Bholi

-K.A. Abbas

Bholi

Sulekha was Ramlal’s youngest daughter. She was called Bholi because she was slow-witted and stammered. Born fair and pretty, an attack of small pox left her covered with deep black marks. She could not speak till she was 5. Teased by children for her stammer, she spoke very little.

Family

Ramlal was a prosperous farmer and except for Bholi, all his children were healthy. The three sons had been sent t…