk to the park