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1861 - A Reunion in Calcutta

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[{"comment":"Such longing. Your gift remains true, Suma. My mother's heart ached as I read this. But, inevitably my spirit always soars when I read your stories, Just look what can be done with words alone. You have always been one of my favorite modes of travel to beautiful and memorable places. Your writing makes me happy. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/susan-catucci\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1980922\/thumbnail_49ee06aa0eab895c09f47316949221a59f1df1fe.jpg","author_name":"Susan Catucci"},{"comment":"Susan!Great to hear from you. I\u2019m grateful for such kind words and high praise.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Ignite your way back to your roots. Beautiful.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/laurie-roy\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1940985\/thumbnail_44bd5bfb1250f1f3f809a20a2636e518c426920a.jpg","author_name":"Laurie Roy"},{"comment":"Thank you for the read and the comment!","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Thank you for the read and the comment!","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/kevin-logue\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/2666602\/thumbnail_4d93692a133d5538f69c328d8b1e9e5006ffd2b6.jpg","author_name":"Kevin Logue"},{"comment":"Kevin,Thank you so much for your overwhelmingly kind words. I appreciate it. I\u2019m glad my little tale inspired you to google for bits of history of a subcontinent that\u2019s not necessarily spoken much about.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"I think you may be the best on this site when it comes to weaving language into narrative. It reminds me so much of classical literature, and this piece is so sweeping despite its brevity. Well done.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/kevin-b\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/avatar\/default\/315b39a0fc19fb45d146c17b813d46c7acb0b872.png","author_name":"Kevin B"},{"comment":"Always great to hear from you, Kevin. And each time your encouragement grows exponentially. I\u2019m tearing up. I don\u2019t know whether I deserve such praise, but I\u2019m grateful to receive it.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Good job, Suma","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/tommy-goround\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1810729\/thumbnail_aa576c3db9478034a40fa19154a6978dbfde96ba.jpg","author_name":"Tommy Goround"},{"comment":"Thank you, Tommy","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Thank you, Tommy","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/audrey-knox\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/2717123\/thumbnail_d12b99b1aabb817d99513af0548fbd30234d22fb.jpg","author_name":"Audrey Knox"},{"comment":"Thank you so much for reading and sharing such an insightful comment. I greatly appreciate your kind words. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Fine work here. Congrats.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/philip-ebuluofor\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/avatar\/default\/3ddbb55116373e04a0b9c15f93eb1706e4a87bee.png","author_name":"Philip Ebuluofor"},{"comment":"Thank you. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Welcome.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/philip-ebuluofor\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/avatar\/default\/3ddbb55116373e04a0b9c15f93eb1706e4a87bee.png","author_name":"Philip Ebuluofor"},{"comment":"Congratulations on your shortlist win, Suma! (:","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/karen-corr\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/399226\/thumbnail_f852c236b7887828e167de7dd0aa8da34d3823a9.jpg","author_name":"Karen Corr"},{"comment":"Thank you, Karen! ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"This was such a beautiful and heart wrenching story. The struggle of the mother is so well described. I have never had children, but I could empathize with her pain. You evoke so much emotion in your work. Well done <3","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/hannah-p-simmons\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1646675\/thumbnail_b941452e22eee11d7cc51522ec5768dcc9c34dd0.jpg","author_name":"Hannah P. Simmons"},{"comment":"Hannah!Great to hear from you! How have you been? I\u2019m glad you found it moving.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"CONGRATULATIONS, MY FRIEND! a well deserved shortlist <3","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/hannah-p-simmons\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1646675\/thumbnail_b941452e22eee11d7cc51522ec5768dcc9c34dd0.jpg","author_name":"Hannah P. Simmons"},{"comment":"Thanks Hannah! Always grateful for your support. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Thanks Hannah! Always grateful for your support. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/danie-holland\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1539279\/thumbnail_b88c92d3457247e801eb81b2b5b1207371c175cf.jpg","author_name":"Danie Holland"},{"comment":"Danie,I can\u2019t thank you enough for reading and leaving such a heartfelt and thoughtful comment on my little tale. I\u2019m grateful that its themes resonated with you. Past is in the past, it\u2019s a choice that we make whether to be wounded by it or become wise- say the enlightened people, but I guess it\u2019s difficult to put that in practice.