Me: just woke up at 9:17, came downstairs. Mom: can you read this word from the newspaper? Me: tries Mom: why canāt you read or write in Malayalam? Arenāt you ashamed that you donāt even know how to read and write your own mother tongue? Me: but we live in Tamil Nadu, and you didnāt allow me to choose Malayalam as my second language. Mom: my cousinās daughter lives in Karnataka. She didnāt choose Malayalam as her second language either, but she can read and write it. Then why canāt you? Me: ⦠Mom: you better learn it during vacation. Weāll arrange tuition. and thatās how my morning started.
















