![]() There I was offered a meal which, having starved through the day, tickled my Parsi taste buds.” He offered me a large dose of brandy to strengthen my nerves and sent off with two of his men to the office of Nusserwanjee Modi, which was located in the city. He had been so affected by my story that he felt I needed some reassurance. ![]() I began to think he was going to do only that, but I was mistaken. He was taken aback when he heard my entire story and tried to boost my morale in many ways. He tried to comfort me and gave me a patient hearing. I was so tired and traumatized that all I could do was burst into tears. ![]() “I could not utter a word when I came face to face with the aged gentleman. The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria by Nariman Karkaria | translated from the Gujarati into English by Murali Ranganathan | HarperCollins India | April 20, 2022 ![]()
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