Chithra Namboodiri [2025]

One evening, while rummaging through a heavy teak chest in the attic, Chithra discovered a collection of palm-leaf manuscripts that hadn't been touched in decades. They weren't religious texts, but rather a diary of sorts, written by a great-aunt she had never known. The writings were filled with sketches of birds and flowers, accompanied by poems about the desire to see the world beyond the village borders.