Meet Sanjay. Nephew No. 3. He’s 6. And he tells it like it is.

On a recent visit to KL, B and I took the 3 little Somanaths out for dinner. Since riddles and stories were the main fare at the meal, with gusto B launched into one. “There was a young girl called Jackie. She…” I grimaced, and glared at B.

Sanjay, who was sitting next to me, took my arm to say, “It’s ok, apache (aunt in Malayalam). Uncle B said ‘young’.” As I turned to look at him, he added, comfortingly, “You are not young.”