Image and Narrative contributed by Usha Bhandarkar
Shanta Bhandarkar, my Mother in Law, turned 100 on February 25, 2010. On the occasion of her birthday our family gifted her an album with a collection of these old photographs, one of which is this as a baby. Shanta Bhandarkar doesn’t have very good short term memory, but her long term memory is sharp. She remembers details like her mother’s Christmas Pudding and the cakes that they used to bake. She studied at Sommerville, Oxford , UK and has travelled the world extensively.
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Joe
19 Jun 2013What an incredible story.
Like Naina said, it would have been quite a radical wedding in those days.
Would like to see the other pictures in the album gifted to her.
Emma
18 Aug 2011Yes, please tell us more about her and her life and her parents’ marriage.
Naina
15 Apr 2011Thats amazing! Again in those days this wedding would have been quite radical…would love to hear more…
Sanchari Sur
27 Sep 2010I am surprised and delighted by the wealth of stories that form the lives of people of India.
GP
21 Aug 2010Thank you Usha. That’s a very old but well preserved photograph. And very interesting story to accompany!