About "The Couple", by Dipika

I am Dipika, a companion of the friends at Compughar. I have been with them for a week now. I want to tell you about a text, "The Couple", from the booklet "To think that I am alone would be gross injustice".

I read this text after I joined the Lab. My peer Dheeraj Singh has written it. It is about my grandparents.

It's true, what the text tells about them. My grandparents were always bickering, but they also loved one another a lot, and also took care of each other. My Nani was always very particular about cleanliness. She wouldn't let anyone enter the house with their footwear on. And my Nana would tease and trouble her about this.

But now Nani remains quiet and alone, because Nana has died. She tries to put up a happy face, but I sense her loneliness. Someone has rightly said, that while someone is in front of us we perhaps don't fathom their significance in our lives, but their absence makes us realise what we are missing.

Now Manoj will speak with you about his initial experiences at the Compughar.