Amulya Malladi
The Mango Season
Acknowledgments
Prologue. Happiness Is a Mango
Part One – Raw Mangoes
Use Your Senses
The Politics of Giving and Receiving Gifts
Chopping Mangoes and Egos
Part Two – Oil and Spices
Thatha and His Merry Women
Swimming in Peanut Oil and Apologies
Part Three – In a Pickle
Nanna’s Friend’s, Friend’s Son
Confessions and Lies
Part Four – Old Pickle, New Pickle
The Similarity Between Cattle and Women
Number 65 and the Consequences of Confessions and Lies
You Can’t Make Mango Pickle with Tomatoes
Part Five – Leftovers
Bridegrooms and Boyfriends
Father of the Bride
Epilogue – Ready to Eat
THE MANGO SEASON
Amulya Malladi
