Prabha: Deal with it?
1976 and earlier
They were seventeen at the time. She was doing her pre-med in Delhi, and Mallika was a fresher at LSR. That Sunday, as she and Mallika lounged on her bed rereading two Georgette Heyers, Mumma came in and said that a famous guru was giving a talk in their neighbourhood.
‘Guru Maharaj is a very wise and elevated soul,’ Mumma had said.
‘Oh, Mumma,’ she groaned, knowing what was coming.
Mumma said, ‘Prabha, education is not only for the mind; it is also for the soul, that is the highest education. Guru Maharaj-ji is talking at seven tonight at Mrs Sahany’s house, so we will go. Mallika, you ask your Ma, and you also come, alright?’
‘Yes, Aunty.’
‘Such a good girl Mallika is, she never argues. Learn from her, Prabha.’ Mumma went back into the ki
