An Unsung Primate: Golden days of My Childhood

Description

An Unsung Primate is a warm, humorous and deeply nostalgic childhood memoir that takes readers back to the world of small-town India in the 1980s—a world of dusty streets, simple schools, Doordarshan, cricket matches, shared lunches, childhood rivalries and friendships that seemed destined to last forever.
Narrated through the eyes of Sahil, the story begins with a frightened little boy reluctantly entering school for the first time. What initially feels like the end of freedom soon becomes the beginning of an unforgettable journey. Along the way, Sahil discovers friendship through Anu and Raji, the protective love of his brothers and sister, the quiet guidance of his parents, and the lasting influence of teachers who teach lessons far beyond textbooks. The book follows his adventures from the classroom to the neighbourhood streets, where empty plots become cricket grounds, battlefields and kingdoms of imagination.