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"I love that. Make a choice to become wounded or wise, a great perception to carry. Thank you! ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/danie-holland\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1539279\/thumbnail_b88c92d3457247e801eb81b2b5b1207371c175cf.jpg","author_name":"Danie Holland"},{"comment":"Very powerful and well written piece of historical fiction. Good luck with submission!","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/m-a-grace\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/2951204\/thumbnail_f88d2bca8fbc4cbd08f0c2f4fdc2fdd5b64ec71a.jpg","author_name":"M.A. Grace"},{"comment":"Thank you for your kind words.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Thank you for your kind words.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/michal-przywara\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1713834\/thumbnail_301012be3a0fec02410378b488b6176f8dfa6c62.jpg","author_name":"Micha\u0142 Przywara"},{"comment":"Thank you for your kind words.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Congrats on the shortlist! ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/michal-przywara\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1713834\/thumbnail_301012be3a0fec02410378b488b6176f8dfa6c62.jpg","author_name":"Micha\u0142 Przywara"},{"comment":"Thanks! It was a pleasant surprise given the nature of content. ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"I love this, I've read a couple of your stories now and think the theme of motherhood comes over so strongly in your work, it's powerful and the story is thought-provoking. It also meets the brief with the sensory detail which is very engaging.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/wendy-m\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1887551\/thumbnail_f361951076ec3076470a24d2320e3cce38f9c459.jpg","author_name":"Wendy M"},{"comment":"Thank you Wendy, for the read and such a wonderful comment. I appreciate it!","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Thank you Wendy, for the read and such a wonderful comment. I appreciate it!","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/aeris-walker\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1741645\/thumbnail_759d9dc26b88dae9d1556968135183f6d9b16d99.jpg","author_name":"Aeris Walker"},{"comment":"Aeris, This high praise from a giant talent as yourself totally made my day:) I'm glad you found it moving. And to add a bit of fact, Maharani was just 44 at the time of this meeting, though aged beyond years because of the harsh blows dealt by life. I greatly appreciate you reading and leaving a comment, Aeris! ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Aeris, This high praise from a giant talent as yourself totally made my day:) I'm glad you found it moving. And to add a bit of fact, Maharani was just 44 at the time of this meeting, though aged beyond years because of the harsh blows dealt by life. I greatly appreciate you reading and leaving a comment, Aeris! ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/rebecca-miles\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1835509\/thumbnail_e6ad70a331c99c5d6e41c03a3825e62d34021d98.jpg","author_name":"Rebecca Miles"},{"comment":"Thank you for your heartfelt comment, Rebecca. I greatly appreciate it. History cannot be altered or repaired. It is often complex and not any one particular faction can be hoisted with the entire blame. That's one of the reasons I chose to write this in first person, as I find it's impossible to write any historical account impartiality. That, and of course we need more female voices from history, don't you think? ","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"},{"comment":"Absolutely. And a mother's point of view in particular. The human face of loss is the most emotive although objects stolen get the most attention.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/rebecca-miles\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1835509\/thumbnail_e6ad70a331c99c5d6e41c03a3825e62d34021d98.jpg","author_name":"Rebecca Miles"},{"comment":"You captured so much in this story of captivity. I know nothing of the history here but you gave it richness.I was assuming it was England and should have known it was India.Thanks for liking my Where the Wild Things Aren't Congrats on shortlist.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/mary-bendickson\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/2406977\/thumbnail_9d140900216bbe13149833dafd263c47a6488424.jpg","author_name":"Mary Bendickson"},{"comment":"Thanks Mary, for the read and your kind words. To give a bit of context: As you may know India was colonised by the British for nearly 100 years, annexing the regional kingdoms of the subcontinent to the crown. Maharaja Duleep Singh, the boy-king, under the regency of his mother Maharani Jindan Kaur was separated from his mother, deposed at the age of 10 years, and later exiled to England. He met his mother after 13 years and under supervision. This piece is the creative interpretation of that meeting.","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.reedsy.com\/creative-writing-prompts\/author\/suma-jayachandar\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/images-cdn.reedsy.com\/auth\/avatar\/1057101\/thumbnail_742592930bafec0f3ae1113740395a9f1c2a662b.jpg","author_name":"Suma Jayachandar"}]