I grew up in Bombay the industrial hub of India. We were three brothers and 3 sisters. My parents belonged to different religions when they got married and therefore they faced a lot of hostility from his family. They basically started their lives from scratch with no help from anyone.

Initially we lived in Pune but when the dam broke (I dont remember the year) we lost everything. I believe my parents came to Bombay during that time. No relatives came forward to help us (Cant blame them really). We lived on the railway station for sometime until my godmother had pity on us and gave us a place to stay in her house.