{"product_id":"shyamchi-aai-9780143447702","title":"Shyamchi Aai","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A novel of ideas'\u003c\/i\u003e--Jerry Pinto \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA child grows with mother's love\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso with its reverse.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe sun nurtures trees and flowers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe moon is equal nurse.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThus do things grow and thrive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this our universe.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The evening prayers in the ashram are over. Cowbells tinkle sweetly in the distance. The residents of the ashram sit in a circle, their eyes fixed on Shyam, who has promised them a story as sweet as lemon syrup. And so Shyam begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While on some evenings he tells them of his boyhood days, surrounded by the abundant beauty of the Konkan, on others he recalls growing up poor, embarrassed by the state of his family's affairs. But at the heart of each story is his Aai--her words and lessons. He reminisces of the day his mother showed him the importance of honesty and the time she went hungry just so her children could eat a full meal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Narrated over the course of forty-two nights, \u003ci\u003eShyamchi Aai\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant story of Shyam and Aai, a mother with an unbreakable spirit. This evergreen classic, now translated by the incomparable Shanta Gokhale, is an account of a life of poverty, hard work, sacrifice, and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Puffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143447702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Gokhale Shanta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40649195225269,"sku":"9780143447702","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_092c6e9f-d0fb-4ca4-9c92-0acb5f28a70c.jpg?v=1627964363","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shyamchi-aai-9780143447702","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}